HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.j. Irish Sports Dome Conditional Use Permit Annual Review 44 ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: January 15, 2008
AGENDA ITEM: Irish Sports Dome Conditional Use AGENDA SECTION:
Permit Annual Review Consent Agenda
PREPARED BY: Eric Zweber, AICP; Senior Planner AGENDA NO. bN
ATTACHMENTS: Irish Sports Dome Conditional Use
Permit, Site Plan, Photos of the Irish APPROVED BY: ce Sports Dome Site.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the annual review of the Irish Sport Dome
provided:
1. Continued rental of Schwarz Pond Park during large events to provide overflow
parking.
2. Delay the next review until January, 2011, unless there is a violation of the
Conditional Use Permit before that time.
ISSUE
On March 1, 2004, the City approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the Irish Sports Dome (dome),
an inflatable indoor practice facility located on property owned by the Rosemount Eagan -Apple Valley
school district. The dome can be configured for a number of sports, but most commonly is set up for
soccer fields or baseball /softball. The site is north and east of Rosemount High School, west of the
community center /armory, and south and east of Schwarz Pond Park. The site is accessed predominately
from South Robert Trail via the community center access, while there is egress access to Connemara Trail
via the Schwarz Pond Park access.
Condition 12 of the 2004 CUP is an annual review of the dome operations to ensure that it is complying
with the conditions of the CUP and to determine if any additional operational concerns exist. Shortly after
the dome opened in late 2004, the dome had one event that was problematic with cars entering and exiting
the facility from Connemara Trail via Schwarz Pond Park, events starting and ending at the same time,
parking of vehicles within the Schwarz Pond Park, and concern that the facility exceeded the maximum
occupancy. Mr. Jody Otto, the dome owner, stated that the event was facilitated by the school district and
included a flyer that went out to all student parents stating a tee shirt was going to be given away on a first
come -first serve basis. Since that event, the dome has staggered their start and end time for events,
required approval of any third party flyers for events at the dome, installed a gate that can be closed to
prevent access to and from Schwarz Pond Park, and hired high school students to patrol the parking lot
during events. The high school students will instruct visitors that they must park at the dome parking lot
and will close the gate to Schwarz Pond Park at the beginning of new event seasons to train people to use
South Robert Trail to access the dome. Since these changes have been enacted, no events have repeated
the same violations of the CUP as that initial 2004 event.
The police and parks departments have had no issues with the operation of the dome within the last year.
The parks department has stated that the dome has rented Schwarz Pond Park during large events to
provide for overflow parking. Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director, stated that there were a couple
of Dome events where people parked in the Schwarz Pond Park or Community Center parking lot.
Typically those were not large events and it appeared that people from out -of -town were unsure where to
park even though there were spaces available within the sports dome parking lot.
During last years review, three other issues were raised: silt fence that was not removed after the
landscaping was established, outdoor storage of material, and the parking lot was missing its second lift of
pavement. Since that review, the silt fence has been removed, the outdoor storage has been eliminated,
and the second lift of pavement has been installed. It is the determination of staff that the Irish Sports
Dome is currently in compliance with the conditions of the CUP.
Since the sports dome is in compliance with the CUP, Mr. Otto has requested that the annual review of
the CUP be revised to every three years. Staff is supportive of this request with the understanding that if
violations of the CUP occur prior to the designated review time, the City would immediately begin
enforcement action to bring the sports dome into compliance.
CONCLUSION
The Irish Sports Dome appears to have operated in accordance with their CUP within the last year. The
dome should continue to rent Schwarz Pond Park during large event to provide overflow parking and staff
is supportive of delaying the next CUP review until January, 2011.
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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2004 -30
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
IRISH SPORTS DOME, L.L.C.
