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the 50% impervious coverage. He works in 26 states and 15 communities in Minnesota <br /> �. and has never seen such a code. Fifty percent makes it impossible to pursue this. <br /> Mr. Hallan stated that a decision on Downtown Mixed zoning cannot be made at this <br /> meeting. It would require another public hearing and could take several months. Mr. <br /> Marohn stated the rezone would take a 4/5t'vote of the City Council. Mr. Marohn <br /> further stated the City Attorney had stated that the applicant could request the Rezone <br /> request be reinstated. However, if you were an interested party and followed this to its <br /> completion, a written request to withdraw was acted upon. It would be his opinion that it <br /> would have to have a new hearing. Mr. Woog stated that if the City Attorney is correct <br /> the soonest the Rezone could be acted on would be the next City Council meeting. Then <br /> the Conditional Use Permit would have to come back here. Mr. Woog asked Mr. Ryan <br /> why they are thinking of Rezoning with the current configuration. Mr. Ryan stated the <br /> property owner is refusing to sell the property necessary for the Commercial zone. <br /> Mr. Pederson stated the connectivity was important to everyone, including the school. <br /> Impervious coverage is the issue. <br /> Mr. Hallan stated that 50% impervious coverage is normal in this area, such as Crosslake, <br /> etc. Nisswa has told McDonalds in the past to follow the rules or go somewhere else. <br /> Green space is the reason for the imperious coverage. <br /> Mr. Ryan stated the buffer zone is significant from a landscape perspective. <br /> Mr. Marohn asked what the hardship would be to give a Variance for impervious <br /> coverage. If this is the case the Ordinance needs to be modified. There was no hardship <br /> for parking. We realized the Ordinance was flawed. We would need to modify the <br /> Ordinance if we are saying the standards need to be modified. <br /> Mr. Marohn further stated we either have a highway orientated business with limited <br /> connectivity to the north so people can walk to the grocery store or we have the <br /> downtown vision or make it into a downtown type of use, one that would function as a <br /> downtown use. It would evolve into something connected to the downtown. The parking <br /> would be on the side or in the rear. <br /> Mr. Adams stated he is struggling with the orientation of the building in the Commercial <br /> zone. Reorientation of the building is a good idea but from Pillsbury to downtown all of <br /> the buildings are set back from the road with one exception, Lakes State Bank. <br /> Mr. Marohn stated the property is correctly zoned, the use is a highway commercial use <br /> and they can't meet the standards. That leaves three options. Reconsider standard is <br /> reasonable, give a Variance or modify project to meet the standards within the <br /> Commercial zone. <br /> Minutes 5 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> October 15, 2009 <br />