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Planning Commission 467-96: Christmas Tree Sales at Mounds View Square November 20, 1996 Page 2 Commission to act on November 20. The permit will be heard by City Council on November 25. There is sufficient time to do the notices to surrounding property owners and the newspaper for this date. With respect to the issue itself, there have been outdoor sales in the parking lot at Mounds View Square in the summertime. On June 24, 1996, the City Council granted a conditional use permit to Merryville Farm Market to operate a produce stand from July 15 to September 2, 1996. On February 26, 1996, Linder's Greenhouses was granted a conditional use permit to operate a temporary greenhouse facility from March 20 to July 15, 1996. A similar permit was issued to Linder's Greenhouses in 1995. Staff is not aware of any problems caused by these uses. Analysis/ Recommendation: The applicant is proposing to use a portion of the Bridgeman's Restaurant parking lot for Christmas tree sales (see attached diagram). The area is approximately 8 parking stalls or 1600 square feet. The remainder of this part of the parking lot has 52 spaces, which staff feels is sufficient to serve the customers of the tree lot. Bridgeman's Restaurant is vacant • at this time. The applicant is proposing to have lighting around the perimeter of the lot and one 4 foot x 8 foot sign located as is shown on the diagram. He has permission from the property owner for operating the tree lot. He has also provided a certificate of insurance for an aggregate amount of$1,000,000. The B-4 Regional Business District allows for open or outdoor service, sale and rental as an accessory use with approval of a conditional use permit. The criteria for approval are stated in Section 1115.04. Subd. 2 are noted below with comments from staff as to how this proposal meets the criteria. a. Outdoor service,sales and equipment rental connected with the principal use is limited to thirty percent(30%)of the gross floor area of the principal use. The shopping center contains 102,035 square feet of building area. The applicant proposes to occupy 1600 square feet in the parking lot, which is 1.6% in comparison to the building square footage on the site. This criteria is met.