Resolution - #23-137 - 07/11/2023

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Councilmember Howell introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-137 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN OFF -PREMISE DIGITAL BILLBOARD AT 9500 HIGHWAY 10 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: That part of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter lying South of US Highway No. 10 as it now exists in Section 19, Range 32, Township 25, Anoka County, Minnesota (the `Subject Property'); 2. David R. Nathe is the Owner of the Subject Property and has a lease agreement with the Permittee. 3. That the Subject Property is zoned B-2 Business District and is approximately 11.30 acres in size. 4. That the Subject Property is guided as Mixed Use in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 5. That an off -site digital billboard is classified as a conditional use in the B-2 Business District. 6. That the Planning Commission did not produce a quorum at its scheduled meeting on June 22, 2023, and no recommendation was made. 7. That the City Council instead held the public hearing on July 11, 2023. 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.