Resolution - #92-11-290 - 11/10/1992

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0 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. That the subject property is zoned B-3 Business. That the adjacent parcels are zoned B-3 Business. That Section 9.21.23 of the Ramsey City Code states that recreational equipment sales, service and repair is a permitted use in the B-3 Business District. That Section 9.21.23 of the Ramsey City Code also states that a conditional use permit is required if there is an outdoor display area associated with the use of the property. A conditional use permit may be obtained provided outdoor sales/display areas are screened from neighboring residential uses, the sales area is surfaced with asphalt or concrete, the sales area does not take up off-street parking spaces as required by City Code, and the conditions of Section 9.03.04 (Conditional Use Permits) of City Code are satisfactorily met. That the Applicant is proposing to establish a recreational equipment sales operation on the subject property that will include an outside display area. That the Applicant submitted a site plan dated October 15, 1992 and drawn by Hakanson Anderson Assoc., Inc. that proposed fifty (50) vehicle display spaces and presented a draft revision of the site plan to the Planning and Zoning Corrm~ission on November 5, 1992 that proposed thirty-two (32) vehicle display spaces. That the draft revision to the site plan indicates that the Applicant is proposing to asphalt and curb the driveway, customer/employee parking, and vehicle display area. That the Applicant is proposing to have an outside display area on the site that will accommodate 32 pieces of recreational travel equipment. That the City Code requires one off-street customer parking space for every 10 vehicles on display and one employee parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift. That the Applicant is proposing to provide five (5) customer parking spaces, five (5) employee parking spaces and one (1) handicap parking space. That the proposed use will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use, or to the public welfare. That the proposed use will not substantially adversely impair the use, enjoyment or market value of any surrounding property. That the proposed use will be harmonious and in accordance with any specific objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. That the proposed use will be operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and as such will not change the essential character of the area. That the proposed use will be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses. That the proposed use will be a substantial improvement to the property in the immediate vicinity and to the community as a whole.