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J/ <br />...r. <br />Elk <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ci Council ~•~ <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Communi Develo ment une 20, 2011 erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Wapiti Park Campground, Inc. Peter Beck, Ci Attorne <br />Public Hearing on revocation of Conditional Use Permit REVIEWED BY <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Open public hearing <br />At the April 18, 2011 City Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to begin revocation <br />proceedings for the Wapiti Park Campground conditional use permit. The owner and the operator of <br />Wapiti Park Campground have been notified of the hearing. The next steps in the process are for the <br />Council to hold a public hearing to receive testimony and evidence, to establish findings, and to <br />determine whether the conditional use permit for Wapiti Park Campground shall be revoked for failure to <br />comply with the conditions set forth in the approval of the conditional use permit. <br />If the Council determines not to revoke the conditional use permit <br />No further action would be required. <br />If the Council determines to revoke the conditional use permit for Wapiti Park Campground <br />Staff recommends that Council direct staff to prepare a resolution with proposed findings of fact <br />regarding revocation of the conditional use permit fox City Council consideration at its meeting on June <br />27, 2011 or such future date as the Council directs. Council should provide input to staff regarding the <br />findings of fact that should be included in the resolution. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />Section 30-659 of the City Code governs the process for revocation of a conditional use permit. A copy <br />of Section 30-659 is attached for reference. <br />A chronological history of Planning Commission and City Council meetings and actions regarding Wapiti <br />Park Campground is attached, as are the staff reports and minutes of all meetings. In summary: <br />A conditional use permit was approved for Wapiti Park Campground in May 1984, subject to seven <br />conditions. The conditions included a condition that wheels remain on vehicles parked in the <br />campground and a condition that the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 327.10 through 327.28, <br />pertaining to recreational camping areas and recreational camping vehicles, shall apply and be conditions <br />within the City's conditional use permit. <br />In addition, the City Code in 1984 set forth as a required finding for approval of a conditional use permit <br />that the use will not endanger, injure, or detrimentally affect the public health, safety, morals, comfort, <br />N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\OG-20-2011\CU Wapid.docx <br />