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RESOLUTION NO. 99-072
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR THE EXCELSIOR COVENANT CHURCH
WHEREAS, the Excelsior Covenant Church (Applicant) is the owner of real property
located at 19955 Excelsior Boulevard in the City of Shorewood, County of Hennepin, State of
Minnesota, legally described on Exhibit A, attached; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied for a conditional use permit to build a two-car
storage garage to house its church van and maintenance equipment; and
WHEREAS, Applicant's request was reviewed by the City Planner, and his
recommendations were duly set forth in a memorandum to the Planning Commission dated 29
July 1999, which memorandum is on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, after required notice, a public hearing was held and the application was
reviewed by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting on 3 August 1999, the minutes of
which meeting are on file at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, Applicant's request for conditional use permit was considered by the City
Council at their regular meeting on 23 August 1999, 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
1. That the Subject Property is located in an R-2A, Single-Family Residential zoning
district.
2. That the Applicant proposes to build a single-story garage measuring 28' x 28'.
3. That the City Zoning Code requires a 35-foot front yard setback and 20- foot side
yard setback for church buildings.
4. That the proposed building is 140 feet from the right-of-way of Excelsior
Boulevard and 55 feet from the east lot line of the site.
5. That the proposed location of the garage is in a wooded area in the northeast
corner of the church property and will be screened from the view of nearby residences.
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6. That the garage neither takes up existing parking on the site nor necessitates
. additional parking space.
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CONCLUSIONS
1. That based upon the foregoing, the City Council hereby grants the Applicant's
request for a conditional use permit subject to the Applicant protecting the two larger trees to the
east of the proposed building location.
2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy
of this Resolution for filing with the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 13th day of
September 1999.
Woody Love, Mayor
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Legal Description:
"That part of Lots 29 and 30, Auditor's Subdivision Number One Hundred and Forty One (141),
Hennepin County, Minnesota, lying West of a line running from a point on the southerly line of
Lot 30, distance 618.2 feet northeasterly from the Southwest comer of Lot 30, to a point in the
center line of the Minneapolis and Glencoe Road, distance 560.4 feet easterly along said center
line from the West line of the Southeast 1/4, Section 25, Township 117, Range 23, excepting
highways. "
Exhibit A