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City of Gem. Take Planning Commission Meeting —March 8, 2022 Meeting: Minutes Planning Commissioner Chairman Don Cummings called the meeting to order at7:60 p:m..Comntiss.ion Members Stephanie Farrell, Art Prattand. Patrick were. present. Derrick. Wippich was.absent. Also present,. Planning and. .Zoning Director Evan Monson, City Attorney Patrick KeIIy, Mayor Gretchen Artig-8wonil ey,.Steve 8abraski of LandForm Company and residents Brent and Emily Messing. March 8i 2022 Agenda Patrick introduced a motion to approve the agenda for today.'s meeting. Farrel secon idd. the motion, Ail in favor, motion carried. Minutes Pratt introduced a motion to approve the minutes. of the January 11, 2022 Planning Commission Mccting. Patrick seconded the motion. Three in favor, Farrell abstained .due. to not being present at this meeting. Motion carried. Public HearIne Conditional Use Permit for a Detached Garage Structure at 3984 Scheunernan Road Monson.reviewed a report: on the request by Brent.and Emily Messing build a.large, detached garage on their property. He.stated that the structure compIied. with. setback and height requirenten s .[or this.tYFe of building. However, :the building would have.a 1900 square footprint, with a 600 square foot porch area, .considerably larger than the 1000 square foot structure allowed without a CUP. He pointed out that the structure would be situated in a nnanner that presented few or no visual issues with .neighbors and was nearly identical to a structure oil the property next door: Monson detailed three other garages in the city that had been approved in the Iasi few years. with footprints larger than 1000 square feet; and similarcircumstances. He then. detailed a Iist:of.conditions that could be placed.on approval. for this. structure. and other Options the Planning Conimissi.on had in dealing with this request, such as denying it. Cummings introduced a motion to..open a.p.ublic hearing on. this matter at 7.00. p.m. Pratt seconded the ntotioit. .AII in favor, motion carried. Cummings pointed out that the public hearing had been properly noticed in the White .Bear.Press. He then asked for public.cornment on the request, Brent Messing, the applicant provided more information. on his intended use' For the building. He. said it would function as a home office„due to his jab be.irig:primarily remote working conditions. He also planned .to use the structure. for storage.. He said he would not be. using:the. building for an additional residence on the property, or as a rental unit.. fiver time he plamied to. use. similar siding an another nearby. garage structure.to add to the visual appeal. He had no plans at present to bring a' driveway up to the structure. Patrick introduced a motion to close the ptibIic hearing at 7;72.p.m. Pratt seconded the motion: A]I in favor, motion. carried. Tlie .PIaniting.Conimis.sion then. discussed the CUP request. Pratt.. fell the itrip act of this structure woiiId.beininimaI due to proper height,' setbacks, and. the, fact that a..sintitar structure existed next door. Patrick cornmentcd.on the: fact that neighbors had no objections to the' project. Pratt introduced a motion. to recommend approval of the COP request with 5. of the.6 conditions suggested by Evan Monson. 43 of the Monson suggestions would be ONininawd.in favor of a statement about permitted uses. for the garage: The motion was 'seconded by Patrick..AI1 1n favor, motion carried. Here are the recommended conditions for the CUP: i. The applicant is permitted to build the. proposed detached accessory structure according to the plans submitted.to the city and. reviewed with this request. City oFGemt Lake Planning Commission MecEing Minutes,jmardl 8, 2622 1 11 ::