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<br />MINUTES 5 <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />August 20, 2015 <br /> <br />16. The golf course will employ at least one turf management specialist that will be <br />certified in proper chemical, fertilizer, pesticide and insecticide use and <br />application. Turf management specialist will be solely responsible for the <br />application of chemical, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides in conformity with <br />state and federal regulations. <br />17. Management shall provide and utilize a fertilizer and irrigation plan that <br />minimizes erosion and nutrient loading into adjacent wetlands and public waters. <br />The turf management specialist shall provide fertilizer/irrigation reports to the <br />Planning and Zoning Office and the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) <br />every 5 years starting in 2015. Fertilizer shall not be applied unless a soil test has <br />indicated the need for additional nutrients. Only fertilizers with approved EPA <br />testing methods shall be used. <br />18. Management shall store all hazardous materials (combustibles, pesticides and <br />fertilizers) in accordance with MPCA and Department of Agriculture regulations. <br />19. Management shall provide access through the golf course to all property owners <br />with easements in place at the time of Conditional Use approval, along the western <br />shore of Upper Cullen Lake. Applicant will not be responsible for off season <br />maintenance of the easement. <br />20. Management shall implement integrated pest management (IPM) practices in <br />accordance with the University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service <br />recommendations. <br />21. The golf course and accessory facilities shall be operated within the locally defined <br />golfing season. Any expansion to a year round facility will require an amended <br />Conditional Use Permit. <br />22. “Golf balls cannot be hit or retried from unplayable rough area” shall be included <br />in the course rules. <br />23. Management will continue having wetlands #1, 2 & 3 (as designated by AW <br />Research) tested by a certified laboratory two times, once in mid-summer and once <br />in the fall, every five years starting in 2015. <br />24. Management shall maintain a water level in the beaver pond south of the 4th green <br />that prevents standing water in the wetland west of the 5th fairway and shall <br />maintain a trail to said pond from behind the 4th green. <br />ALL MEMBERS VOTED “AYE”. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />Chair Seils directed Mr. Ronnei to resolve the easement issue as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> <br />ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO AGENDA: <br />Add under New Business: <br />6. b. Blinking “Open” Signs <br /> <br />