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Item 08A <br />Page 11 of 13 <br />discussions, residents adjacent to the property expressed concerns regarding noise (dropping of <br />trailers), tree maintenance (fallen tree limbs), and buffering between homes and semi -trailers. <br />These concerns are addressed in the Staff Report, the Findings, and the conditions of approval; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council has reviewed the Applicant's request for a <br />Development Review, the Staff Report, and in consideration of public testimony, makes the <br />following Findings (italics): <br />The property is zoned I-1 Industrial. Motor Freight Terminals are a Conditional Use in <br />the I-1 district. The property received a Special Use Permit for a Motor Freight Terminal <br />in 1974 (no Resolution #), and a Conditional Use Permit for a Motor Freight Terminal in <br />2006 (Resolution 6857). <br />FINDINGS: The proposed building and parking lot expansion are consistent with <br />conditionally permitted uses in the I-1 zoning district, and are consistent with the 2006 <br />Conditional Use Permit. <br />2. The property is guided "Heavy Industrial" in the Comprehensive Plan (2010), and <br />"Industrial" in the DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br />The application relates to the following in the current 2010 Comprehensive Plan: <br />General Land Use <br />Goal 1: Maintain a cohesive land use pattern that ensures compatibility and <br />functional relationships between activities and uses. <br />Policy h. Transitions between distinctly differing types of land uses should not <br />create a negative economic, social, or physical impact on adjoining <br />developments. <br />Policy k. Require and maintain buffering and visual separation between differing <br />land uses, when possible. <br />FINDINGS: The transition between land uses (from mobile home park to truck <br />terminal) will be 57' of green space, including a berm of sufficient height <br />to screen the semi -trailers. <br />Industrial <br />Goal 1: Consider new industrial development in order to provide a broad tax base <br />and an expanded employment base in the city. <br />Policy b. Cooperate with industrial developers and property owners to ensure that <br />industrial land uses are an asset to the City and that such uses meet city <br />standards. <br />Policy C. Avoid disruption of adjacent or nearby residential land uses by industrial <br />land uses. <br />Goal 2: The City will ensure that industrial development is compatible with <br />adjacent land uses and that any such projects preserve desirable <br />environmental features and natural amenities. <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />