City Council Resolution 2021-85CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-85
DENYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE STORAGE
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REVISING THE SITE USES
IN THE AFFORDABLE STORAGE PUD ZONING DISTRICT,
AND
APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO THE LANGUAGE OF SAID DISTRICT
TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO INDUSTRIAL ACCESSORY USES
WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a request to revise certain aspects of an
existing self -storage project, including the addition of outdoor storage and handling of
individual "storage boxes"; and
WHEREAS, the site is zoned Affordable Storage PUD, Planned Unit Development,
and is subject to a previously approved Affordable Storage Planned Unit Development
District ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed use and development are inconsistent with the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan designation of "Community Commercial" for the area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment would create impacts that are incompatible
with the adjoining single family residential neighborhood, including noise, truck and
machinery operations, and other effects; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has provided updated materials describing the changes,
which are associated with industrial uses in Monticello's land use regulations; and
WHEREAS, the industrial nature of the proposed uses are inconsistent with the
intent and purpose of the underlying zoning district, which is "Community Commercial"
and anticipates only "low -scale" commercial activities; and
WHEREAS, the uses will create unanticipated changes to the demand for public
services on or around the site; and
WHEREAS, the storage proposed meets the Zoning Ordinance definition of "Outdoor
Storage", an industrial use; and
WHEREAS, the City's land use category, and attendant conditions, of Open Sales as
an accessory use specifically applies to those districts that include this use, which the
Affordable Storage Planned Unit Development District specifically does not include; and
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY., MINNNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-85
WHEREAS, a required condition of Open Sales, if allowed, is screening of said use
from both residential property and public rights of way, with which the proposed plan will
not comply; and
WHEREAS, references in the current language of the Affordable Storage PUD District
to industrial accessory uses require amendment to delete said references and clarify the
prohibition of such uses; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 5th, 2021 on
the application and the applicant and members of the public were provided the opportunity
to present information to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered all of the comments and the
staff report, and recommends denial of the proposed amendment as to outdoor use, but
approval of the amendment as to deletion of the references to "industrial" uses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Monticello makes the following Findings of
Fact in relation to the recommendation of denial:
1. The proposed uses are industrial in nature, inconsistent with the intent and
purpose of the Affordable Storage PUD Zoning District, which is to provide
commercial self -storage use to customers in an area of mixed commercial and
residential land uses.
2. The proposed uses are inconsistent with the existing and future land uses in the
area in which they are located, including both the adjoining commercial uses as
well as the adjoining single family residential area due to increased outdoor
visual and noise impacts that are otherwise disallowed uses in the area.
3. The existing Affordable Storage Planned Unit Development District requires
amendment only to delete inappropriate references to industrial uses which
imply uses that are incompatible with the area and the direction of the
Comprehensive Plan.
4. The negative impacts of the amendments through the addition of the outdoor
use and activity exceed those anticipated by the existing and future land uses
and cannot be addressed through standard review and ordinances as adopted.
5. The planned amendments do not meet the intent and requirements of the
applicable zoning regulations, which under commercial zoning requirements
would prohibit the uses as proposed.
6. The planned amendments are inconsistent with the directions of the
Comprehensive Plan, which call for low -scale commercial uses.
7. The existing storage uses related to this request for amendment are not
consistent with the terms of the approved PUD, and to restore consistency, must
be removed from the site no later than November 15th, 2021.
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CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-85
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota, that the City Council hereby accepts the recommendation of the Monticello
Planning Commission and adopts this resolution of approval of an amendment to the
Affordable Storage Planned Unit Development District by removing references to
"industrial" use, and denial for the proposed Planned Unit Development Amendment for
Affordable Storage to establish outdoor storage uses, based on the findings and other
factors identified herein.
ADOPTED this 25th day of October, 2021 by the City Council of the City of Monticello,
Minnesota.
MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
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e nifer Schreiber, ity Clerk