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AIM Mounds View Planning Commission June 16, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 3 • Ericson presented staff's analysis, noting this will be the same operation that was approved last year for this location and no changes have been proposed. The dates of operation for the farm market, if approved as requested, could possibly overlap by 10 days with Linder's Greenhouses, which was granted an outdoor sales conditional use permit through July 15, 1999. In the occurrence of an overlap of uses,there should be little impact to parking, as the produce stand would occupy only 110 square feet of the parking lot. Signage for the produce stand will be accomplished with small banners affixed to the gazebo base and lettering on the canvas roof. Ericson noted the conditional use permit for Merryville is drafted in such a way so that future appearances before the Planning Commission and City Council are not required. The conditional use permit will remain in effect indefinitely so long as there are no changes to the operation and there have been no problems or reasons which would warrant the Planning Commission and City Council to re- examine the conditional use permit. Ericson reviewed the conditional use permit requirements as contained in Municipal Code Section 1115.04, Subd. 2,and indicated that all required criteria have been met. Staff recommends approval of the requested conditional use permit. Ericson stated that staff had drafted a resolution to approve a conditional use permit for Merryville Farm Market to operate an outdoor produce stand at Moundsview Square Shopping Center annually from July 1, 1999 to September 15, 1999, with stipulations. Commissioner Miller requested that the first page, second paragraph of Resolution 581-99, be corrected to indicate Mounds View. Ericson noted an inconsistency between the staff report and the resolution, explaining that the staff report indicates the hours of operation of the produce stand to be from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and that the resolution allows for operation between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. He added that Merryville Farm Market had requested to operate within the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., noting that staff could amend the resolution to reflect the period that the produce stand would be operating. Chair Peterson noted the longer daylight hours during the dates of the proposed operation. He explained that if an amendment was to be made to the resolution, it should be done at the present meeting. Ericson explained that the Commission could approve the resolution as drafted, and the produce stand could still operate within the requested hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Commissioner Miller requested that the resolution indicate the operating hours to be from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Chair Peterson stated that he believed that Merryville Farm Market was an asset to the City, and was not aware of any problems associated with the produce stand. He asked if the stipulations therein included the contingency of the property owner's annual approval. Ericson stated that Item 5a of the resolution provides for this stipulation. •