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I,inder's CiJ� Request Planning Case No. 548-99 March 17, 1999 Page 2 hoolc up to a fire hydrani on the property in order to get water for the flora. This was done last year and yeai�s pasi wiih no associated problems. The charges for permitting such water usage include a$100 hydrant deposit, a�20 wrench deposit and a$20 adapter valve deposit. These deposits are refundab(e, The applicant's request to connect to the fire hydrant has been approved by the Department of Public works, subject to receiving the appropriate deposits. In addition, the applicant will be billed $1.45 per day for water service, which will more than exceed the actual cost of water utilized. The difference between ihis cand�tional use permit resolution for Linders and the ones approved in previous years is �hat tl�is resolution contains provisions which wi]] allow the applicant to return to the MoundsviEw Square shopping center in subsequent years withou� reapplying for a CUP, so long as certain provisions are met. Staff will adminisiratively review the case on an annual basis to ensure all conditions are met. A nalysr�o Mr. Linder is expectin� to operate the Flower Mart from April 15 to July 7, but would like the CUP to be effective fracn March 1 S to 3uly 15 to accornmodate for seasonal fluctuations and assembl�/disassembiy, Linder's Flower Mart is a perennial Mounds 'View business, having been at - the same location for the past five years. Staff is not aware of any problems associated with this ��' operation and the applicant has provided a letter from the operators of 1Vloundsview Square in which they give their permission for Linders to do business in their parking lot, The flower rnart will be located at the edge of the IVloundsview Square parking lot, alongside the Highway 10 �-ight of way. The closest resideniial neighbors at this paint are the homes behind the shopping center and the Wildwood Manor senior apartments across Highway 10 to the south. The residences, separated from the flower mart by the shopping center and the highway, should bear no discernabie impact irom the use. The flower mart meets the needs of the residents of Mounds View in that there are no greenhouses within the City. The zaning for the shopping center is B-4 (Regional Business District) which allows outdoor sales as a conditianal use. The area of Moundsview Square is identified as Highway Commercial within the City's Comprehensive Plan, a designation consistent with the shopping center and proposed flower mart. Traffic in the area should not increase as a resui� of this use as it will draw much of its customer base from Moundsview Square shoppers and commuters traveiing east and west on Highway 10. The greenhouse will not interfere with ihe internal circulation of the shopping center and ti�e loss oithe parkirig spaces will not create a shortage o£ parking stalls on the prerruses. P�evious Discusszons: Last year when the City Council approved the conditional use permit to allow Linder's to operate its greenhouse at Moundview �quare, the applicant had requested that the CUP be drafted so that it would not expire. S�aff, in an effort io save time and resources, -. _.