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.. ,. Merryville Farm Market CUP Planning Case Na. 554-99 3une 16, 1999 Page � Analysis: IV1r, Gilb has stated that this will be the same operation that was approved last year for this locatio��. No changes have been praposed. The dates of operation far the farm market, if approved as requested, would overlap by I S days with Linder's Greenhouses, which was granted an outdoor sales CUP ihrough Juiy 15, 1999. Linder's will be dismantling its greenhouse someti�ne in between June 30 and July 15, so the overlap of operations could be less than tl�e passible 15 days. In the occurrence of an overlap of uses, there should be little impact to parking, as the produce stand wau(d occupy anly 110 square feet of the parking lot. Signage for the praduce stand will be accomplished with small banners aitxed to the gazebo base and Iettez�ing on the canvas roof. As was done for the Linder's Greenhouses, the conditionai use permit for Merryville is drafted in such a way so that future appearances before ihe Planning Commission and City Council are not required. The CUP will remain in effect indefinitely so Iong as ther� are no changes ta the operaiion and there have been no problems or reasons which would warrant the City Council to re- examine the CUP. C�7P Itequ�rements: The criteria for apprQVal of a canditional use perm.it appear in Section 1115.04, Subd. 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code. They are as follaws: a. Outdoor service, sales and equipment rental connected �vith the principal use is linnited �o thirty percent (30%) of the gross floor area of the principal usa. The shopping center contains 102,035 syuare feet of buiCding area. The applicant proposes to occupy I 10 square feet of the parking lot, which is less than 1% of the building square footage on the site. This criterion has been met. b. Outside sales areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring residential uses or an abutting residential district in compliance with Subdivisions 1103.08(1) through (5) of ihis Title. The parking lot fronting Highway 10 does not abut any residential properties. The nearesi residential property is Wildwood Manor, an apartnlent building for senior citizens, which would be well screened from the proposed use by a stand of trees. c. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public righi of way or fronn neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with Section 1103.09 of the Code. The applicant will not have any lighting associated with the produce stand as it will be operatiing during daylight hours. , . i;