CITY OF WORTHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Worthington Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, for the purpose of considering the following business:
• Conditional Use Permit - Worthington School District 518 is seeking the issuance of a conditional use permit for the construction/erection of an electric message sign on its property located at 1211 Clary Street. Illuminated signs, including message boards, are only permissible through the issuance of a conditional use permit in residentially zoned areas. The subject property is zoned “R-3” - Low Density Preservation Residential. The legal description of the subject property under consideration is as follows:
The south 3/4th of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 40, except that part platted as “Fair Addition” to Worthington, also described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 40, Nobles County, Minnesota; thence north along the 1/16th line a distance of 965.7 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 6, Block 3, of Morfitt’s Subdivision; thence east along the south line of Morfitt’s Subdivision, a distance of 743.0 feet to the west alley line of Block 2, Fair Addition; thence south along the west alley line of Block 2, Fair Addition, a distance of 965.7 feet, to the north line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 23; thence west a distance of 735.0 feet to the place of beginning. The south 35 feet thereof being now part of Clary Street.
Except
Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 10, Block 2, of Morfitt’s Subdivision; thence south 50 feet on the west line of Church Avenue, extended; thence east and parallel with the south line of Morfitt’s Subdivision, a distance of 138 feet; thence south and parallel to the west line of the Alley in Block 2 of Fair Addition, to the north line of Clary Street; thence east 49 feet to the west line of said Alley in Block 2, Fair Addition; thence north along said west Alley line, to the south line of Morfitt’s Subdivision, extended; thence west along the south line of Morfitt's Subdivision, to the point of beginning; in the City of Worthington.
And Except
Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9, Block 2, of Morfitt’s Subdivision; thence south on the east line of Marine Avenue, extended, a distance of 50 feet; thence west on a line parallel to the south line of Morfitt’s Subdivision, a distance of 146 feet; thence south and parallel to the west line of Morfitt’s Subdivision , extended, to the north line of Clary Street; thence west on the north line of Clary Street, a distance of 74 feet; thence north to the southwest corner of Lot 6, Block 3, of Morfitt’s Subdivision; thence east on the south line of Morfitt’s Subdivision, to the point of beginning; City of Worthington.
The public hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers, at City Hall, 303 Ninth St., Worthington, Minnesota, at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. At the hearing, the Planning Commission will hear staff’s report and public testimony and may take action. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Those unable to attend are invited to send written comments, prior to the hearing, to: Community Development Department, City of Worthington, P.O. Box 279, Worthington, Minnesota 56187.
Bradley Chapulis, Director of Community / Economic Development, 372-8640
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