02-21-2008 Planning Commission Minutes

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parking ratio for retail stores is one (1) space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. According to these standards the applicant would need to provide 521.71 parking spaces should the Planning Commission agree this is a retail business. 4. The survey submitted shows screening along the entire western edge of the property bordering State Highway 371, along the southern edge bordering County Road 107, and along the eastern edge bordering the Paul Bunyan Trail. 5. The applicant has not submitted any plans to add additional lighting to the property. 6. With conditions the proposed use should not obstruct any fire lanes. 7. The applicant has not submitted any plans to add additional fencing to the property. 8. The proposed use is an appropriate conditional use in the Commercial District. The Land Use Matrix indicates the unclassified commercial uses are considered conditional uses in the Commercial Zone. 9. The applicant has stated that he would like to store the utility buildings either in the parking lot or in the grass. The applicant has not submitted any screening plans to show 100% screening of the utility buildings should they be stored outside. 10. The proposed use would not be injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, decency, order, comfort, convenience, or prosperity of the City. However, if the utility buildings are stored outside it will change the appearance of the property. 11. The proposed use is unlikely to be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other properties in the immediate vicinity. 12. The proposed use should not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant properties. The subject property is bounded by State Highway 371 and the Paul Bunyan Trail, limiting its effects on the development and improvement on properties on either side of these routes. The development of the vacant property to the southwest would not be impeded by the proposed use. Access to the southwest property is not limited by the proposed use. 13. The proposed use will not require any public costs for public facilities and services. 14. The access to the property is from County Road 107 to the south, with the access road running parallel to the eastern property boundary. The access point is slightly off-set from the point at which the property to the south (Evergreen) accesses County Road 107. The proposed use could create additional traffic congestion on the surrounding streets. There will be more customers entering the property to purchase the utility buildings and also the applicant intends to contract with a private delivery company to deliver the buildings, adding delivery trucks coming and going from the property. 15. The applicant has stated the loading of the utility buildings for delivery will be done by a private delivery company. There has not been any submission of additional parking area used for this or additional loading area used for this. Minutes 3 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission February 21, 2008