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Linders Greenhouse Staff Report Planning Case No. 511-97 January 7, 1998 Page 2 / • Background: Peter Linder, representing Linder's Greenhouses, has applied for a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow the operation of an outdoor sales operation at Moundsview Square. Linder's was previously issued CUPs for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 growing season. No changes are proposed in the location, layout and operation from previous years. In his letter of application, Mr. Linder requests that the City consider allowing the operation to hook up to a fire hydrant on the property in order to get water for the flora. This was done last year and years past with no associated problems. The charges for permitting such water usage include a $100 hydrant deposit, a$20 wrench deposit and a $20 adapter valve deposit. These deposits are refundable. The applicant's request to connect to the fire hydrant has been approved by the Department of Public works, subject to receiving the appropriate deposits. In addition, the applicant will be billed $1.40 per day for water service, which should more than exceed the actual cost of water utilized. Analysis: Mr. Linder is expecting to operate the Flower Mart from April 15 to June 30, 1997, but would like the CUP to be effective from March 15 to July 15, 1996, to accommodate for seasonal fluctuations and assembly/disassembly. Linder's Flower Mart is a perennial Mounds View business, having been at the same location for the past five 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 lot, alongside of Highway 10. The closest residential neighbors at this point are the homes behind the shopping center and the Wildwood Manor senior apartments across Highway 10 to the south. The residences, separated from the flower mart by the shopping center and the highway, should bear no discernable impact from the use. The flower mart meets the 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 (Regional Business District)which allows outdoor sales as a conditional use. The area of Moundsview Square is identified as Highway Commercial within the City's Comprehensive Plan, a designation consistent with the • shopping center and proposed flower mart. Traffic in the area should not increase as a result of this use as it will draw much of its customer base from the Moundsview Square shoppers and commuters traveling east and west on Highway 10. The greenhouse will not interfere with the internal circulation of the shopping center and the loss of the parking spaces will not create a shortage of parking stalls on the premises. Given these considerations and the previous experience with Linder's Greenhouse, staff feels approval of the conditional use permit is appropriate. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 534-98 recommending to the City Council approval of the conditional use permit for Linder's Greenhouses with stipulations as to starting and ending dates, hours of operation, lighting and signage. N:\DATA\GROUPS\COMDEV\DE VCASES15 I 1-97\LIND ERS.PC