03-17-2025 - Agenda Packet Planning Commission - PC Packet

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FILE # LA25-000009 17 March 2025 Page 2 of 5 c) Applicant shall adhere to all city and other agency requirements for site and adjacent road maintenance, and traffic control measures. The applicant has coordinated with Orono Public Works prior to applying and will be in touch with Hennepin County regarding the site access with Wayzata Boulevard West. Interim Use Permit (Sections 78-916 and 78-1747) On the basis of the application and the evidence submitted, the city must find that the proposed use at the proposed location is or will be (78-916): 1) Consistent with the community management plan: The project supports the growth of telecommunication access in the City, an aspect that is consistent with the Plan. This criterion is met. 2) Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific uses as required by article V, division III of the City Code: Staff finds the proposed interim use is compliant with the zoning code and is not subject to conditions by Article V, Division III of the City Code. 3) Adequately served by police, fire, roads, and stormwater management: The property meets this standard. This criterion is met. 4) Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system: As existing vacant land, the property does not have a water supply or sewage disposal, but the interim use of equipment storage and staging does not require water or sanitation access. This criterion is met. 5) Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost: This proposal is not anticipated to impact public services. This criterion is met. 6) Compatible with the surrounding area as the area is used both presently and as it is planned to be used in the future: Much of the area that was not impacted by the development of roads, is vacant land. The property in the past has provided staging and storage for the construction of US Highway 12. Upon culmination of the interim use, the property can be contemplated for future development coincidental to the Plan. This criterion is met. 7) Consistent with the character of the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan: The proposed use is not necessarily consistent with the character of the surrounding area, but is temporary in nature, and should not affect the long-term character of this area. This criterion is met. 8) Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan: The area is comprised of vacant land or wetlands, with limited site improvements. The proposed temporary staging and storage is adequately screened should not impact the character of other improvements in the area. This criterion is met. 73