HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 7566RESOLUTION NO. 7566
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT OF MAINTAINING A NEW CAR LICENSE FOR
SATURN OF ST. PAUL, 2375 HIGHWAY 10;
PLANNING CASE CM2009-001
WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council approved Resolution 5042 for a
conditional use permit amendment for a second building expansion and additional uses at
the Saturn car dealership on November 25, 1996, then modified and re-adopted the
resolution on December 9, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, the Saturn car dealership, located at 2375 Highway 10 is zoned B-3,
Highway Business; and,
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Zoning Code conditionally allows motor vehicle sales
in B-3 zoning districts; and,
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested that the condition of requiring the
dealership to maintain a new car license at all times be removed; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and City Council have reviewed this request
and has examined the potential adverse effects that could result from such an amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council makes
the following finding of fact related to this request:
The lot in question, 2375 Highway 10, is zoned B-3, Highway Business.
2. The Future Land Use Map from the City's Comprehensive Plan designates
this area as Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development.
3. The new car dealership in operation at 2375 Highway 10 sells Saturn brand
vehicles, but the manufacturer is discontinuing this car brand in October 2010,
forcing the Saturn of St. Paul owners to make changes otherwise they will
have to close the business.
4. The property at 2375 Highway 10 is within the City's primary commercial
corridor and as such, closed and vacant businesses are not desirable.
5. The applicant has sufficiently demonstrated that they must change the type of
vehicles sold at this dealership, and that they cannot guarantee being able to
sell another new brand of cars.
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6. The approval of this conditional use permit amendment would not change the
type of business operating on this site, and should have no affects on the
surrounding area.
7. There does not appear to be any adverse effects associated with this
proposed conditional use permit amendment for Saturn of St. Paul.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Mounds View City
Council approves the conditional use permit amendment for the Saturn of St. Paul
dealership to remove the requirement stating that the dealership must maintain a new car
license at all times, with the following condition:
This Conditional Use Permit (CUP) amendment shall be reviewed by the City
Council if the property is sold, or if the owner proposes a major change to the
site or to the business.
Adopted this 25th day of January, 2010.
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James Ericson, Clerk-Administrator
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