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

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FILE # LA25-000009 17 March 2025 Page 4 of 5 Staff finds the proposed use does not create a conflict with the City Code. This criterion is met. 4) The use will not adversely affect the adjacent property, the surrounding neighborhood, or other uses on the property where the use will be located: The proposed use is not anticipated to adversely affect the adjacent area. Only five (5) acres of the 25.8-acre property will be utilized, and existing conditions indicate this area will be adequately buffered from other properties and uses by distance and vegetation. The applicant proposes limited working hours for the site consistent with the construction hour limitations identified in the City Code. The site has considerable tree cover and is located directly between US Highway 12 and Wayzata Boulevard West. This criterion is met. 5) The use will not impose additional unreasonable costs on the public: The interim use will not impose additional costs on the public. No public improvements or utility demands are necessary for the proposed use. This criterion is met. 6) The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty: The applicant has indicated that the staging and storage use will cease in December 2026 at conclusion of the utility installation project. The site will be resorted to existing grades and will be vegetated. This criterion is met. 7) The applicant agrees in writing to any conditions that the city council deems appropriate for the use, including a requirement for a financial security to ensure removal of all evidence of the use upon termination, and restoration of the site to prior or better conditions. The conditions shall be set forth in a development agreement between the property owner and the city, which agreement shall be recorded with the Hennepin County Recorder or Register of Deeds: Approval of the Interim Use Permit will be executed through a signed and recorded resolution. All requirements for the use and conditions of approval will be stated within the resolution. This criterion is met. The Commission may recommend or Council may impose conditions in granting of an IUP. Any conditions imposed must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the IUP. Public Comments The City has not received any public comments regarding the application. Planning Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Interim Use Permit for equipment storage and staging associated with a utility project in public rights-of-way, subject to the following conditions: 1) The interim use permit will be active until the end of December 2026, as requested by the applicant. 2) The applicant shall ensure all other permits for other governmental agencies are obtained prior to commencing work on the site, this includes Hennepin County and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. 75