3A - COnditional Use Permit for Helicopter Ride Operation

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• Setback, right-of-way, County road—feet,minimum..........................................30 �.. • Setback,side yard—feet,minimum......................................................................10 • Setback,parking from lot line—feet, minimum ...................................................10 • Impervious surface —percent, maximum.......................................................... 25% • Building height—feet, maximum......................................................................... 25 Section 5.10, Subdivision 4 indicates performance standards that apply to all developments in the Commercial zone,including: A. Impervious Coverage. Impervious coverage may be increased by up to 25%, not to exceed 50% of the property, through a conditional use permit if the following is provided to and approved by the City: i. A stormwater retention plan showing containment of the io-year, 24-hour storm even on the parcel. ii. Direct runoff of stormwater to adjacent properties and wetlands shall be eliminated through the use of berms, infiltration ponds, swales, filtration strips,or other permanent means. B. Compatibility of Use. Use shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Uses shall not present noise, odor,light nuisances,or any other nuisance. C. Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided as per Section 7.10. On-street parking is not allowed under any circumstances. To reduce the visual impacts and amount of surface parking, shared parking and surface parking shall be located behind or to the side of a building. Additionally, suitable trees and shrubs shall be plated between parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks, roads,lots, and buildings. D. Screening.All sites shall be heavily landscaped to provide l00%screening to adjacent residential parcels and over 50% screening from the road or any non-residential parcel. Percentages shall be determined by amount of structure that can be seen during leaf-on conditions. A landscaping and screening plan must be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission with each conditional use permit. E. Lighting. Lighting shall be minimal. Lighting shall be downward directional and shall be compatible with the surrounding development. Lights approved with signs must be turned off at the close of business each day. F. Fire lanes. Fire lanes shall remain unobstructed at all times. G. Fences. Fences not exceeding 84 inches in height may be constructed. Under no circumstances shall a fence be constructed close than io feet from the surface of a public road. Materials shall consist of usual fencing materials with posts and fence of metal,wood, concrete,brick, or smooth wire. Barbed or electrified wire is prohibited, except where specific approval has been given by the Planning Commission. Section 7.10 lists standards for Parking and indicates that parking sites shall be a minimum of 20 feet long and io feet wide. This Section does not contain any parking standard ratios for this type of use, but rather leaves it to the discretion of the Planning Commission to determine the appropriate number of spaces. 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. City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 1-2 May 17,2007