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PLANNING CASE NO. 470-9G ranuary 6, 1947 Page 2 �ac�g�ouaxdm Iv�r. Peter Linder, representing L,inder's Greenhouses, has applied fbr a. conditional use psr�mit (CCTP} to a.ilow the operation of an outdoor sales operation a� Iviounds View Square. Linder's was previously issued CUPs for the I995 and 1996 growing season. No changes are proposed in the locatioq layo�t and operation from previous years. In his letter of applica�ion, Mr. Linder requests that ihe City consider allowing the ope�°ation to hook up to a fire hydra,nt on the property in order to get waier for the flora. This was done last year with no associated problems. The charges for permitting such water tasage include a$100 hydrani deposit, a$20 wrench deposit and a$20 adapter valve deposifi. These deposiis are refundable. The applicant's request to connect to the fire hydra.nt has been approved by the Departm�ni of Public works, subject to receiving the appropriate deposi�s. In addition, fh� applicant will be billed $1.00 per day for water service. r�naiys�s: Mr. Linder is expecting io operate the Flower �Iart from April 15 to June 30, 1997, but would like the CUP to be effective from March 15 to July I5, 1996, to accommodate for seasonal fluctiaations and assembly/disasseinbly. Linder's Flower Mart is a p�rennia.i Mounds View business, having been at the same location for fhe past four years. Staff is not aware of any problems associated with this operation. The flower mart will be located at the edge of the Mounds View Square parking Iat, alongside of Highway 10. The closest residential neighbors at this point axe the homes behind the shopping center and the Wildwood Manor senior apartments across Highway lfl to the south. The residences, separated from the flower mart by the shopping center and the highway, should bear no discernabie impaci from the use. The flower mart is related #o th� needs of the residents of Mounds View in that there are no greenhouses within the City. The zoning for the shopping center is B-4 (Regzonal Business District} which allows outdoor sa.les as a conditionat use. The area of Iv%unds V'iew Square is identified as Highway Commercial within the City's Comprehensive Plan, a designation not inconsistent with the shopping center and proposed flower marC. Traffic in the area should not noticeably increase as a result of this use as it will draw much of its cusiomer base from th� Mounds View Square shoppers and commuters traveling east and west on Highway 10. Given these considerations and the previous experience with Linder's Greenhouse, stafffeels approval of the conditional use permit is appropriate. I�ecommenda�iot�: The Planning Commission recommend to City Council approval oithe cond'ztional use with conditions as to startin� and ending dates, anoperationf oepration. A resolution to this effect will be prepared for your regular meeting on Febnaary 5. N:�DATAIUSERSUIMEISHARE�I.II�IDERS. PC