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department of the City of Rosemount has received
an application for a conditional use permit from Irish Sports Dome, L.L.C. originally on August
20, 2003 for the property legally described as follows:
That part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter Commencing at the Southwest
corner North on a Westerly line 24.75 feet East on a parallel Southerly line 1,027.13 feet
to the Beginning, Thence, North 1 Degree, 45 Minutes 42 Seconds West 775.50 feet 50
feet East to a Parallel Southerly line 850 feet South 1 Degree, 45 Minutes 42 Seconds
East 775.50 feet West to a Parallel Southerly line 850 feet to the Beginning, Section 20,
Township 115, Range 19, Dakota County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City required additional information in order to process the request, Additional
information was received on September 23, 2003 in order for a public hearing that was
conducted on October 14, 2003 by the Planning Commission to provide information regarding
the proposed conditional use; and,
WHEREAS, the public hearing identified concerns regarding site access, vehicle trip generation,
lighting, hours of operation, parking, storm water management; and,
WHEREAS, the Applicant submitted a traffic impact study and a grading plan with storm water
management strategy as requested by the City; and.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted a motion after closing the public hearing on
February 10, 2004 to recommend approval of the conditional use subject to conditions.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rosemount
hereby approves the conditional use permit for Irish Dome, L.L.C. subject to:
1. Implementation of the recommendations of the Traffic Impact Study and the City
Engineer to limit Dodd Road use to exit only and participation of Irish Sports Dome
in funding for their share of future street and highway improvements to manage
increased traffic in the vicinity.
2. Implementation of the recommendations of the Parks and Recreation Commission
which include no overflow parking at Schwartz Pond Park for the Dome use,
allowing ponding on the Park site consistent with the November 18, 2003 plans and
execution of a cross access and maintenance agreement for the driveway connection
into the park and community center.
3. Granting of an easement for the NURP Pond by the National Guard in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
4. Grading plan revisions in response to City Engineer comments identified in the
attached memo dated February 3, 2004.
RESOLUTION 2004 -30
5. The entire 146 parking stalls will be installed with construction of the dome facility in
conformance with City Standards including striping and curb gutter.
6. The Dome operations must be consistent with the operational plan submitted to the
City and contained within the February 10, 2004 Planning Commission packet.
Operations for the Dome must be consistent with commercial activities of the Irish
Sports Dome based on staggered start times of 15 to 30 minutes, depending on field
configuration. No fields will start or end at the same time. Irish Sports Dome, L.L.C.
has represented to the City that no more than 30 vehicles would enter and 30 vehicles
would exit at the same time.
7. Modifications of the lighting and photometric plan to eliminate the effects of glare on
the adjacent residential use (Bards Crossing) in conformance with City Standards.
8. Landscaping enhancements to reduce the visual impact of the dome from the
residential uses to the north.
9. Provision of an exterior trash enclosure or demonstrate that all trash can be stored
within the dome.
10. Payment of all development fees to include the following:
a. Water Trunk Area Charge in the amount of $9,664.10
b. Water Access Charge for 6 -inch meter in the amount of $24,315.00
c. Storm Sewer Access Charge in the amount of $14,701.00
d. Ponding fee for off -site ponding to be determined upon fmal drainage plan.
11. Conformance with all applicable building and fire codes.
12. The Conditional Use will be reviewed after one year for compliance, and annually
thereafter, unless modified by the Council, with the standards and conditions of the
CUP as approved by Council. The City Council will take action relative to CUP
renewal, implementation of additional conditions, or revocation. Council retains the
authority to review and revoke the CUP at any time as prescribed in Section12.7.E of
Ordinance B, the Zoning Ordinance.
13. The conditional use permit is conditioned upon approval of the lease agreement
between Irish Dome LLC and the School District 196 and the City of Rosemount.
14. No signage is permitted on the Dome facility itself.
15. The Dome facility must be opaque and one solid, neutral color.
ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 2004, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount.
William H. Droste, Mayor
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IRISH SPORTS DOME PHOTOS
Picture of the new pavement at a catch
basin. Since the second lift of pave-
meat has been installed, the parking lot
drains to the catch basins. Last year,
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basin causing water to pool in the
parking lot.
Picture o f the access to Schwarz Pond
Park. Last year, there was outdoor
storage of mate- in the parking lot to
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Picture of the parking lot leading to-
wards the Community Center entrance.
�y The parking lot has received its second
N l Y 4" lift of pavement and been re- striped
3 since last year.