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City Council / GP 04-02 <br />March 15, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Wal-Mart is requesting a general planning permit to locate a temporary garden center in its <br />parking lot. It will be used for the display of trees, shrubs, bagged goods and landscaping <br />blocks from April 1st through August 1~. The hours of operation will be seven days a week <br />from 7:00 a.m. - 10 p.m. <br /> <br />The proposed location is in the parking lot on the north end and will displace about 64 <br />parking spaces. The location will not disrupt traffic flow nor does it create any parking <br />problems. The garden center has been in the same location in past years. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve Wal-Marts request for a general planning <br />permit to allow a temporary garden center with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. NO ELECTRICAL SERVICES SHALL BE ACROSS ANY DRIVE OR <br /> WALKING SURFACE. <br />2. IF TRAFFIC BECOMES A PROBLEM AROUND THE TEMPORARY <br /> SITE, THE SALES AREA SHALL BE DELINEATED WITH A BARRIER <br /> TO RESTRICT TRAFFIC. <br />3. THE GREENHOUSE/GARDEN CENTER BE MAINTAINED FREE OF <br /> DEBRIS AND KEPT IN AN ORDERLY CONDITION. <br />4. THE LOCATION OF THE GREENHOUSE IS CONSISTENT WITH <br /> THE SUBMITTED SITE PLAN. <br />4. THE GREENHOUSE AND DISPLAY AREA BE REMOVED WITHIN <br /> ONE WEEK OF THE END OF THE SALES PERIOD AND THE SITE <br /> BE RETURNED TO ITS PREVIOUS CONDITION. <br /> <br />S:XPLANNING\Case Files\2004\GP 04-02 Wal Mart\GP 04-02 CC.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />