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Linder's CUP Request • Planning Case No. 548-99 March 17, 1999 Page 2 110 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$1.45 per day for water service, which will more than exceed the actual cost of water utilized. The difference between this conditional use permit resolution for Linders and the ones approved in previous years is that this resolution contains provisions which will allow the applicant to return to the Moundsview Square shopping center in subsequent years without reapplying for a CUP, so long as certain provisions are met. Staff will administratively review the case on an annual basis to ensure all conditions are met. Analysis: Mr. Linder is expecting to operate the Flower Mart from April 15 to July 7, but would like the CUP to be effective from March 15 to July 15 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 and the applicant has provided a letter from the operators of Moundsview Square in which they give their permission for Linders to do business in their parking lot. The flower mart will be located at the edge of the Moundsview Square parking lot, alongside the Highway 10 right of way. 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 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. Previous Discussions: Last year when the City Council approved the conditional use permit to allow Linder's to operate its greenhouse at Moundview Square, the applicant had requested that the CUP be drafted so that it would not expire. Staff, in an effort to save time and resources,