SP05-14_LP05-10_Beissengers AMENDED PLAN

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STAFF COMMENTS: AUGUST 2005 PROPOSED AMENDMENT Outdoor Garden Sales Area Regarding the expansion in size of the outdoor"garden sales area"on the west side of the building: • The applicant is urged to comply with all conditions of approval for screening and appropriate materials for sale within the Garden Center; • Significant pavement is proposed to be replaced by additional green space. If the site plan then has reduced stormwater run-off calculations,then a new drainage plan should be submitted with pond and infiltration configurations for Staff approval. Special care should be exercised to ensure that the view from all rights-of-way are aesthetic and in the intent of redevelopment goals. The applicant should submit detailed plans on the outdoor sales area including,but not limited to seasonal considerations. Parking and Drive Aisle Configuration For parking calculations,the use requires 153 stalls on site. The site plan dated 7-27-05 shows 158 stalls (includes 6 ADA stalls) for a surplus of 5 parking stalls. In the applicant's proposal,there are 19 "overflow"and 6 "short term"parking stalls. City Redevelopment Efforts Within the context of redeveloping a marquee site in the City, and the strict design guidelines of the MX district,the applicant has agreed to: • rotate outdoor sales items on a seasonal basis; • not store items above the fence; and, • maintain an orderly and clean sales area. The MX district was created to facilitate the construction of high-quality materials and aesthetics. Besides on-sale trees, anything displayed in the garden sales area above the 6 foot fenced in portion of the garden sales area should not be allowed. SPECIAL USE PERMIT Within the context of the project, amending an approved site plan requires a special use permit application. As specified in Section 8-130 of the New Brighton Zoning Ordinance,no special use shall be approved unless the City Council such shall find: a. That the establishment,maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety,morals, comfort of the general public. b. That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted,nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Reports\2005\08-16-05\SP05-14_LP05-10_Beissengers AMENDED PLAN.doc 2