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Police City of Pequot City Hall 218-568-8111 Lakes 218-568-5222 _ Fax 218-568-5647 4638 County Road 11 Fax 218-568-5860 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 plpd @pequotlakes-mn.gov = cityhall @pequotlakes-mn.gov www.pequotlakes-mn.gov March 24, 2008 Scott Smith 43453 — 105th Avenue North Holdingford, MN 56340 RE: Conditional Use Permit to place business signs on skid loaders Dear Mr. Smith: Please be advised that on March 20, 2008, the Planning Commission denied your Conditional Use Permit request based on the following findings of fact: 1. The proposed use includes a storage shed with signs. This does not constitute a principle use. 2. The proposed signs are a use that would be accessory to an established principle use. 3. The proposed shed is an accessory structure. 4. With no principle structure or use, the property may not be used to display signage as proposed. 5. The proposed use is not consistent with the purpose and intent of the Commercial zone. The use proposed is advertising and storage, which are not commercial uses. 6. The use is not an appropriate conditional use in the Commercial zone as it lacks a primary use and structure. 7. The proposed use would not conform to the Comprehensive Plan. i. The proposed use does not provide the employment opportunities envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan (page 35). ii. The proposed use would not be consistent with the character of the community, as stated in the Comprehensive Plan (page 40). 8. The use is not compatible with the existing neighborhood. This is a highway commercial property. The proposed use would not create business opportunities at this property or at increase commerce on neighboring properties within the City of Pequot Lakes. 9. The conditional use will impede the orderly development of surrounding vacant properties. The establishment of this type of a use, where there is