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BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> Request For Council Action <br /> Date: 02122/99 <br /> Item No* <br /> Department Approval: Manager Approved: Agenda Section: <br /> LAND USE <br /> Item Description: Lyndale Garden Center is requesting a conditional use permit for outdoor <br /> display/sales and is requesting fence variances for side"yard setback and <br /> height around the outside sales area. PE09 <br /> 1.0 Requested Action <br /> 1.1 Lyndale Garden Center(tenant) and Capitol City Investments,Ltd(owner) of the site at <br /> 2525 North Snelling Avenue request approval of a conditional use permit to display, sell, <br /> and store exterior materials adjacent to the front(east) and sides(north and south)of the <br /> existing 9,875 s.ft building.The parcel is 81,450 s.f. (1.87 acres).The purpose of this display, <br /> sales,and storage is to display for sale,seasonal landscape and plant materials. In addition <br /> to the conditional use permit request,the applicants are requesting a height variance to <br /> allow a 6-foot high wrought iron fence in a front yard where a 4-foot fence height is the <br /> requirement for security and safety purposes. <br /> 2,0 Background <br /> 2.1 The conditional use permit process(Section 1013 of the City Code)for this request allows <br /> the city to consider. <br /> compatibility with adjoining properties; <br /> impacts on traffic and public facilities, <br /> impacts on property values; <br /> • impact on the general health, safety, and public welfare; <br /> • compatibility with the City's comprehensive plan. <br /> • The process also allows the City to impose those conditions it considers necessary <br /> to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. <br /> 2.2 Section 1005.01G3 allows outdoor display of merchandise by conditional use permit. The <br /> Planning Commission and the Council must determine the impact of the display on adjacent <br /> properties and the community as a whole as follows: <br /> a. the percent of outdoor sales area compared to the amount of indoor sales space <br /> b. the location of the outdoor sales and the extent to which it encroaches on required <br /> setbacks <br /> c. the impact of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site <br /> d. the impact of parking on the site <br /> e. the height of the merchandise displays <br /> f. the hours of merchandise display <br /> g. the type of merchandise displayed <br /> PF3096-RCA(02-22-99)-Page 1 of 6 <br />