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Interim Conditional Use.Permit Requirements Hansen Investments, LLC. Y= County Road E Gem Lake, Minnesota 55110 The City Council noted that future Interim Use Permits for the Garden Overlay District must meet all Ordinance requirements as defined by Ordinance No. 122 - Garden Overlay Zone.. They include submission of. • Draft leases; contracts or use agreements. to which the group(s) or individual(s) using the gardens agree to prior to using.the garden space. ■ Agreements must. provide the. land owner with the legal ability, to evict a tenant and bar entry to any individual member of a group if the tenant violates the terms of the Zoning Ordinance, the Interim Use Permit for the property, and restrictive term of the lease or any other applicable City Ordinance or State law. • The applicant shall provide a written summary of the proposed use of fertilizers, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals in the maintenance of the gardens. ■ No motorized implements or machinery may be used in the cultivation and maintenance of any garden, except for. plowing of the plots between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Motor vehicles of less than 7,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight may be used to. deliver and carry away equipment, supplies,.. and product. • Animal husbandry and aquaculture are not permitted activities within. a Garden Overlay zone. ■ No fuel, fertilizer, pesticides or similar chemicals shall be stored on the property: s. All gardening activity and all. structures and equipment shall be set back at least N feet from the property line of any property not. included within a Garden overlay Zone, and at least 150 feet from any dwelling. ■ All gardens shall be.. divided. into garden plots, separate from other plots and from required setback areas by unpaved walkways of at least b feet in width. No single plat. shall cove.r more than 10% of the total land area of the property on which the plot. is located. • Off-street parking and loading areas shall be unpaved and, shall not exceed 15% of the lot area covered by garden plots and required walkways. • The property owner is responsible for the collection and disposal of litter on the property. • The hours of operation for a permitted garden are % hour before sunrise until hour after sunset. ■ The property owner is responsible for ensuring compliance. with all other applicable laws, ordinances and. regulations, including City ordinances and watershed district rules governing wetlands and stormwater.control. • The City reserves the right to periodically inspect the premises to insure compliance. Look for us on. the World Wide Web at.gemlakemn.org