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Applicant withdraws interim-use permit after contested Minnetrista hearing over boat storage
Summary
After several hours of testimony at Minnetrista City Council on Dec. 2, the applicant for an interim use permit for a boat-repair and outdoor storage business withdrew her request; staff had recommended denial citing consistency, environmental and traffic concerns.
Minnetrista — An interim use permit application to operate an outdoor boat repair and storage business on two Sunnyfield Road North parcels drew more than an hour of public testimony at the Minnetrista City Council meeting on Dec. 2 before the applicant withdrew the request.
Community Development Director David Abel told the council the application asked the city to allow storage of boats, jet skis and trailers on agriculturally zoned property. Abel summarized staff’s recommendation to deny the IUP, citing five findings included in the staff report: inconsistency with the city’s comprehensive plan, incompatibility with existing zoning and neighborhood character, visual and environmental impacts…
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