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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011.12.19 RESO 2011-50RESOLUTION 2011-50 APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR XCEL ENERGY INC. TO ALLOW AN OUTDOOR STORAGE AND TRAINING AREA USE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF 140TH STREET AND WEST OF FENWAY BOULEVARD NORTH WHEREAS, Xcel Energy Inc., requested approval of a conditional use permit to allow outdoor storage and training area use on the property located south of 149th Street and west of Fenway Boulevard North. (See attached) WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said conditional use permit at a duly called public hearing on December 8, 2011, and recommends approval subject to the conditions listed in the conditional use permit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the conditional use permit for Xcel Energy to allow outdoor storage and training area use on the property located south of 140 Street and west of Fenway Boulevard North with the following findings: 1. The use is permissible by law. 2. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow exterior storage larger than the principle building, as long as it's adequately screened from view of adjacent properties. The applicant is proposing to screen the exterior storage and outdoor training area. Staff is comfortable with the proposed location of the outdoor storage and an outdoor gas/electric training area. Additional landscaping may be required to screen the locations on the east and north sides of the area. 3. The comprehensive plan identifies this property as Business Park (BP). There are residential properties to the north and south of the building. The character of the area is for the most part industrial. There are buffers of woodland and proposed landscaping between the site and the residential uses. There will be other business park uses that will be developed on the north of the proposed Xcel site. It's in staff s opinion that the proposed use is compatible with the character of the area. 4. The property has adequate utilities available to the site. 5. The site has adequate access to Fenway Boulevard and will not generate traffic that will reduce the safety of public roads. 6. The property is not located within a floodplain. 7. The proposed use will not have materials swept downstream. 8. The site is not located adjacent to public waters. Resolution 2011-50 Page 2 9. The property is not located within the shoreland overlay district and does not involve watercrafts. 10. The property is not located within the shoreland overlay district. 11. The permit does not require a wetland replacement plan. 12. The applicant shall be responsible for all necessary state and local permits. 13. The outdoor storage and training area is surrounded by woodlands on the west and south sides. The applicant is proposing landscaping that will adequately screen the area from the east and west sides. Staff is comfortable with the location and the proposed screening methods. ADOPTED by the City Council this 19th day of December, 2011. ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk 015AMfwn, Mayor DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY SURVEYED (Per Chicago Title Insurance Company Commitment for Title Insurance Commitment No. 11170, effective date January 11, 2011) The East One—Half of the Northeast One—Quarter of Section 30, Township 31, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota EXCEPT That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 31, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota which lies Easterly of a line 80.00 feet westerly of, as measured at a right angle to and parallel with, the following described line: Commencing at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 16 minutes 17 seconds West along the east line thereof, a distance of 33.00 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence continuing South 00 degrees 16 minutes 17 seconds West, along said east line a distance of 1577.10 feet; thence southwesterly 274.92 feet along a tangential curve, concave to the west, having a radius of 440.00 feet and a central angle of 35 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds; thence South 36 degrees 04 minutes 17 seconds West 930.96 feet to a point on the south line of said Northeast Quarter and said line there terminating. For the purposes of this description, the bearings are oriented to Washington County Coordinate system, NAD 83, AND, EXCEPT The East 100 feet of the North 33.00 feet of the Northeast one—quarter of Section 30, Township 31, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota 13676 Fenway Avenue N Hugo, MN 55038 Abstract Property TITLE C0d16117YENT Chicago Title Insurance Company Commitment for Title Insurance Commitment No. 11170, effective date January Il, 2011, was relied upon as to matters of record.