Planning Commission Resolution 613-00

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. . . Resolution 613-00 Sysco Variance April 19, 2000 Page 2 WHEREAS, a public hearing was held Wednesday, April 19, 2000, with regard to this variance request; and, WHEREAS, according to Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is to review a standard set of criteria, of which all must be satisfied, in order to grant a variance to the Zoning Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the criteria identified in Section 1125.02, Subdivision 2 of the Mounds View Municipal Code and makes the following findings of fact: I. Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances apply to 2400 County Road J in that the existing parking lot and truck circulatory system effectively prohibits the siting of a billboard in a location consistent with the requirements of the Code. 2. A deprivation to the property owner exists in that the literal interpretation of the Code would prohibit the siting of two billboards which would otherwise meet the Code requirements were it not for the location and configuration of the parking lot. 3. The applicant was not involved in the drafting of the ordinance which conditionally allows the installation of billboards on properties north of State Highway 10. Its business and the associated site development and improvements had occurred long before the contemplation of such an ordinance. Had the ordinance been in effect prior to the Sysco development, the site plan could have been configured in such as way to allow for the location of two billboards in compliance with the provisions of Section 1008.08. 4. The only other property owner in the corridor where billboards have been allowed is the Bridges Golf Course, which has already received approval for six billboards on golf course property. Installation of billboards is not allowed on any other properties in the City. S. The variance requested is the minimum necessary to allow for the second billboard while still maintaining a separation allowable by Minnesota Department of Transportation permitting standards, which allows for a minimum spacing of 500 feet. 6. Granting a variance for a reduced minimum spacing between two billboards would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. 7. The proposed reduced spacing between the two billboards would not impair a supply of light or increase congestion, nor would it increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or diminish property values.