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Mounds View City Council March 28, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 5 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Resolution 8538, a Resolution to Consider an Interim Use Permit for a Tent and/or Membrane Structure at 2200 County Road 10; Planning Case IU2016-001. Planner Sevald stated in 2004, The Mermaid Entertainment & Event Center installed a 40’ x 105’ tent structure, located on a patio between the hotel and bowling alley. The tent is used seasonally as a banquette hall. The structure is permanent while the tent fabric is put up in the spring and taken down in the fall. An Interim Use Permit (IUP) was issued for the tent in 2005, 2010, and 2011. Each IUP expired after five years, or if ownership changed, such was the case in 2011. It was noted the applicant, Michael Anderson (Anderson Companies, LLP) was now applying for a similar IUP to continue the use of the tent. Staff explained the Planning Commission reviewed this request at their March 16 th meeting and recommended approval of the Interim Use Permit with conditions. Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. Mayor Flaherty supported the renewal of the IUP. Council Member Mueller understood the City has had no complaints regarding the tent. She questioned how many events were held at this venue on a yearly basis. Planner Sevald deferred to the applicant. Martin Larson, The Mermaid Entertainment & Event Center, stated last year 37 wedding receptions and 22 other functions were held in the tent. He estimated each event hosted 250 people. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8538, a Resolution to Consider an Interim Use Permit for a Tent and/or Membrane Structure at 2200 County Road 10. Council Member Mueller reiterated that the Interim Use Permit was being approved for a five- year time period. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 913, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. Planner Sevald stated the Zoning Code requires a Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development (PUD) to have a minimum project size of five (5) acres. Staff is recommending this be changed to four (4) acres in order to accommodate smaller developments. He discussed the City’s Zoning Code regarding PUD’s in further detail and noted the Planning Commission recommends approval of