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r Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission held their regular meeting on April 2, 1985 in City Hall. Chairman Tourville called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. Present: Welk, Buesseler, Lindgren. Murray arrived at 7:16 P.M. Councilman Wilharber present as liaison for April. Motion by Buesseler, second by Welk to approve the minutes of the March 5, 1985 meeting, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS TAKEN FIRST: Appearance of Pat Fruth. Discussion on his intention to put up a building to raise veal on his property at 7384 Mill Road. The building would be 40' x 140', fully enclosed, concreted, and insulated at a cost of about $100,000.00. Liquid manure would be put into a pit and eventually pumped out. He was unsure how dead animals would be disposed of. There would be 212 head raised every 16 weeks. A forty foot trailer truck would do the hauling. Mr. Fruth is trying to buy more land to meet the 300 foot setback requirement. If he can't do that, he would like a variance. It was brought to his attention that money spent to apply for a variance is not refundable regardless of the outcome. It was also suggested to him to get the permission of surrounding property owners, check with the PCA and the Rice Creek Watershed District before applying for a variance. Appearance of Roy Mattson. Mr. Mattson wants to put an addition on to a building which he owns a portion of at 7129 - 20th Avenue North. Mr. Mattson was referred to the building inspector to check on the type of building he wants to put up. The Planning & Zoning Commission saw no problems at this point. The Clerk will have drainage easements of this property available for the building inspector. Discussion on property purchased by Becky & Lee Stevens located at the intersection of Mill Road and Main Street across from Trippel's Market. The legal description of the property that the survey shows is different than the one in our Council Meeting minutes of August 8, 1979, and Planning and Zoning meeting minutes of August 7, 1979. The Stevens need a variance from the City or a vacation of 8th Street to make the lot buildable. Motion by Buesseler, second by Murray to recommend to the City Council the vacation of 8th Street for the following reasons: 1. It does not appear to land lock any properties; 2. Development costs of the road would be high versus it's benefits; 3. The road crossing would impose significant environmental impacts. See pages 8, 9, & 24 of the Comprehensive Plan; 4. The vacation does not preclude any foreseeable development consistant with our zoning district; motion carried.