Title
Granting an interim use permit to District 6 Planning Council for a farmers market on HRA property at 168 Front Avenue.
Body
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 462.3597 allows municipalities to permit the temporary use of property as an "interim use" provided the governing body of the municipality finds, following a public hearing conducted in the manner provided under Minn. Stat. § 462.3597, Subd.3, that the interim use meets the following standards specified under Minn. Stat. § 462.3597, Subd.2:
(1) the interim use conforms to the municipality's zoning regulations;
(2) the date or event that will terminate the interim use can be identified with certainty;
(3) permission of the interim use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is
necessary for the public to take the property in the future;
(4) the user agrees to any conditions that the governing body deems appropriate for
permission of the interim use; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.3597, the District 6 Planning Council, in PED Zoning File No. 15-014333, duly applied to the Council of the City of Saint Paul ("Council") for an Interim Use Permit to allow a farmers market on real property owned by the HRA commonly known as 168 Front Avenue for the benefit of residents of District 6; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located in an RT1 zoning district which permits farmers markets subject to the standards of Leg. Code § 65.515; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2015 and pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.303, which fulfills the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 462.3597, Subd.3, a public hearing was duly conducted before the Council at which all interested parties were afforded the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, based upon all the facts, files, and record testimony obtained during the said public hearing, as well as the report and recommendation prepared by staff from the Department of Planning and Economic Development, and pursuant to Leg....
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