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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 8, 2025 1 <br />City of Gem Lake <br />Planning Commission Meeting – July 8, 2025 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Planning Commission Chairman Don Cummings called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Commission Members Art <br />Pratt and Derek Wippich were present. Not present were Commission Members Stephanie Farrell and Laurel Amlee. <br />Also present was City Planner CJ Sycks and intern Sarah Scott from TKDA and Commission Member Alternate <br />Brad Naylor and Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence. <br /> <br />July 8, 2025 <br />A motion was introduced by Commission Chair Cummings to accept the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Pratt. <br />Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />A motion was introduced by Commissioner Pratt to approve the June 10, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting <br />minutes, seconded by Commission Chair Cummings. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />Public Hearings <br />None <br /> <br />Commission Chair Cummings wanted the first conversation to be about the meeting schedule. The agenda is being <br />shifted slightly to accommodate that. <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br /> Meeting Schedule Discussion <br />Commission Chair Cummings discussed the reason for changing the Planning Commission meetings to the <br />second Tuesday of every month, which was because the previous City Planners only had availability to <br />attend meetings on that night. The new City Planner, CJ Sycks, has more availability allowing the <br />Commission to return to its first Tuesday of each month if it feels that it works better for the commission <br />members. Commission Chair Cummings would also like to advertise in the next Newsletter that the <br />Commission is looking for more volunteers to fill upcoming vacancies. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pratt introduced a motion to change the meeting schedule for the Planning Commission <br />beginning with the 4th quarter of 2025 back to the first Tuesday of every month, seconded by <br />Commissioner Wippich. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />Old Business <br /> <br /> Ordinance No. 131, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, and 16 Proposed Amendments <br />City Planner CJ Sycks summarized the proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 131. Amendments were <br />made to provide clarity on permitting within each zoning district. This includes updated formatting, <br />language, and division of sections, as well as the minor changes of writing conventions. In addition to the <br />written explanation of permitting within each zoning district, a “table of uses” was proposed to provide a <br />clear and quick reference guide for users of Ordinance No. 131. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the proposed amendments and asked CJ to make a couple extra <br />additional amendments. These changes will be reviewed at the next Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 131 Appendix A Definition Updates <br />City Planner CJ Sycks summarized the added and changed definitions in Appendix A. The Planning <br />Commission reviewed these changes and were ok with the updates. These changes will continue to be <br />discussed at the next Planning Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Commission Chair Cummings suggested that the August meeting be cancelled to give the City Planner <br />some more time to implement all the suggested changes from the Commission and to go over them again at