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• It could be helpful from an applicant's point but in other situations it could be �- sticky. • The Planning Commission cannot provide an answer; submit the information at the meeting and a decision will be made; • The Planning Commission cannot give an indication of the outcome when speaking with an applicant. • We don't want to create a rule for a situation that may only come up every eleven years; Commission Member Williams suggested the following: Under the Duties of the Board of Adjustment (Section 17 -11.2) and Planning Commission (Section 17 -11.3) of the City Code, the following could be added: "In an effort to ensure the integrity of the Board, it is the duty of the Planning Commission to encourage the public to present their comments at the time of the public hearings, either in writing or to testify in person." The public hearing is where those comments need to occur. We need to encourage them to show up at the public hearing. If they don't want to do that, they can write a letter rather than speak to the Planning Commission member. This could be an Ordinance Amendment; the City Attorney can review it after next month's meeting. b. Crow Wing County Ordinance Revisions — The Planning Commission had no comments on the County Ordinance revisions. c. Pet Day Care -' Mr. Marohn explained Staff had received a request for a Pet Day Care in the Downtown Mixed Use zone. There would be no overnight boarding, only during the day. An Animal Boarding Facility houses animals overnight or for an extended period of time and would be an excluded use in the DMU. The Pet Day Care may fall under the Commercial Use, Other requiring a Conditional Use Permit. Staff is requesting interpretation from the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission discussed the Form Based Code and how best to describe this type of use. Odor and nuisance standards would all apply. It was the Planning Commissions recommendation to allow the Pet Day Care to move ahead without a CUP. OLD BUSINESS: a. Comprehensive Plan Discussion: i. Community Character Mr. Marohn stated that these Sections have been discussed and the Planning Commission can begin developing strategies. ii. Natural Resources Minutes 4 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission February 18, 2010