08-20-2009 Planning Commission Minutes

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• i MINUTES PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 20,2009 PRESENT: Tom Adams, John Derksen, Bill Habein, Mark Hallan, Scott Pederson, and Dean Williams. ABSENT: Mary Peterson. CITY PLANNER: Charles Marohn, PE, AICP ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner COUNCIL LIAISON: Craig Nagel The meeting was called to order by Chairman Woog at 6:32 p.m. Chairman Woog opened the public hearings. APPLICANT: Hunt Technologies,LLC. Applicant requests to Rezone from Rural Residential to Commercial(continuation). Mr. Marohn explained the Staff Report. Mike Renford, Facilities Manager and Barry Sell, Hardware Quality Test Manager for Hunt Technologies, represented applicant. They are now requesting that the parcels be rezoned to Light Industrial, consistent with what it had been prior to the city-wide rezoning. Mr. Marohn explained it was not the City's intent to downzone any properties. Mr. Renford stated the Staff Report is correct. At the time the Comprehensive Plan was adopted Hunt Technologies did not receive the communication regarding the rezone. If they had they would have opted out and had a separate public hearing. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. Mr. Habein stated that Light Industrial is an appropriate classification as it does not require infrastructure like Commercial would. Light Industrial would reinstate their status as it was zoned Light Industrial in the past. Light Industrial would be adequate and he agreed with the Staff recommendation. Mr. Williams stated that the Staff Report does not include a recommendation. These parcels were discussed and may be miss-zoned or the use is not appropriate. The last sentence of the Staff Report is incorrect;the parcels are only zoned Rural Residential. Rezoning these parcels to Commercial may have the potential for many misuses. Uses don't always fit the layout of where the City wants to be and should be. Minutes 1 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission August 20, 2009