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File #: 19-0253    Version: 1
Type: New Business Status: Passed
File created: 6/19/2019 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 6/26/2019 Final action: 6/26/2019
Title: Approval of Conditional Use Permit #19-04 for the Valdez Community Garden for Non-Commercial Gardening and the Placement of a Temporary Shed and Temporary Greenhouse on the City of Valdez Owned Parcel Located at 911 Meals Avenue (Medical Park)
Attachments: 1. CUP 1904 Community Garden Application 24April19, 2. CUP 1601 Valdez Karen Davey Stewart Memorial Community Garden, 3. 2019 Valdez Community Garden Rules, 4. CUP 1904 Valdez Community Garden Proposed Findings & Conclusions, 5. CUP 1904 Community Garden Area Map, 6. CUP 1904 Community Garden Photos, 7. CUP 1904 Valdez Community Garden 300 Foot Notification 14June19, 8. VMC Chapter 17.12 Public Lands District
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Approval of Conditional Use Permit #19-04 for the Valdez Community Garden for Non-Commercial Gardening and the Placement of a Temporary Shed and Temporary Greenhouse on the City of Valdez Owned Parcel Located at 911 Meals Avenue (Medical Park)

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SUBMITTED BY: Kate Huber, Senior Planner

FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A

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Approve Conditional Use Permit #19-04 for the Valdez Community Garden for non-commercial gardening, placement of a temporary shed and temporary greenhouse on City of Valdez owned parcel located at 911 Meals Avenue (Medical Park) with recommend conditions.

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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Property Information
Street Address: 911 Meals Avenue
Legal Description: Portion of Medical Park
Property Owner: City of Valdez
Existing Uses: Hospital, medical clinic, senior center, dog park, and community garden
Zoning District: Public lands
The public lands district is intended to contain major open space areas, watershed management areas and major public and quasi-public, recreational, educational and institutional uses, including private lands and uses that are essentially public in character and of specific value to the entire community. (VMC 17.12.010)
Allowable Conditional Uses: Commercial farming, stock raising, truck gardening, tree nurseries and greenhouses, agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture including necessary accessory buildings and the storage of required equipment to be used on the land. (VMC 17.12.050)

On April 24, 2019, the Planning Department received an application from the Valdez Community Garden for a conditional use permit (CUP) for non-commercial gardening, and placement of a temporary shed and temporary greenhouse on the City owned parcel known as 911 Meals Avenue (Medical Park).

This application serves to replace a CUP that was issued for the Community Garden on April 29, 2016 (see attached) for 1.67 acres of the Medical Park parcel...

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