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Menyville Farm Market CUP <br />Planning Case No. 554-99 <br />June 28, 19.99 <br />Page 2 <br />CUP Requirements: <br />The criteria for approval of a conditional use permit appear in Section 1115.04, Subd. 2 of the <br />Mounds View Municipal Code. They are as follows: <br />a. Outdoor service, sales and equipment rental connected with the principal use is <br />limited to thirty percent (30%) of the gross floor area of the principal use. <br />The shopping center contains 102,035 square feet of building area. The applicant proposes <br />to occupy 110 square feet of the parking lot, which is less than I% of the building square <br />footage on the site. This criterion has been met. <br />b. Outside sales areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring residential uses or an <br />abutting residential district in compliance with Subdivisions 1103.08(1) through (5) of this <br />Title. <br />The parking lot fronting Highway 10 does not abut any residential properties. The nearest <br />residential property is Wildwood Manor, an apartment building for senior citizens, which <br />would be well screened from the proposed use by a stand of trees. <br />C. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from <br />the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with Section <br />1103.09 of the Code. <br />The applicant will not have any lighting associated with the produce stand as it will be <br />operating during daylight hours. <br />d. Sales area is grassed or surfaced to control dust. <br />The applicant is proposing to use an existing parking lot which is surfaced with asphalt. <br />This criterion is met. <br />Staff believes the criteria for granting a CUP have been met. The Planning Commission shall also <br />consider any possible adverse effects of the proposed use as required by Section 1125.01(1)e of the <br />Municipal Code, which are as follows: <br />(1) Relationship to Municipal Comprehensive Plan. <br />(2) The geographical area involved. <br />(3) Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is <br />proposed. <br />(4) The character of the surrounding area. <br />(5) The demonstrated need for such use. <br />The proposal is for a temporary produce stand in the parking lot of an existing shopping center. <br />The Comprehensive Plan designates this site as HC --Highway Commercial. The produce stand is an <br />appropriate use within this designation. The shopping center is surrounded by roadways and the <br />