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Condition#1 needs to be clarified. Outside storage is only for the display of units. Mr. `-- Van Valkenburg plans to display the units along TH 371 in front of the Crafters Mall buildings. The sizes vary with 6' X 8' the smallest, some 8' X 8', and 8' X 12'. Eleven feet high would be the tallest. The units would fit in the larger buildings, but he does not plan to store them there. Mr. Van Valkenburg plans to be open 7 days a week through Christmas. From Christmas to Memorial Day he plans to be open Wednesday through Sunday. He plans to offer the outside spaces under the canopy to flea market vendors, also known as buy/sell vendors. The buy/sell vendors do not mix with the crafters. He anticipate my a few outside vendors. He is not sub-leasing the third building and would n9 ed additional signage. Public Comment: None. „ Chairman Woog stated that letters had been receiv ., . . from the $0® _esota Department of Transportation and from the Cro *Ting County Hi hwa e•artment. Mr. Marohn stated that MN/DOT did not mak- 3 : re o ° endati n; how , he County suggested the possible installation oa rig 14A lane on the;.outh side of County Road 107 and a right turn lane on the north s + - 'County Road 107. This use would not increase traffic requiring the County Road 1 i, •rades. There were no large numbers of cars lined up except for the ' + man's show. fterg weekend had few cars and did not fill the parking lot and erg o aiting to a onto County Road 107. If events become as popular as the sportsman's o„ the im. vements may need to be made. The traffic history,. ld be reviewed to etermi, 'the owner would need to implement the improve N A motion was matte. '11 Ha \ , seconded _.Mark Hallan,to approve the Conditional Use Permit �. owin findings of Fact: 1. ( y., im e s surface coverage is currently at 36.3 percent. This rcentage was .prove. ,. e City with the first Conditional Use Permit as the cant provided storm .ter retention plan showing containment of the 10- ye ;0,hour sto '*vent on the parcel. The overflow parking was not counted as impe us surfac The property contains three drainage pond areas. The applicant' no equested anymore impervious surface coverage but does• propose to .: its outside. 2. The*posed use, with conditions, would be compatible with the existing neighborhood and also is compatible and consistent with the existing use of property. Adjoining properties to the east and south are largely undeveloped with some commercial development to the north and some residential development on the west side of State Highway 371. 3. In the original CUP, the applicant had provided 315 parking spaces with 173 of those being permanent and the remaining 142 as overflow. If the utility buildings are to be stored outside as the applicant has intended that will reduce the number of available parking spaces. The applicant has not said how many parking spaces will be taken up with the storage of the buildings in the parking area. The Minutes 2 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission February 21,2008