10-17-2019 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes

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trees and vegetation dies or is damaged by a natural event, additional trees and vegetation shall be planted to provide screening as viewed from the lake. 2. All disturbed areas shall be stabilized with properly installed erosion control mats, bio-logs and/or silt fence until vegetation is permanently established. 3. The structure must be elevated on fill so that the lowest floor including basement floor is at or above i,i98.8'- NAVD 88 Datum (3 ft above OHW level and also exceeds the regulatory flood plain elevation of i,ig8.6'). 4. The finished fill elevation for the structure shall be no lower than one foot below the regulatory flood protection elevation and the fill shall extend at such elevation at least 15 feet beyond the outside limits of the structure. 5. Before the foundation for the dwelling is constructed the applicant shall submit certification by a licensed land surveyor verifying the fill meets the minimum elevation requirements of this variance approval. 6. After the dwelling is constructed the applicant shall submit certification from a professional land survey verifying the finished fill and building elevations were accomplished in compliance with the conditions of this variance approval and the standards of the Floodplain Management Overlay District. All members voted "aye". Motion carried. APPLICANI': City of Pequot Lakes Applicant requests to Rezone firom Public to Light Industrial Bittner explained the Staff Report. Applicant was represented by Dawn Bittner. PUBLIC COMMENT OPENED: No public comment. PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED. A motion was made by Planning Commission Member Birch, seconded by Planning Commission Member Norton, to recommend the City Council rezone the subject property to Light Industrial, based on the following Findings of Fact: i. The applicant is proposing to rezone i.9 acres from "Public"to "Light Industrial." 2. The subject property is owned by the City of Pequot Lakes.The subject property is being sold to a private individual who plans to construct a building to house his construction business. 3. The subject property is not within the Shoreland Area and no Shoreland soil types have been identified. 4. The vegetative cover of the subject property consists of grasses. 5. The subject property is not adjacent to a public water body. "In-water physical characteristics" and recreational use of surface water do not apply. MINUTES � Pequot Lakes Planning Commission October i�, 2oi9