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1111 .11111111111/. 11. 1111111 <br /> Item No. "lib <br /> Staff Report No. <br /> Meeting Date: January 26, 1998 <br /> Type of Business: PH& CB <br /> WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; <br /> CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: James Ericson <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution 5204, a <br /> Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Linder's <br /> Greenhouses to Operate a Temporary Outdoor Flower Mart in the <br /> Moundsview Square Shopping Center Parking Lot; Planning <br /> Case 511-97 <br /> Date of Report: January 22, 1998 <br /> Background: <br /> Peter Linder, representing Linder's Greenhouses, has applied for a conditional use permit(CUP) <br /> to allow for the operation of an outdoor sales operation at Moundsview Square. Linder's was <br /> previously issued CUPs for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 growing seasons. No changes are proposed <br /> in the location, layout and operation from previous years. <br /> In his letter of application, Mr. Linder requests that the City consider allowing the operation to <br /> hook up to a fire hydrant on the property in order to get water for the flora. This was done last <br /> year and years past with no associated problems. The charges for permitting such water usage <br /> include a $100 hydrant deposit, a $20 wrench deposit and a$20 adapter valve deposit. These <br /> deposits are refundable. The applicant's request to connect to the fire hydrant has been approved <br /> by the Department of Public works, subject to receiving the appropriate deposits. In addition, the <br /> applicant will be billed $1.40 per day for water service, which should more than exceed the actual <br /> cost of water utilized. <br /> Analysis: <br /> Mr. Linder is expecting to operate the Flower Mart from April 15 to June 30, 1997, but would <br /> like the CUP to be effective from March 15 to July 15, 1996, to accommodate for seasonal <br /> fluctuations and assembly/disassembly. Linder's Flower Mart is a perennial Mounds View <br /> business, having been at the same location for the past five years. Staff is not aware of any <br /> problems associated with this operation. <br /> The flower mart will be located at the edge of the Moundsview Square parking lot, alongside of <br /> Highway 10. The closest residential neighbors at this point are the homes behind the shopping <br /> center and the Wildwood Manor senior apartments across Highway 10 to the south. The <br /> residences, separated from the flower mart by the shopping center and the highway, should bear <br /> no discernable impact from the use. <br />