Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/29/2022

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #22-193 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARD AT 7559 RIVERDALE DRIVE NORTHWEST RECITALS 1. iDigital, hereafter referred to as the "Permittee", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a digital billboard on the property generally known as 7559 Riverdale Drive NW and legally described as: Outlot A, The Diamonds, Anoka County, Minnesota (the `Subject Property'); 2. That the Subject Property is zoned B-2 Business District and is approximately 0.83 acres in size. 3. That the Subject Property is guided as Commercial in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 4. That a billboard is classified as a conditional use in the B-2 Business District. 5. That the Planning Commission met on August 25, 2022, conducted a public hearing, and recommended approval/denial of the request. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. That the billboard will not be unduly dangerous or detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use or to the public welfare. 2. That the billboard will be maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essential character of the area. 3. That the billboard will not be hazardous to existing or future neighboring uses. 4. That the billboard will not negatively impact essential public facilities and services, such as highways, streets, police and fire protection. 5. That the billboard will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. 6. That the billboard will not involve uses, activities and equipment that will be detrimental to any persons, property, or the general welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors.