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RESOLUTION NO. 6876 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT (IUP) FOR A BILLBOARD AT 5201 PROGRAM AVENUE, PLANNING CASE IU2006-002 WHEREAS, Clear Channel Outdoor has requested approval of an Interim Use Permit to locate a billboard at 5201 Program Avenue, the site of “Building A” within the Mounds View Business Park; and, WHEREAS, the Building A site is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) and is legally described as follows: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, MOUNDS VIEW BUSINESS PARK RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, The City of Mounds View has adopted Ordinance 769 which amended the City Code to permit billboards as an interim use on properties adjacent to and visible from Interstate 35W; and, WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a survey depicting the location and setback of the proposed billboard; and WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council held a duly-noticed public hearing on July 10, 2006; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Code requires that requires that any billboard Interim Use Permit (IUP) application be reviewed and considered in accordance with Section 1125.01, Subdivision 3; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission considered this request on July 5, 2005 and adopted Resolution 847-06 recommending approval of the Interim Use Permit request for a billboard at 5201 Program Avenue. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council makes the following findings of fact relating to the Clear Channel Outdoor application for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) for a billboard at 5201 Program Avenue: 1. The Installation of a billboard at 5201 Program Avenue would not create an excessive burden on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities that serve or are proposed to serve the area. 2. The billboard at the proposed location would not be readily visible from nearby residentially zoned properties and would not have a detrimental effect on the development of vacant land in the area. 3. The structure and site will not have an appearance that would adversely effect adjacent residential properties in that there are no residential properties adjacent to Building A.