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Home My WebLink About07-06-31 • RESOLUTION NO. 07 -06 -31 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY LOWE'S HOME CENTERS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW OPEN AND OUTDOOR STORAGE OF TRUCK TRAILERS TO ENCLOSE PALLETS AND USED APPLIANCES, AND TO ALLOW THREE DELIVERY TRUCKS TO BE PARKED WITHIN A STORAGE AREA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOWE'S STORE, LOCATED AT 5780 NOVA SCOTIA AVENUE NORTH BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from I.,owe's Home Centers for a conditional use permit to allow open and outdoor storage of truck trailers to enclose pallets and used appliances, and to allow three delivery trucks to be parked within a • storage area on the south side of the Lowe's store, located at 5780 Nova Scotia Avenue North; and after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park Heights recommended that the application be approved with conditions. The City Council of Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact and resolution: 1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as follows, to wit: SEE AT "1'ACHMENT A and 2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items: SEE ATTACHMENT B and 3. Approval of the PUD General Plan for the Lowe's Store was granted by the City Council on November 22,2006; and 4. The property is zoned 13 -4, Limited Business District in which open and outdoor storage is a listed conditional use; and 5. City staff prepared a planning report dated June 6, 2007 reviewing the • request for open and outdoor storage of truck trailers and delivery trucks; and • 6. City staff recommended in the June 6, 2007 planning report that the request be approved with conditions; and 7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their June 14, 2007 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and recommended that the application be approved with conditions. NOW, "THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE FOLLOWING: A. 'Fhe application submitted by L,owe's Home Centers for a conditional use permit to allow open and outdoor storage of truck trailers to enclose pallets and used appliances, and to allow three delivery trucks to be parked within a storage area on the south side of the Lowe's store, located at 5780 Nova Scotia Avenue North and affecting the real property as follows: SEE A"I rACBMENT A Be and the same as hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights with the following conditions: I. All outdoor storage of truck trailers, box trucks, and flat bed trucks shall be within the areas indicated in the site plan dated June 4, 2007. No more than two truck trailers and a • total of three delivery trucks shall be stored at one time. 2. 'rhe berming, landscape and fencing plans shall be subject to review and approval of the City Engineer, City Arborist and City Planner. 3. No merchandise or storage items shall be stored above the garden center fence on the west side of the building. 4. Merchandise within the fence storage area on the southeast side of the building shall be screened so that it is not visible from Nova Scotia Avenue. The applicant shall provide a screening plan subject to review and approval of the City Planner. Approved by the City Council of tlic Ci of Oak ' .eights this 19'" da une 2007. r' is Beaudet, Mayor Al" • ric . J hnson, City Administrator 2 Attachment A Washington County GEO Code: 05.29.20.11.0054 Legal Description: Lot 2, Block 1, Oak Park Commons Address: 5780 Nova Scotia Ave, N. • • ATTACHMENT B f' Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Outside Storage Lowe's Home Center 5780 Nova Scotia Ave. N. Application Materials • Application Form • Fees • Plan Sets (3 Large Scale Sets /20 11X17 Sets) • Written Narrative and Graphic Materials Explaining Proposal • Mailing List from Washington County (500' from subject property) • Proof of Ownership or Authorization to Proceed • Property Tax Statements) /Legal Description(s) Conference With City Staff Upon Application Submittal: May 30, 2007 Planning Commission Public Hearing & Recommendation: June 14, 2007 . Required Approvals: Planning Commission 3/5 City Council 4/5 Conditional Use Permit - Lapse of Approval: Unless the City Council specifically approves a different time when action is officially taken on the request, the conditional use permit shall become null and void twelve (12) months after the date of approval, unless the property owner or applicant has substantially started the construction of any building, structure, addition or alteration, or use requested as part of the conditional use. An application to extend the approval of a conditional use permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of said approval. (401.03.C.4.a and b)