HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-178RESOLUTION NO. 2013-178
CITY OF STILLWATER
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT
FOR LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL ALLOWING INSTALLATION OF
ROOFTOP COOLING EQUIPMENT
CASE NO. 2013-26
WHEREAS, Lakeview Health has requested an amendment to the Special Use
Permit for Lakeview Hospital (927 W. Churchill St) to allow the installation of a fluid
cooler on the roof of their mechanical room; and
WHEREAS, the property upon which Lakeview Hospital is located is zoned both
RA, Single Family Residential and RB, Two Family Residential; and
WHEREAS, hospitals are allowed by Special Use Permit in both the RA and the
RB zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, Lakeview Hospital operates under a Special Use Permit and would
like it amended by the City to the requested fluid cooler; and
WHEREAS, City Code Chapter 31, Section 31 -207 establishes a process for
reviewing requests for specially permitted uses and amendments to them; and
WHEREAS, according to the established process, the Planning Commission held
a public hearing on October 14, 2013 to discuss the request, during which time no public
testimony was offered, and the Planning Commission made a unanimous
recommendation that the City Council approve the Special Use Permit amendment; and
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2013 the City Council held a public hearing to
consider the Special Use Permit amendment request and found it to be consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan and compatible with its surrounding neighborhood.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Stillwater hereby approves a Special Use Permit amendment for the new rooftop fluid
cooler for Lakeview Hospital, with the following conditions:
1. The improvements shall be installed in substantial conformance with the plans
on file with the Community Development Department.
2. Upon installation of the cooler, an acoustical engineer must verify that the
noise levels conform to the City noise standards as established in City Code
Section 38 -3. A copy of the acoustical engineer's findings are to be submitted
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to the City. If any of the noise limits found in City Code are not maintained,
sufficient noise mitigation must be implemented to bring noise generation
volumes into compliance.
Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota this 29th day of October,
2013
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Ken ljapycki, Mayor
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Diane F. Ward, City Clerk