4A - CUP for an Animal Shelter, Office Space, & Assembly & Packaging Facility

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8. There is an abundance of on-site parking spaces on the subject property. No off-street parking spaces will be required. 9. The applicant indicated that the northern building (proposed animal shelter) is insulated so that no animals will be able to be heard outside. The southern building should not produce any atypical noise. Adequate measures have been taken or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise, and vibration, so none of these will constitute a nuisance and to control lights and signs in such a manner,that no disturbance to neighboring properties will result. 1o. There are not any known historical features of major significance on the subject property. ii. The subject property currently has three stormwater retention ponds and a private sewer system for which there are no proposed changes. The conditional use will promote the prevention and control of pollution of the ground and surface waters including sedimentation and control of nutrients. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission can approve of the conditional use permit, deny the application, or table the request if additional information is needed. If the motion is for approval or denial, findings of fact should be cited. Staff Recommendation: This property has been a complex one for the City over the years, with a potpourris of uses approved for prior owners, none of them panning out quite as envisioned.The property has sat vacant for some time. None of the proposed uses in this application will have the potential for the level of impact envisioned with the Crafter's Mall, although the mall was an intermittent use and the uses proposed here,particularly the animal rescue facility,will be less transient. Additionally, none of the proposed uses will be so permanent in nature, or so dramatically impact the permanence of the site, as to change the economics of the realignment of TH 371. For these reasons, we recommend that the application be approved. We recommend consideration of the following conditions: 1. The uses shall be limited to those presented in the application. 2. The applicant shall prepare the data requested by the Crow Wing County Highway Department and shall fulfill all subsequent requirements of that department. 3. Proper licensing shall be obtained from Minnesota Board of Animal Health. In addition, while not recommending any of the following for this application, the conditions for the recently approved dog kennel are as follows: 1. Not more than 25 dogs shall be allowed on the property at any given time. 2. All dogs shall remain within the indoor kennels from the hours of 10 P.M. until 6 A.M. 3. A person responsible for the operation of the facility shall be on site whenever the dogs are allowed outside of the indoor kennel. 4. The grooming operation shall be allowed, but only as an accessory use to the boarding facility. If the boarding facility is discontinued,the grooming facility shall be likewise discontinued. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3(a)-5 February 17,2011