HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 96-09City of Lake Elmo
Washington County, Minnesota
Resolution 96- 9
A Resolution Denying the Request of Thomas G. Armstrong, Thomas P. Armstrong and
Jodi Armstrong for an amendment to an existing Conditional Use Permit
WHEREAS, by application dated June 9, 1994, Thomas G. Armstrong, Jodi M.
Armstrong and Thomas P. Armstrong (herein collectively "Armstrong ") requested that the
City amend the Armstrong Conditional Use Permit in a manner that would allow the
expansion of the Armstrong's commercial storage business on Agriculturally zoned
property; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 1994, the Lake Elmo City Council adopted Ordinance
5097 repealing the City's Alternative Agricultural Use Regulations ( "Alt. AG. regs. "); and
WHEREAS, by repealing the City's Alt. AG. regs, the City placed the existing
Armstrong commercial storage business in a legal non - conforming use category which
would allow the Armstrong commercial use to continue but not expand; and
WHEREAS, the Armstrong's thereafter requested the City to continue with its
review of the Armstrong application and agreed to various continuances in order to allow
the City Council to re evaluate its decision to repeal the Alt. AG regs.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed proposals to re institute some form of
Alt. AG regs and have determined in its discretion that it is not in the City's best interests
to allow additional non - agricultural uses on agriculturally zoned property.
IOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby denies the
Armstrong application to amend its Conditional Use Permit for the following reasons:
The requested amendment would facilitate an expansion of a legal non-
conforming commercial storage business.
2. The City's Development Regulations do not permit this type of expansion.
It is not in the best interests of the City, nor is it legally permissible for the City
without amending its Development Regulations, to permit an expansion to a
commercial storage business on property located in the City's Agricultural
zones.
4. An expansion of this type of use is contrary to pending Comprehensive Plan and
Zoning Amendments being reviewed by the City.
Adopted by the Lake Elmo City Council this 21 st day of May, 1996.
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�I+ly John; Mayor_
Attest:
Mary Kueff er, City strator