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88-157 . . . 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; and 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. . . . . 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