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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota, was held on the 28th day of January 2013 at 6:00 p.m. The following Members were present: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, Roe and none were absent. Council Member Willmus introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 11047 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE AS AN INTERIM USE AT 691 LARPENTEUR AVENUE (PF13-001) WHEREAS, HostasDirect has applied for approval of the proposed commercial greenhouse as an INTERIM USE in conjunction with Henry Linder, owner of the property at 691 Larpenteur Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Roseville Planning Commission held the public hearing regarding the proposed INTERIM USE on January 2, 2013, voting 6-0 to recommend approval of the use based on testimony offered at the public hearing as well as the information and findings provided with the staff report prepared for said public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Roseville City Council has determined that approval of the proposed INTERIM USE will not result in adverse impacts to the surrounding properties based on the following findings: a. The proposed growing operation is essentially the same as the former greenhouse, so the INTERIM USE would not have significant negative effects on the land; b. The INTERIM USE does not constitute an excessive burden on streets, parks, or other facilities because the proposed greenhouse is a rather passive commercial use which does not include an on-site retail component; and c. The primary concerns expressed by neighboring residential property owners involve visual impacts, safety, and property values. Improved property maintenance and minimized appearance of a commercial operation would help to reduce negative visual impacts as well as maintain property values. With respect to safety, traffic from commercial vehicles (e.g., FedEx, UPS, or other commercial service) on St. Albans Street is not only expected to be quite light, but approval of the INTERIM USE can include a condition to limit such traffic to a low level which would still afford HostasDirect the flexibility to operate reasonably. Regarding personal safety, the applicants are as interested as anyone in preventing property crimes and personal assaults. Approving the proposed INTERIM USE with conditions to address the primary concerns of the neighbors, Page 1 of 4