10-10451rRESOLUTION NO. 10451
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A 120-FOOT TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER
AT 6700 PORTLAND AVENUE (RICHFIELD MUNICIPAL CENTER)
WHEREAS, an application has been filed with the City of Richfield which requests a
conditional use permit to allow the construction of a 120-foot telecommunication tower at
property commonly known as 6700 Portland Avenue (Richfield Municipal Center), property
legally described as:
Lot 1, Block 1, Richfield City Hall, Hennepin County, Minnesota
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Richfield recommended
approval of this requested conditional use permit at 6700 Portland Avenue at its November
22, 2010 meeting; and
WHEREAS, this requested conditional use permit at 6700 Portland Avenue meets
the requirements necessary for issuing a conditional use permit as specified in Richfield's
Zoning Code, Section 547.09; and
WHEREAS, this requested conditional use permit at 6700 Portland Avenue meets
the requirements necessary for issuing a conditional use permit for a telecommunication
tower and related features as specified in Richfield's Zoning Code, Section 544.25 with the
exception of legally nonconforming items that are allowed to continue through replacement
and improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City has fully considered the request for approval of the conditional
use permit;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. A conditional use permit is issued to allow a 120-foot telecommunication tower,
as described in City Council Letter No. ~~, on the Subject Property legally
described above.
2. This amended conditional use permit at 6700 Portland Avenue is subject to the
following condition in addition to those specified in Section 547.09 of the City's
Zoning Ordinance:
• That the recipient apply for building permits as required prior to any work
beginning; and
• That the recipient of this conditional use permit record this Resolution with
the County, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462.36, Subd. 1 and
the City's Zoning Ordinance Section 546.05, Subd. 7.
3. The conditional use permit shall remain in effect for so long as conditions
regulating it are observed, and the conditional use permit shall expire if normal
operation of the use has been discontinued for 12 or more months, as required
by the City's Zoning Ordinance, Section 547.09, Subd. 9.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 14th day of
December 2010. ~ ~, , ; , -~
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