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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Ci Council 3.3. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Consent March 16, 2009 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner Item Description Reviewed by Request for General Planning Permit by Plant Place, Inc. for erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er Temporary Greenhouse - Coborn's Parking Lot, Reviewed by Case No. GP 09-01 Action Requested Staff recommends that the City Council approve Plant Place's request for a general planning permit to allow a temporary greenhouse/garden center with the following conditions: 1. No electrical services shall be across any drive or walking surface. 2. If traffic becomes a problem around the temporary site, the sales area shall be delineated with a barrier to restrict traffic. 3. The greenhouse/garden center be maintained free of debris and kept in an orderly condition. 4. The location of the greenhouse is consistent with the submitted site plan. 5. The greenhouse and display area be removed within one week of the end of the sales period and the site be returned to its previous condition. 6. Any signage shall require a temporary sign permit which will count towards the property's total allowed days of 90. 7. One 24 square foot sign or banner, advertising the greenhouse, shall be allowed directly behind and parallel to the curb on the west side of the parking lot. Background/Discussion Section 30-793(h) requires a General Planning Permit for an event longer than four days and which requires a tent structure. Plant Place is requesting a general planning permit to locate a temporary greenhouse in the Coborn's parking lot. They will be selling bedding plants, nursery stock and other gardening supplies from mid April through the first week of July. The proposed hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. They will be using a 20' X 120' temporary greenhouse/display area. The total area for the garden center operation is 2,400 square feet. The proposed location is in the parking lot along Evans Street and will displace about 25 parking spaces. The location will not disrupt traffic flow nor does it create any parking problems. The garden center has been in the same location for the past 10 years without any known issues. The only issue staff noticed last year was signage. There were often banners hanging on the greenhouse and signage staked in the landscaped areas. Staff would recommend that one 24 square foot sign or banner, advertising the greenhouse, be allowed directly behind and parallel to the curb on the west side of the parking lot.