07-041CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 07-041
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AT THE EXCELSIOR
COVENANT CHURCH
WHEREAS, Excelsior Covenant Church (Applicant) proposes to construct a building at
19955 Excelsior Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the property is legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a
part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Shorewood Zoning Code allows churches and structures accessory
thereto by conditional use permit (C.U.P.) subject to certain conditions; 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 1 June 2007, 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
5 June 2007, 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 11 June 2007, 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. The subject property contains approximately 7.6 acres of land and is zoned R-2A,
Single and Two-family Residential.
2. Land uses and zoning surrounding the subject property are single-family and two-
family residential, zoned R-lA and R-2A.
3. The proposed building is 15 feet in height, and contains 180 square feet of floor
area.
4. The proposed structure complies with building setbacks.
5. The proposed site plan for the facility will not result in any reduction of the
number of required parking spaces, nor will the new structure necessitate additional parking
spaces.
CONCLUSIONS
1. The proposed use of the property is consistent with the Shorewood
Comprehensive Plan.
2. The conditional use permit for the Excelsior Covenant Church is hereby granted.
3. The City Clerk shall provide the Applicant with a certified copy of this resolution
for purposes of recording with the Hennepin County Recorder.
4. This resolution must be recorded within 30 days of the Applicant's receipt of a
certified copy hereof.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood this 25th day of June, 2007.
ATTEST:
Craig ~, llawson, City Administrator/Clerk
Christine Lizee, 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 corner of Lot 30, to a point in the
center line of the Minneapolis and Glencoe Road, distance X60.4 feet easterly along said center
line from the West line of the Southeast 114, Section 25, Township 117, Range 23, excepting
highways."
Exhibit A