HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2013-052 Amending CUP for Country Sun FarmsRESOLUTION NO. 2013-52
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Country Sun Farm and Greenhouses (the "Applicant"), 11211 60`x' Street
North, has requested to amend the Conditional Use Permit related to an Agricultural
Entertainnment Business for the Country Sun Farm and Greenhouse to add children's inflatable
bouncers to the list of permitted activities on the site; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2009-047 related to said Agricultural Entertainment
Business was approved by the City Council on December 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2012-038 amended Resolution No. 2009-047 by clarifying
the types of.activities permitted as part of the Agricultural Entertainment Business; and
WHEREAS, Sections 5 and 10 under the heading of F Nf DfNGS in Resolution No.
2012-047 specifies the types of uses that are permitted and not permitted as part of the
Agricultural Entertainment Business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to further clarify the types of uses that are
permitted and not permitted as part of the Agricultural Entertainment Business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered said matter at its July 2, 2013 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the testimony elicited and information received, the
City Council makes the following amendments to Resolution No. 2012-03 8
FINDINGS
5) That the proposed Conditional Use Permit for an Agricultural Entertainment Business
would supplant all previous CUP permit for this property and permit the following uses:
a. Corn Maze
b. Hay Ride
c. Petting Zoo / Farm
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SOLUTION NO. 2013-52
d. Haunted house
e. Seasonal Sales of related Christmas decorations (such as wreaths or other
agricultural -type creations)
f Children Activities and Games that are clearly incidental and subordinate to the
agricultural activities taking place on the premises. These activities shall include:
i. A ticket booth related to the permitted agricultural entertainment activities
ii. A Silly String (aerosol string) play area
iii. Gera mining activities intended to provide learning opportunities for
children regarding historical mining practices in Minnesota
iv. Corn Pit
y. Children's inflatable bouncers
10) That the following uses on the site are not allowed/permitted, nor conditionally permitted
on the site:
a. Children Activities and Games unless identified under Finding (51) above
br,_fiee houses
. Seasoixal Sales of fresh flower and. plant material not allowed as a Wayside Stand
or permitted under an Interim Use Permit
;c. Seasonal Sales of pumpkins not allowed as a Wayside Stand or permitted under
an Interim Use Permit
- n'.L..Seasonal Sales of Christmas trees not allowed as a Wayside Stand or permitted
under an interim Use Permit
Passed and duly adopted on this 2"d day of July 2013 by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elmo, Minnesota.
Mike Pearson, May
ATTEST:
Adam Bell, City Cleric
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