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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 10, 2024 5 | Page 2. Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Staff recommend the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Request to create the proposed Building Type Template 15a, with the edits as proposed by staff. 3. Zoning Compliance Permit. a. The applicant shall construct the proposed building and sales lot as per the plans submitted to the City on 07/23/2024 and reviewed with this application. i. The applicant shall revise their plans to address comments from the City Engineer dated 8/23/24, and comments from the watershed district. ii. The applicant shall revise their plans to meet the requirements and conditions of the Lot Line Adjustment between 3610 Highway 61 (Parcel ID 273022430031) & 3700 Highway 61 (Parcel ID 273022430019). b. The applicant may construct the proposed fencing shown on the site plan, with said fencing meeting the requirements of Section 16.13. and Building Type Template 15a. c. The applicant must dim sales lot and parking lot lighting to __% illuminance between the hours of 10pm and 6am. d. The applicant shall adhere to all applicable local, State, or Federal regulations. e. The applicant shall acquire any other applicable local, State, or Federal permits for this request. Commissioner Cummings introduced a motion to recommend approval of the lot line request to the City Council based on the recommended conditions by staff, seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried 3-.0 Commissioner Cummings introduced a motion to recommend approval of the zoning amendment request to the City Council based on the recommended conditions by staff, seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried 3-.0 Commissioner Cummings introduced a motion to recommend approval of the coning compliance request to the City Council based on the recommended conditions by staff and recommendation of Mr. Phillips, seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried 3-.0 New Business Ordinance No. 124B Hunting and Discharge of Weapons Graduate Community Planner CJ Sycks summarized the proposed changes to Ordinance No. 124B. The Commission requested archery turkey hunting be incorporated into the Hunting and Weapons Discharge Ordinance, No. 124B. Proposed changes were suggested for Section 4 of the ordinance to include language regarding turkey hunting and creating an item for archery deer hunting and archery turkey hunting within that section. The fee to be charged to archery turkey hunting was also discussed. Commission Chair Patrick felt that a $100.00 fee was too much for only being allowed to take one (1) turkey per MN hunting regulations. A $5.00 per hunter suggestion was made. The archery turkey hunting would follow the same city requirements as archery deer. Commission Chair Patrick also wanted to tighten up the language regarding the distance of the maximum shot to be taken. The current language is a little unclear and Commission Chair Patrick suggested language that would help make it clearer. Commissioner Cummings introduced a motion to recommend approval of the draft ordinance with the additional suggested changes to the City Council, seconded by Commissioner Pratt. Motion carried 3-0. Ordinance No. 48 Alarm Systems Graduate Community Planner CJ Sycks summarized the proposed changes to Ordinance No. 48. The City Council has tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing Ordinance No. 48 regarding Alarm Systems. Ord. No. 48 was adopted in August of 1987, and has not been amended since. The ordinance regulates the use of alarm systems, establishes user fees, and provides penalties for false alarms. The city of Gem Lake works with the city of White Bear Lake’s (WBL) Fire Department to respond to triggered fire alarms and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department to respond to burglary/robbery alarms. Proposed updates include changes to definitions, user fees, alarm report and enforcement and penalties. Ms. Sycks shared what some