11-20-2003 Planning Commission Minutes

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Roll Call Vote: J. Derksen: Aye; M. Hallan: Nay; J. Dotty: Nay; B. Habein: Aye. 2 Aye, 2 Nay. K. Moon: Aye. Motion carried 3 —2. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: 7. C. Cheri Seils Letter. OPEN FORUM: None. OLD BUSINESS: 6. A. Review of Conditions of Wilderness Point Resort. Applicant was present: Dan Volk, 6316 Wilderness Point Road, Pequot Lakes. Mr. Marohn explained that the City Council had sent this Conditional Use Permit back to the Planning Commission to add more conditions. The Commission has recommended approval with only one condition. Without direction from the Council as to what possible conditions should be added, there was discussion about extending the sanitary sewer, a stormwater plan, vegetation and the visual impact in the winter. A motion was made by Mark Hallan, to recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit, subject to the following: 1. The resort owners shall maintain the existing vegetation buffer at the shoreline in order to reduce visibility from the lake as well as mitigate any negative impacts from runoff due to the vehicles. 2. The RV units shall be removed from the site each year no later than October 1 and shall not be placed on the site prior to May 1 each year. The units from this area may be stored on the resort property over the winter so long as they are placed outside of the setback and are not visible from adjacent parcels or the water body. 3. Improvements to the road accessing the shoreline RV units shall be improved to stabilize the road and provide a surface that can accommodate annual placement and removal of the units. There was discussion as to the dates in Condition 2. A motion was made by Bill Habein, seconded by Joe Dotty, to change the dates from October 1 to November 1 and May 1 to April 1. All Ayes, motion carried. Condition 2 will now read: The RV units shall be removed from the site each year no later than November 1 and shall not be placed on the site prior to April 1 each year. The units from this area may be stored on the resort property over the winter so long as they are placed outside of the setback and are not visible from adjacent parcels or the water body. John Derksen seconded Mr. Hallan's motion.