Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/28/2022

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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #18-178 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN AMENDED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSIONS OF THE GREEN VALLEY GREENHOUSE OPERATIONS IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AT 6530/6560 GREEN VALLEY ROAD RECITALS 1. Green Valley Greenhouse, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the "Permittee", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to expand greenhouse operations on the properties generally known as 6530/6560 Green Valley Road NW, legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Davis Farms Addition and the Southeast One Quarter of the Southeast One Quarter of Section 3, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") 2. That Green Valley Greenhouse, Inc. (the "Permittee") is the owner of the Subject Property. 3. The City of Ramsey received an application to amend the existing conditional use permit for greenhouse operations and site plan approval to expand existing greenhouse operations on the Subject Property on July 9th, 2018. 4. That on July 31, 1990, the City of Ramsey issued a Conditional Use Permit on the subject property to expand the lawful, non -conforming greenhouse use, which was initiated in 1977 to increase the size of the warehouse from 4,050 square feet to 8,910 square feet and add another 13,000 square feet of greenhouse space. 5. That on November 28, 2000, the City of Ramsey approved an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit to add a 528 square foot permanent accessory structure to the greenhouse operation. 6. That on August 24, 2004 the City of Ramsey approved Resolution 04-08-231 amending the Conditional Use Permit and establishing an ultimate business growth area on the property. 7. That on September 27, 2005, the City of Ramsey approved an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit to allow for outdoor storage of bulk landscape materials, including crushed rock, wood mulch, and soil. 8. That on September 22, 2015, the City of Ramsey approved a Conditional Use Permit for expanded greenhouse operations, restricting outdoor storage onsite.