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RESOLUTION 2011-50 <br />APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR XCEL ENERGY INC. TO <br />ALLOW AN OUTDOOR STORAGE AND TRAINING AREA USE ON THE <br />PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF 140TH STREET AND WEST OF FENWAY <br />BOULEVARD NORTH <br />WHEREAS, Xcel Energy Inc., requested approval of a conditional use permit to allow <br />outdoor storage and training area use on the property located south of 149th Street and <br />west of Fenway Boulevard North. <br />(See attached) <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said conditional use permit at a duly <br />called public hearing on December 8, 2011, and recommends approval subject to the <br />conditions listed in the conditional use permit. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the <br />conditional use permit for Xcel Energy to allow outdoor storage and training area use on <br />the property located south of 140 Street and west of Fenway Boulevard North with the <br />following findings: <br />1. The use is permissible by law. <br />2. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow exterior storage larger than the <br />principle building, as long as it's adequately screened from view of adjacent <br />properties. The applicant is proposing to screen the exterior storage and outdoor <br />training area. Staff is comfortable with the proposed location of the outdoor <br />storage and an outdoor gas/electric training area. Additional landscaping may be <br />required to screen the locations on the east and north sides of the area. <br />3. The comprehensive plan identifies this property as Business Park (BP). There are <br />residential properties to the north and south of the building. The character of the <br />area is for the most part industrial. There are buffers of woodland and proposed <br />landscaping between the site and the residential uses. There will be other business <br />park uses that will be developed on the north of the proposed Xcel site. It's in <br />staff s opinion that the proposed use is compatible with the character of the area. <br />4. The property has adequate utilities available to the site. <br />5. The site has adequate access to Fenway Boulevard and will not generate traffic <br />that will reduce the safety of public roads. <br />6. The property is not located within a floodplain. <br />7. The proposed use will not have materials swept downstream. <br />8. The site is not located adjacent to public waters. <br />