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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting-- QctO.ber 10, 2023 Meeting Minutes. Planning Commission Chair Joshua.Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:00.p.m.: Commission Members Art Pratt, Derek W ippich and Doti :Cummings.were present. Not presenl:was Stephanie Farrell. Also present: City Planner Evan Monson, City Attorney Kevin Beck, Acting City. Clerk.Melissa Lawrence, Barnett Companies General Manager Jack. Mayeron,. Barnett Companies -Owner and President Bruce Baratett,.Ba.rnett Kia General. Manager. Michael. Barnett, Architectural Consortium Architect Elliot Sten. de1, Elan. Lab. CiyiI Engineer Steve Johnston, Stinson LLP Attorney Steve Mayeron,. and.residents Rick Bosak, Paul Emeolt and Nikki and Ted Pax. October I0, 2023 A motion. was made by Commissioner Pratt. to accept the agenda; seconded by Commissioner Wip0ich. Voice vote taken, all voted:. yes, motion passes, agenda. accepted. Minutes. A motion .was made by Commissioner Pratt to approve the. August 9, 2023, Planning Commission Meeting minutes; seconded by Commissioner Wippich. Voice vote taken, alI voted yes, motion passes; minutes are approved. .Public Ilearin2s Interim Use Permit First Vear.Review f6r Goats at 3944 Seheuneman Road City Planner Evan .Monson. summarized the request; The.applicants proposed having..goats on their property last year; and. to use an existing barn .located on their property. The City reviewed their request and. approved two goats .on the property through an interim use permit (IUP.). Said IUP would run for one year and would have to be renewed. The one-year period was chosen to allow the City to see if issues would arise with the proposed use, as loan animals: are not a common .occurrence in the city nowadays. The Planning Commission reviewed and recommended. approval at the September.2022. Planning Commission meeting;. acid the City Council approved th6 requ8t per.the cominissi0n's. recommendation .at their September 20, :2022, meeting. The applicant has submitted all application to. renew their f.UP for two goats on their property; with an. added request to allow two additional. goats an the property fo.r a:totaf of four goats. The city's Consolidated .Land Use Ordinance. permits both Housing of farm animals .and agricultural structures for housing of farm animalsthrougheither a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), or an Interiin Use Permit ([UP). Conditions of approvalcan be added to both types of permits;: an [UP can also have an end date for the -use, in which the.applicant Would have to reapply to continue. -the interim use. the applicant are proposing to continue using an existing barn on. the site to house two goats, and would like to house. two additional goats as well. A. fenced :in area for the goats of :82 feet by.] 03':feet (9,446 SF) was installed east of the barn. The existing barn is approximately 430 SF in size, and was previously used Linder previorrs.owners for housing farm anirnals.(horses)'as well. The applicant also has somechickens on the property, chickehs and fow1.are regulated by Ordinance #141: The Consolidated Land Use ordinance outlines What uses are permitted in each zoning district: Section 7.3.1 notes that a CUP :or IUP can be issued for "the harboring and housing of agricultural animals on lots: greater than one (1.4)'acre". The applicant's property is over the one acre in size, so this requirement is met. Section 7.313 notes that agricultural structures are. able to be permitted to house farin.animals; such as. goats. The site already has .an existing barn that was previously used fin rhousing farm animals: The barn 'd6cs.not conform to the agricultural buildiiig,setback of100 feet. from property lines or neighboring dwellings, as required in 7..3.3(13),:so iti" nonconforming. While the:structure can continue.as a nonconformi ng agricultural structure, it would not be.. able to. expand in.size. The.IUP last year permitted the barn can be used to house goats but could not be enlarged due to:its nonconforming status. City of Gen LakelP16ning Commission Meelingtbtinules bdoher 10 20z3