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MINUTES OF THE ARDEN HILLS REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, January 6, 1988, 7:30 p.m. - Village Hall • CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof Chairman Robert Curtis called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Robert Curtis, Peter Martin, Calvin Meury, Scott Petersen, Gary Thorn, Paul Malone, Ray McGraw and Dennis Probst. Absent: Richard Savage and Dorothy Zehm. Also Present: Councilmember Jeanne Winiecki, Planner John Bergly and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. OATHS OF OFFICE Councilmember Winiecki administered the oath of office to those Planning Commission members present. NEW APPTMTS. Commission members were advised that Ray McGraw and Dennis Probst would serve as newly appointed members of the Planning Commission; per Council action taken 1/4/88. It was noted that member Paul Malone would move from Alternate position to regular member, Ray McGraw would serve as a regular member and Dennis Probst would serve as Alternate 1; one alternate vacancy remains, for appointment by Council at a later date. Commission members were also advised that Council had appointed Robert Curtis to serve as Chairman. After discussion the members concurred that Calvin Meury serve as Vice Chairman. APPROVE MINUTES Martin moved, seconded by Thorn, that the Minutes of the December 2, 1987, Planning Commission meeting be approved as submitted Motion carried. (Martin, Thorn, Curtis, Petersen, Malone, Probst and McGraw voting in favor; Meury abstained) (7-1) CASE #88-01; SITE Planner Bergly reviewed his revised report of 1/6/88; PLAN REVIEW MN/DOT noting there were several plan revisions that warranted TRUCK STA. EXPANSION the changes in his original report. Bergly suggested the CO. ROAD I; Mn/Dot members discard his original report. Bergly explained the applicant is proposing building expansion and minor site modification of the MN/DOT Truck Station located on the south side of County Road I, east of 35W. The facility is a highway maintenance operation of MnDot Dist. 9; primary service is snow plowing and sanding, along with minor roadway maintenance in the east and northeast metropolitan area. He noted that the highway training center is directly adjacent. Bergly noted that the property is currently zoned R-1 and that Public Uses are permitted in the R-1 District by special use permit. He referred Commission members to the section of his report titled "background", which explained the reasons for consideration of this request as a site plan review. Bergly commented that the Zoning Administrator had discussed the application procedure with the City Attorney and they determined a site plan review would provide the necessary safeguards to the Village. •