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RESOLUTION NO. 6875 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION DENYING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT (IUP) AND VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A 45 FOOT TALL BILLBOARD AT 2200 COUNTY ROAD 10, PLANNING CASES IU2006-001 and VR2006-004 WHEREAS, Clear Channel Outdoor has requested approval of an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to locate a billboard at 2200 County Road 10, the site of the Mermaid Entertainment Center and AmericInn Hotel; and, WHEREAS, Clear Channel Outdoor has requested a variance for said billboard to be erected at a height of 45 feet at the subject location, ten feet in excess of the maximum height allowed by City Code; and, WHEREAS, the Mermaid site is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) and is legally described as follows: MERMAID HOTEL AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY PLAT 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 the south side of County Road 10 south of its intersection with Woodale Drive; 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 duly-noticed public hearings on July10, 2006 and July 24, 2006; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Code 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 City Code requires that any Variance request be reviewed and considered in accordance with Section 1125.02; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has recommended denial of the requested IUP based on obstruction issues and adverse impacts; and, WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission has denied the variance request due to the lack of demonstrated hardship associated with the request; and, Option C IUP and Variance Denial