3D - Conditional Use Application to Construct Grocery Store

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COMMUNITYGROWTH agof I N S T I T U T E Pequot Exlxrts in Small Tr�sm Plant ing Lakes: -- trees which are described as trees having green foliage throughout all seasons of the year in the Pequot Lakes region. B. Small, indigenous trees/large indigenous shrubs are required to fulfill from no less than twenty percent (20%) to no more than thirty percent (30%) of the required number of trees. Small trees/large shrubs are trees or shrubs with a mature height of ten (io) to thirty (30) feet. The mix is designed to create a buffer which will give a satisfactory screen within three to five years of planting, under normal maintenance, while allowing room for the various plants to grow. Trees shall be distributed along the entire length of the buffer. Due to unique characteristics of a site, or design objectives, alternative plant mixes may be approved. Trees shall not be pruned to remove lower branches that will provide screening. 4. The following are the required buffer zones in each underlying zoning district along the Highway 371 Corridor district: A. Commercial District. A minimum of one tree per each 200 square feet of property for a depth of fifty (50) feet from the Highway 371 right-of-way into the development property. Since this application is a Conditional Use Permit, the CUP provisions contained in Section 11.6, Subdivision 3 also apply. Those provisions include the following: �...• 1. The following must be met: A. The use or development is an appropriate conditional use in the land use zone. B. The use or development, with conditions, conforms to the comprehensive land use plan. C. The use with conditions is compatible with the existing neighborhood. D. The use with conditions would not be injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, decency, order, comfort, convenience, appearance or prosperity of the City. 2. The following must be considered: A. The conditional use should not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purpose permitted on that property, nor substantially diminish or impair values in the immediate vicinity. B. The conditional use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property for uses predominant in the area. C. The conditional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. D. The conditional use will have vehicular approaches to the property which are so designed as not to create traffic congestion or an interference with traffic on surrounding public thoroughfares. E. Adequate measures have been taken to provide sufficient off-street parking and loading space to serve the proposed use. F. Adequate measures have been taken or will be taken to prevent or control Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3(c)-3 August 20,2009