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• City Council Resolution No. 5047 November 25, 1996 Page 2 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 this Title. The parking lot by Bridgeman's Restaurant does not abut any residential properties, and is bordered on the east by Long Lake Road, south by Highway 10 and north and east by the remainder of the Mounds View Square Shopping Center. The property directly across Long Lake Road is zoned R-1 but is part of the Sunrise Methodist Church property. The area closest to Bridgeman's is forested and contains a large wetland. The property to the south is zoned B-2 and R-4, and is developed as Silver View Plaza, a shopping center, and Wildwood Manor, an apartment building for senior citizens. Mounds View Shopping Center is screened from view from the apartments by a stand of trees between Wildwood Manor and Highway 10. The Bridgeman's site is approximately 450 feet from Wildwood Manor because of the intervening highway right-of-way. This criteria is met. c. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with Section 1103.0 of this Title. • The applicant is proposing string lighting using 100 watt light bulbs suspended 10 feet from the ground around the perimeter of the lot. This level of lighting is not expected to cause glare beyond the perimeter of the Mounds View Square Shopping Center site. d. Sales area is grassed or surfaced to control dust. The applicant is proposing to use an existing parking lot which is surfaced with asphalt. This criteria is met. e. The provisions of subdivision 1125.01(1)e of this Title are considered and satisfactorily met. Adverse Effects: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment or conditional use. Its judgment shall be based upon(but not limited to)the following factors: (1) Relationship to Municipal Comprehensive Plan. (2) The geographical area involved. (3) Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. (4) The character of the surrounding area. (5) The demonstrated need for such use. The proposal is for a temporary Christmas tree lot in the parking lot of an existing • shopping center. The shopping center is surrounded by roadways, and the lot itself is at least 450 feet from the nearest residential property. The short duration of the use will