HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-___Resolution approving Commercial Wedding Venue at 12202 55th StreetResolution 2016-13
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-19
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR
CAROL PALMQUIST TO ESTABLISH A COMMERCIAL WEDDING
CEREMONY VENUE AT 12202 55TH STREET N.
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has approved a Commercial
Wedding Ceremony Venue ordinance on 2/21/13; and
WHEREAS, the Commercial Wedding Ceremony Venue
ordinance was amended on 5/6/14, and on 3/19/16; and
WHEREAS, the applicant, Carol Palmquist, residing at 12202 55th
Street N, applied for an Interim Use Permit to establish a Commercial
Wedding Ceremony Venue as an accessory use on her property; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on
February 22, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found the proposed
Interim Use adequately conforms to the following findings of fact:
1) The use is allowed as an interim use in the respective zoning
district and conforms to standard zoning regulations.
2) The use will not adversely impact nearby properties through
nuisance, noise, traffic, dust, or unsightliness and will not
otherwise adversely impact the health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
3) The use will not adversely impact implementation of the
Comprehensive Plan.
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4) The date or event that will terminate the use is identified with
certainty. The applicant has specified in the application materials that the use will terminate once the property is sold or developed
under future zoning.
5) The applicant has signed a consent agreement agreeing that the
applicant, owner, operator, tenant and/or user has no entitlement to future reapproval of the interim use permit as well as agreeing that
the interim use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is
necessary for the public to fully or partially take the property in the
future.
6) The user agrees to all conditions that the City Council deems
appropriate for permission of the use including the requirement of
appropriate financial surety to cover the cost of removing the
interim use and any interim structures upon the expiration of the
interim use permit.
7) There are no delinquent property taxes, special assessments,
interest, or city utility fees due upon the subject parcel; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2016, the Planning Commission
recommended the City Council approve the Interim Use Permit with 13
conditions; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council does hereby approve the five year Interim Use Permit to
establish a Commercial Wedding Ceremony Venue at 12202 55th Street
N with the following conditions:
1) That a parking attendant be on site to assist with cars arriving and exiting the site for each wedding ceremony event.
2) That the access driveway be 18’ wide and designed to a 7 ton
standard to accommodate emergency service vehicles to the
northerly extent of the parking area, or that the access driveway be
18’ wide, designed to the 7 ton standard to the edge of the field
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and that the adjacent private drive remain clear during venues for
emergency service vehicles.
3) That accessible parking be provided and signed as handicapped
parking with an accessible path connecting the sanitary facilities
and the public assembly area.
4) That the applicant maintains compliance with all applicable City
Code standards for the duration of the interim use.
5) That the applicant enters into a consent agreement with the City in
accordance with Section 154.107 of the City Code.
6) That the interim use is valid for a period of ten five years and must be renewed by the City Council prior to the end of this time period
in order to continue operating from the site.
7) The applicant/owner shall comply with Minnesota 1300.0190 for
temporary structures and uses. Building permit and inspection will
be required.
• Temporary structure installer is required to submit a
complete plan from the manufacture for installation including tie down instructions that conform to the 90 MPH wind
loading in the Minnesota State Building Code.
8) Applicant must comply with all applicable requirements of the
MN State Fire Code:
• Chapter 24, “Tents, Canopies and other Membrane Structures of the 2007 Minnesota Fire Code.
• Section 503, “fire Apparatus Access Roads”, of the 2007 Fire Code.
• Section 906, “Portable Fire Extinguishers”, of the 2007 Fire Code.
9) That the applicant/owner maintain a contract to supply and
maintain (4) temporary sanitary facilities while in operation and
that at least one temporary sanitary facility be handicapped
accessible and placed on an accessible route.
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10) Any Portable power/ generators/ Heaters or other like
equipment shall be placed/installed in accordance with the
manufacture installation instructions and the applicable codes.
11) Applicant enter into a maintenance agreement with the City
to maintain 55th Street west of Marquess Trail to the applicant’s field road through the term of the Interim Use Permit
12) Submit an erosion control plan with any extension of the
gravel entrance road.
13) Submit the results of an instrumented measurement of sound
at the east and west property lines at the wedding ceremony site to demonstrate compliance with the City’s noise ordinance.
This resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo on this _ day of _____________, 2016.
_____________________________
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST: ___________________________
Julie Johnson, City Clerk