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RESOLUTION NO. 157-88
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO
KEUMPEL CHIME CLOCK WORKS AND STUDIO
WHEREAS, Donald W. McGregor and Audrey McGregor (Applicants) are
the owners of real property located at 21195 Minnetonka Boulevard in the
City of Shorewood, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, legally
described as follows:
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, and the south 10.00 feet of Lot 17,
Block 11, Minnetonka Manor, according to the recorded
plat thereof;
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WHEREAS, Applicants were originally granted a Conditional Use
Permit to operate the Keumpel Chime Clock Works and Studio as an art
studio in 1978; and
WHEREAS, by Shorewood Ordinance No. 212, passed on 12 December
1988, the property was rezoned from R-IC to R-C; and
WHEREAS, the business technically exists as a non-conforming use,
precluding any change in the existing signage on the buildings; and
WHEREAS, Applicants wish to resolve this and future problems
which may arise from the use being a non-conforming use; and
WHEREAS, the application was reviewed by the Shorewood Planning
Commission at a public hearing held on 6 December 1988.
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-C zoning
district.
2. That the site is non-conforming as to building set-backs,
parking set-backs, loading areas, screening and landscaping.
3. That the use of the property to operate the Keumpel Chime
Clock Works and Studio has not had a substantial or undue adverse effect
upon adjacent property, the character of the neighborhood, traffic
conditions, utility facilities or other matters affecting the public
health, safety, and general welfare.
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4. That the use of the property will be such so as to permit the
development and use of neighboring property in accordance with the
applicable zoning district regulations and in accordance with the official
City Comprehensive Plan.
CONCLUSIONS
That the application of the Applicants for a Conditional Use
Permit as set forth hereinabove be and hereby is granted, subject to the
following conditions:
1. That the use of the subject property shall continue as the
Keumpel Chime Clock Works and Studio.
2. That the studio shall continue to be owned and operated by
the Applicants, Donald W. McGregor and Audrey McGregor, or members of
their family, in the same manner as is presently operated.
3. That Applicants submit a landscape plan incorporating at
least six evergreen trees, four feet to six feet in height, at the rear of
the building, to visually break up the mass of the building and provide
similar treatment on the north and south side of the building.
4. That a review of the parking areas be conducted by the City
in a period of one year to determine parking adequacy.
5. That business hours of Keumpel Chime Clock Works and Studio
be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and that no outdoor display or
storage be permitted on the site.
6. That Applicants submit an overall sign plan consistent with
Section 1201.19, Subd. 8d, of the City Code.
7. That the parcels of property comprising the subject property
be combined into one tax parcel.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood this 12th day of
December, 1988.
Robert Rascop, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra L. Kennelly, City Clerk
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes - Rascop, Brancel, Gagne, Haugen, Stover