7.b3 Resolution No 2020-31 Vets Camp CUP
CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2020-31
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE DISABLED VETERANS
REST CAMP LOCATED AT PARCEL ID 31.032.20.44.001
WHEREAS, the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp has applied for a Conditional Use Permit
to allow an expansion of the campground be permitted as a Planned Unit Development, located
at parcel ID 31.032.20.44.0001, City of Scandia; and
WHEREAS, the property is legally described as follows:
Government Lot 1, Section 32, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota
AND
Government Lot 1, Section 31, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota, lying easterly and southeasterly of the following described Line A:
Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89 degrees 37
minutes 43 seconds West, bearings are based on the Washington County Coordinate System, NAD
83, 1968 adjustment, along the south line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 412 feet to the
point of beginning of said Line A; thence North 05 degrees 00 minutes 48 seconds East a distance
of 156.76 feet; thence North 34 degrees 38 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 311 feet, more
or less, to the shore of Big Marine Lake and to the point of termination of said Line A; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the request at a duly noticed Public
Hearing on September 1, 2020, and recommended approval of the amended CUP with conditions:
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that it
recommends approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow an expansion of the campground be
permitted as a Planned Unit Development, located at parcel ID 31.032.20.44.0001, based on the
following findings:
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1. The proposed use is consistent with the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive
Plan. It will not negatively impact public facilities, or impact the City’s capital
improvement plan.
2. The proposed use would not endanger the public welfare. If the applicant meets the
conditions included with this CUP and obtains all required permits, the use will not create
adverse impacts on the public health safety, morals, comfort or general welfare of the
public.
3. The proposed use will not impact lots in the immediate vicinity. The parcel is still
partially wooded, and will be tucked away from view by the other parcels around it. The
expansion of the campgrounds onto this parcel will not negatively impact adjacent
property values or scenic views.
4. The proposed use is an expansion of an existing use on the adjacent property to the south.
Due to the proposed expansion not creating new roads or streets for access, it will not
negatively affect the development or improvement of surrounding parcels in.
5. Adequate public facilities and services can be made available, if needed. The existing
campground already has water and electric, and can have any new expansion hook into
that. The City would not have to provide new services.
6. The proposed use is unique in that State law has stated that the Veterans Rest Camp shall
be a legal conforming use that is permitted through a PUD. By following any conditions
approved with this CUP, and getting all applicable permits, the use will conform to the
Development Code.
7. By following any conditions approved with this CUP, and getting all applicable permits,
the use will meet the general and specific performance standards for campgrounds in the
Development Code.
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the following conditions of approval shall be met:
1. The proposed expansion shall be completed within ten years of issuance of this CUP.
2. The proposed expansion shall be permitted to maintain the same minimum setback from
the Ordinary High Water Level as the existing RV sites on the adjacent campground
parcels in May Township.
3. The proposed expansion shall have a minimum side setback of 10 feet from the west
property line, and shall have no minimum setback along the municipal boundary with
May Township.
4. The proposed expansion shall not create an impervious surface coverage of over 50% of
the parcel.
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5. The applicant shall submit plans verifying the location of the Ordinary High Water Level,
impervious surface coverage of the parcel, and setback of existing and proposed RV sites
prior to expansion of the campground.
6. The applicant shall obtain a drainage permit and grading permit from the city prior to
constructing the proposed expansion.
7. The applicant shall meet all other applicable requirements of the Development Code.
8. The applicant shall obtain all applicable local, watershed, state, and federal permits
required for this expansion.
9. Any changes deviating from the plans reviewed with this request, or conditions approved
with this request, shall require amending the Conditional Use Permit.
10. The applicant shall pay all fees and escrow costs related to the application.
Adopted by the Scandia City Council this 15th day of September, 2020.
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Christine Maefsky, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kenneth Cammilleri, City Administrator