8 Approval of January 17, 2019 Planning Commission Minutes

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stated Mr.Walberg brought up a good point;why screen his business from the roadway. The Comprehensive Plan references"up north character". If you drive through Baxter there are no trees,just shrubs and small trees. In Pequot Lakes there are mature trees, a different sort of feel, and that is the reason for the ordinance. Mr.Walberg stated to the north there are 2o acres of trees. Chair Hallan stated there are trees all the way to the Canadian border. Mr.Walberg stated he wasn't tiying to be smug,just pointing out there are trees in that area. Mr.Walberg's mechanic stated the log building is almost entirely blocked by trees. Chair Hallan stated they have not provided a survey to scale providing the coverage. Mr.Walberg's mechanic asked why the 50%screening was not included in the previous CLTP. Mr. Burslie stated the previous CUP required a landscape plan acceptable to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission was to review it and make sure it met the 50%screening requirement. It may not have specifically stated 50%screening requirement in the CUP, but a landscape plan was required which would indicate screening. Planning Commission Member Wilson asked Mr. Burslie if the fence needed to be 10 feet from the property line. Mr. Burslie stated privacy fences can go 3 feet from the properry line to allow you to maintain the fence without going on the neighbor's property. The fence needs to be on Mr.Walberg's property and we would recommend 3 feet from the property line. Mr. Burslie further e�tplained that Staff indicated in the Staff Report that the fence begin in the southeast corner of applicant's property and continue west a distance of 20o feet creating a visua�buffer between the two commercial businesses. Planning Commission Member Birch stated he is confused by the fence. Mr.Walberg's mechan�c stated there is a neighbor clispute. Planning Commission Member Birch stated a fence would just block one car business from another car business. If fire access is to be from the DNR property, a fence may inhibit that. Chair Hallan stated there is a screening requirement and the fence was offered as an alternate to planting trees for screening. Planning Commission Member Paulbeck stated a fence is not an up north look; ,, screening by trees would be an up north look. Mr.Walberg's mechanic stated the area indicated by Mr. Burslie for the fence is not I� where they plan to place the fence. They only plan to put a fence from the back of the i front building to the front of the back building. , Planning Commission Member Birch stated if he is standing in the Crow Wing Auto � Body parlang lot,it is not an up north feel. It is an auto body business looldng at a car ' dealership. I MINUTES 5 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission January i�, 2oig ,