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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2015 Page 3 Planning Commissioner Papatola stated the applicant has requested a conditional use permit amendment to expand the existing daycare facility to 5,000 square feet at 3055 Old Highway 8 (St. Anthony Business Center) to be 5,000 square feet. Mr. Papatola reviewed the surrounding land use /zoning. He indicated the location of the property in a drawing. 6 Mr. Papatola provided an overview of the request: 7 - Applicants wish to take on the Minnesota Education and Childcare Academy as a tenant as an 8 after - school and summer childcare use. 9 - Expansion of the existing daycare use from 2,370 sf to 5,260 sf. 10 - Center would serve children ages 5 -15 after school, weekends and limited summer hours for 11 "drop in" care (2,890 sf addition). 12 - Because the applicant is planning to expand the daycare use (which was previously granted a 13 CUP), a CUP amendment is required. 14 15 CUP Criteria Review 16 -The use is one of the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the property is 17 located — Criterion met 18 -The City Council has specified all conditions, which the City Council deems necessary to make 19 the use compatible with other uses in the area; - Criterion met; Conditions include: Traffic 20 control, Parking, Compliance with state and federal laws, Hours of operation. 21 22 Commissioner Brever asked if there was written verification from the State that no license is 23 required. Mr. Casey suggested that could be added as a contingency to the approval. 24 25 Commissioner Stille noted the conditions are actually listed in the draft resolution. 26 27 Ms. Nicki Carlson, Building Manager stated there was an error in the presentation in terms of the 28 square footage. The error was noted at the hearing to members of the Planning Commission and 29 she had thought it had been corrected. Mayor Faust stated he is hesitant due to the fact the actual 30 sf amount is not known by the applicant before going forward. Mr. Casey stated the application 31 would need to be extended 60 days. 32 33 Ms. Nicki Carlson stated the correct information is that the new proposed childcare has 5,260 sf. 34 The existing daycare has 2,370 sf. The original presentation made by the City Planner listed the 35 5,260 sf as the total. 36 37 Councilmember Gray stated in the memorandum from the City Planner that the proposed 38 childcare added to the existing daycare would be 5,260 sf. 39 40 Mayor Faust referred to page 45 of the Council packet. Corrections were made to the draft 41 Resolution No. 15 -048 "request to expand the square footage of the daycare facilities to an 42 additional of 5,260 sf for a total of 7,630 sf, as outlined in the floor plan in Exhibit B." 43 44 Possible actions for the City Council are as follows: 45 46 1. Adopt a resolution, which approves the Conditional Use Permit Amendment. The City 47 Council may modify the draft resolution for approval to include any conditions it deems 48 necessary.