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Resolution 2001- 38 Page 2 be designed to provide visual relief from the large greenhouse structures as viewed from the adjacent residential property and Frenchman Road. 7. The applicant shall obtain all necessary state and local permits, and said permits are not abrogated by the issuance of the conditional use permit. 8. The conditional use permit is approved based on the finding that the greenhouse buildings comply with the standards provided in Section 8.8 c. of the Comprehensive Land Use Regulations. More specifically, the City Council finds the following: a) The proposed use is permissible by law. Wholesale greenhouses are allowed in General Business zoning district subject to the approval of a conditional use permit. b) The proposed use is keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. The proposed wholesale greenhouses are consistent with the commercial zoning of the property. c) The proposed use is compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan, and the character of the surrounding area. The conditional use permit is compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the general character of the surrounding area. d) The proposed use has adequate drainage, water supply, electrical, gas, and sewage treatment facilities. The site has adequate utilities to serve the greenhouse buildings. e) The proposed use has adequate road access. The subject property has relatively direct access to CSAH 8 via Everton Avenue. While Everton Avenue is a gravel road, the wholesale greenhouses proposed for the first three phases of the development would not generate a significant amount of traffic as compared to other potential commercial uses of the property. If the applicant wishes to construct the remaining phases of the project, the City would need to further examine the amount of traffic with regard to its impact on Everton Avenue. f) Technical Evaluation of Floodplain. The applicant is proposing to impact a portion of the floodplain located on the property. The Rice Creek Watershed District and the City's Water Resources Engineer has reviewed the mitigation plan is recommending approval. g) The proposed use should not increase the potential for flood damage. The floodplain located on the property currently contains 103 acre-feet of flood storage. The proposed floodplain mitigation plan would include 127 acre-feet of storage. As a result, the proposed floodplain impacts would not increase the potential of flooding in the area.