03-18-2004 Planning Commission Meeting

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MINUTES PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 19, 2004 PRESENT: Tom Adams, Bill Habein, Marty Nelson, Karl Moon, Tom Woog, and Mark Hallan. ABSENT: Joe Dotty and John Derksen. PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR: Charles Marohn, PE. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner. The meeting was called to order at 6:33 by Tom Woog, Chairperson. APPLICANT: City of Pequot Lakes Applicant requests a rezoning of Sibley Center from Agriculture to Commercial and/or an Ordinance Amendment to allow professional offices and contractor's offices in the agricultural zone. Mr. Marohn explained his Staff Report. Any new use would need to remain compatible with the surrounding agricultural area. The use would need to be defined. Mr. Marohn suggested professional offices and contractor's offices. They could be a permitted use or a conditional use. A conditional use would add one more step to determine that the intended use would be compatible with the area. Conditions can be added to a Conditional Use Permit. If Sibley Center were rezoned to commercial, it would be a spot zone. If the Ordinance is amended, there could be major implications to the rest of Agricultural property within the City. Public Comment: Justin Bolz-Andolshek inquired whether a multi-tenant was allowable. It would be allowed, controlled with the Conditional Use Permit process. Ryan Buell commented that the use seemed to be a commercial use. Mr. Marohn explained that zoning Sibley Center commercial could create more problems, have negative repercussions and negative impacts. A motion was made by Karl Moon, seconded by Bill Habein, to recommend the amendment of Ordinance 35.030 to include business office as a conditional use. All members voted "aye". Motion carried. (The meeting was recessed at 7:18 to allow the City Council to act on the recommendation of the Planning Commission. The amendment required a 4/5ths vote of the Council. It was determined the Council was short one member. Councilman Bolz-Andolshek went to the school to inform Councilman Akerson that he needed to return from Parent's night for the vote.)