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RESOLUTION No. 06-029 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTI MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW F,P. SP2006-005 AND LP2006-001. WHEREAS, n application has been made by Scott Gordon, of FW Gordon Construction, Inc. to be considered for a Special Use Permit and Site Plan Review. WHEREAS, i e procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. Az •application for a Special Use Permit and Site Plan review was approved by the City Council on pril 26, 2005 but was allowed to expire. 2. Ti 1 Planning Commission considered a request and held a public hearing on March 21, 2006 to re .pprove the Special Use Permit and Site Plan Review. 3. T1 = Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council for the Special Use P . it and Site Plan Review on March 21, 2006. 4. 'I'l . City Council reviewed applications SP2006-005 and LP2006-001 on March 28,2006. WHEREAS, he City Council makes the following Findings of Fact in respect to SP2006-005 and LP2006-0 1: 1. The property is zoned MX,Mixed Use. 2. The property is approximately 43,524 sq. ft. in area including the outlot to the north. 3. The Planning Commission recommended approval for a Site Plan Review. 4. The Planning Commission held a public hearing for a Special Use Permit to consider building height over 40 feet on March 21, 2006 and all persons were given the opportunity to be heard. 5. Buildings with proposed heights greater than 40 feet in the MX Zoning district are required to obtain a Special Use Permit and meet the standards found in Section 6-550: a. All buildings that are located on sites adjacent to Long Lake Regional Park shall take advantage of the views to Long Lake and shall provide site improvements that compliment the natural features of Long Lake Regional Park. b. All developments shall provide pedestrian linkages to Long Lake Regional Park and neighboring developments for residents, employees, and shoppers, and provide integrated parking and transit elements whenever practical. c. All uses shall be complementary or integrated and buildings shall be related or connected in accordance with the vision of the adopted Highway 8 Corridor Study. d. All buildings and building sites shall be designed to encourage social interchange and a sense of community, provide sufficient residential amenities, and mitigate any adverse impacts of business and industrial uses on residential uses.