05-023• CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 05-023
A RESOLUTION AMENDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR THE EXPANSION OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH'S CEMETERY OF
THE RESURRECTION AND APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
MAUSOLEUM
WHEREAS, St. John the Baptist Church (Applicant) proposes to build a mausoleum
structure at the Cemetery of the Resurrection, located at 5425 Covington Road; and
WHEREAS, the property is legally described as:
"Cemetery of the Resurrection and Cemetery of the Resurrection Second Addition,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the Shorewood Zoning Code allows cemeteries in residential zoning districts
by conditional use permit (C.U.P.) subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, on 27 January 2003, the City Council granted the Applicant a conditional
use permit approving a master plan for the future development of the cemetery (see Shorewood
Resolution No. 03-007, on file at the Shorewood City Hall); and
• WHEREAS, the approved master plan for the cemetery included the future construction
of two mausoleum structures on the property; and
WHEREAS, Shorewood Resolution No. 03-007 required that the conditional use permit
be amended at such time as the mausoleum structures were to be constructed, and the applicant
has now submitted a revised plan showing the first of the two mausoleum structures and the
replacement of an existing maintenance building; and
WHEREAS, the request was reviewed by the City Planner and his recommendations were
duly set forth in a memorandum to the Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council, dated 28
January 2005, which memorandum is on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, after required notice, a Public Hearing was held and the Applicant's
application reviewed by the Shorewood Planning Commission at its regular meeting on
1 February 2005, the minutes of which meeting are on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant's request was considered by the City Council at its regular
meeting on 28 February 2005, at which time the Planner's memorandum and the minutes of the
Planning Commission were reviewed and comments were heard by the Council from the City
staff.
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
The Applicant proposes to construct a mausoleum _structure as illustrated on Exhibits A-C,
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. The proposed mausoleum will be one story in height and measures approximately 41' x
69' .
3. The mausoleum will provide for 364 crypts and 300 cremation niches.
4. The proposed maintenance building will be one story in height, measures 24' x 24', and
will replace the existing maintenance building located on the property.
CONCLUSIONS
A. The proposed use of the property is consistent with its current zoning and with the
Shorewood Comprehensive Plan.
• B. Shorewood Resolution No. 03-007, approving a conditional use permit for the Cemetery
of the Resurrection is hereby amended, subject to the following:
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The site shall be developed in accordance with the conditions imposed as part of
Resolution No. 03-007.
2. The proposed mausoleum shall be constructed as illustrated in Exhibits A-C, attached.
3. The proposed maintenance building shall be consistent with or better than the
character of the existing maintenance building and shall comply with the 50-foot
setback requirement on the north side of the subject property.
4. The existing maintenance building shall be removed from the site no later than 15 days
after the completion of the new maintenance building.
C. The City Clerk shall provide St. John the Baptist Church with a certified copy of this
resolution for purposes of recording with the Hennepin County Recorder.
D. This resolution must be recorded within 30 days of the Applicant's receipt of a certified
copy hereof.
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ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood this 14th day of March,
2005. A
ATTEST:
Craig W,,1Gson, City Administrator/Clerk
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Woody Love, Mayor
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