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City of Gem Lake Planning; Commission Meeting - June 1.2021 Meeting Minutes Planning Commissioner Chairman Don Cummings called tlievirtuat.meetingto order at 7:0 p.m, Commission Members Stephanie Rarrell,.:loshua..Patrick, Art Pratt and. Derek Wippich were present. Also present: Planning and Zoning Tom Riedesel, City Attorney Patrick Kelly, Mayor Gretchen Artig- Swomley, and residents Daniel Meysembourg,.Ben Johnson, Jim Lindner, Issac Nelson,Harry Groves, Hazel White, Cindy Scruggs, Bob Scruggs, Carol. Schacht. Approval of Minutes Pratt. introduced a motion to approve the minutes of the May 4 Planning Commission Meeting. Wippich seconded the motion.. All in. favor,:motion:approved. New Business Cummings informed those in attendance that three public hearings would be held in succession, and that the,. Public would have a chance to provide input on all three subjects. He stressed that there was only one application on the table that. required action that being the matter -of a Conditional Use Permit for an 8' fence on the applicant's property.. The other two matters would .be discussed, due to the intertwined: nature ofthe .issues athand. Cummings pointed out that each of the three topics had been properly noticed. in the White Bear. Press and that neighbors within 354 feet of the property in question had been. sent a letter about the: public. hearings. ■ Amendment to the Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Number'131, RS Zone District Tom Riedesel reviewed a report on the request by Daft Meysembourg to begin an organic truck farm on his property at4144 Scheuneman.RQad. After a careful look at the various applicable ordinances for this type. of use, lie determined that the use was.permitted; although the lot. was only .44 acres in size. Wippich introduced a motion to open the public. hearing on the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance 131. Pratt seconded the motion..AlI in favor, motion approved. Cummings stressed that no application for variance, amendment or'CUP.regarding this..ordinance had been received - Due to the interconnected; nature of the farming request, lie felt it was a good idea to discuss the possible need for future. amendments as .it regards truck farming. Since it. was. determined that. this use. was permitted in this,zone, the commission. felt no particular: action was needed at this time: Wippich suggested: that the commnissionlook at the possible need to place language: in the ordinance section pertaining to makimurn percentage of a property that could be under cultivation far purposes of a truck farm. Another suggestion was that truck farming be specifically limited to certain zones in the .city or to property of a.certain defined size, such as.a minimum.o.f one acre: Wippich motionto close the public hearing. on this matter. Patrick seconded. the .motion, All in favor, motion carried. ot Conditional Use Permit. at 4144 Seheuneman Road to Permit an 8.foot fence for Urban Gardening City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes June 1; 2.021 1lp.age.