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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-19-2010PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting May 19, 2010 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. May 19, 2010. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Cramblit, Rundle, Schiltgen, Smith and Stevenson. Absent and Excused: Commissioners Meehlhause and Miller. Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller and Community Development Director Ken Roberts Index to Minutes Page CU2010-002 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Sales - Farmer's Market at 2430 Highway 10 (Wynnsong Carmike Theater parking lot) 2 3. Approval of Minutes April 21, 2010 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Schiltgen. To approve the minutes of the April 21, 2010 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. 5. Planning Cases Mounds View Planning Commission May 19, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 A. CU2010-002 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Sales - Farmer's Market at 2430 Highway 10 (Wynnsong Carmike Movie Theater parking lot) Applicant: Amaya Basumatary, PW Management Planning Associate Heller stated Amaya Basumatary with PMY Management is requesting a conditional use permit to have outdoor seasonal sales in the parking lot of the Wynnsong movie theater located at 2430 Highway 10. The applicant is proposing to hold a farmers market in the southern portion of the parking lot on Saturdays from mid-June to mid-October each year. The site plan indicates the market would use about 10-12 parking spaces. Ms. Basumatary plans to start small this year with about six vendors to see if a farmers market is successful in Mounds View. She stated there have been other seasonal outdoor sales in the city for many years and they do not appear to have had any adverse affects on surrounding properties. She indicated that city staff is unable to determine if there is a demonstrated need for the proposed use as the City Code requires, although if the farmers market is successful, then there would appear to be a need Commissioner Cramblit asked if the farmers market is successful, does the applicant plan to expand to more days. Amaya Basumatary, applicant, stated they could expand to 15 to 20 vendors, and possibly more days per week. She added if the parking lot does not work if the market was bigger, then she would look for another spot within the city. Commissioner Cramblit asked if all the items would be locally grown. Ms. Basumatary stated all the items are grown in Minnesota, and the products would be mostly vegetables with a possibility of some flowers this year. Chair Stevenson asked how much room is available at the movie theater for expansion if the season goes well. Associate Heller stated if the market had 15 to 20 vendors, staff would need to look into the plan with more detail to see if the market was affecting the movie theater's business. Commissioner Smith asked about the amount of signage and if any of the signs would be permanent. Associate Heller indicated that none of the signs would be permanent and that all signs must be removed after each sales day. Chair Stevenson questioned the procedure for clean up after the sales and if staff would be monitoring if the area is cleaned up appropriately. Associate Heller stated city staff are not working on Saturdays, but that the City would probably hear from the movie theater if there was a problem regarding the clean up. Commissioner Schiltgen asked if the theater supported the farmers market. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting May 19, 2010 Page 3 Associate Heller stated the application for the conditional use permit was signed by a theater staff member, and that she had talked to the property owner who indicted they had no problem with the farmers market being held on this site. Chair Stevenson asked if the conditional use permit would be open-ended with no expiration date, and if it would be reviewed each year by staff. Associate Heller stated the Planning Commission and City Council would review the conditional use permit if there was problem, or if the permit needed to be amended. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Smith. Approving Resolution 926-10 for a Conditional Use Permit to Allow Outdoor Sales — Farmers Market at 2430 Highway 10 (Wynnsong Carmike Movie Theater Parking lot) as amended; Planning Case CU2010-001 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 6. Other Planning Activity None. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. June 2, 2010 B. June 16, 2010 8. Adjournment to Agenda Session There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. (The meeting immediately adjourned to the Agenda Session) Respectfully submitted, Ken Roberts Community Development Director Transcribed by: Barbara Suciu TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.