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RESOLUTION NO. 12-058 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON LUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND JCONFORMING USE PERMIT. ✓HEIEAS, an application has been made by American Student Transportation of Mounds View, Inc. itor a Special Use Permit and a Nonconforming Use Permit to allow operation of a school bus terminal out of the existing property at 401 15` Street SW, and 1HEI tAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. n application for a Special Use Permit was received on June 29, 2012. 2. e application was considered incomplete upon submission and a Notice for Further Information letter was sent via email and regular mail on July 9, 2012. 3. ' j e Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing oh July 17, 2012 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 4. 1 he Planning Commission recommended denial on July 17, 2012 due to the concerns garding traffic safety and congestion as outlined in the staff Planning Report & Exhibits ted July 13, 2012. 5. T he City Council considered the request on July 24, 2012. /HE AS, the Planning Commission and City Council make the following Findings of Fact with respect to the Special Use Permit (SP2012-002) and Nonconforming Use Permit (NC2012-001): I. e property is zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial. 2. 1he property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for HI, Heavy Industrial. 3. e property is legally described as: at part of the North Half of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast jast arter of Section 32, Township 30, Range 23, lying westerly of Interstate Highway 35W lying easterly of the Minnesota Belt Line Railroad, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 4. e applicant is proposing to operate a school bus terminal on the property, consisting of at 54 big buses and 31 Type -A or smaller special education buses. The proposed Site Plan strates the keeping of 63 big buses and 40 smaller buses and/or vans. 5. the school bus terminal would operate buses for Mounds View Schools 167 days of the year, om the hours of 6am to 6pm. 6. rhe applicant has submitted information suggesting bus trips in excess of 569 per day. It is ticipated that additional trips would be generated from employees. 7. he Planning Report dated July 13, 2012 analyzed several zoning related issues, including f -street parking, screening/landscaping, and lighting and found these criteria to be met. 8. Ihe Planning Commission and City Council reviewed the proposal in accordance with the Mowing Special Use Permit conditions of Zoning Code Section 8-130: That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare.