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Toro RiedeseI reviewed the applications, which pertained to.a request for an. 8-foot fence::around large garden areas. He.painted out several issues as follows: The standard fence ordinance in. Gein Lake limits fence height to b feet, rather- than 8; The homeowner wishes.to:plant produce gardens up.to.the.fence line, rather than the 2.5-foot set back required by the agricultural ordinance anal for fenced in garden areas. 8 foot. fences:are allowed by Conditional Use Permits for truck. far purposes, as long as all other conditions of the ordinance are met. Wippich introduced:a motion to open the public hearing on the matter of a. CUP for an 8-foot fence:on the applicant's property for purposes of protecting crops from deer and other animals. Pratt seconded the motion. All in favor, motion approved. The Commission discussed the. proposed project at length,. including. a. short presentation from homeowner 1vleysernhourg.. Several. neighbors spoke up in support of Meyseriboilrg's organic farm concept.they included Bob and Cindy Scruggs. They stated that the applicant. had . discussed .his plans With. them in detail and they were comfortablewith the-.8 feet fence. The applicant stated that the fence was largely see4hrough. Pratt pointed out. that the ordinance had language. pertaining to a requirement for fencing that was 80°% open: Lindner asked the Applicant to clarify exactly where the fencing would be placed. Meysembourg provided a document showing:the: fencing. plan and answered several questions. Schacht asked the Commission to define the term "truck farming," According to Webster's Dictionary, the term was determined to mean an operation that grew vegetables for sale. Wippich motioned to close the. hearing. Farrell:seconded.the. motion. All in. favor, motion approved. Pratt. introduced a motion that the Planning Commission recommend to. the Gem Lake City Councilapproval of an application fora CLIP for an 8-foot fenee:for truck farming purposes an the property awned by Dan Meysembourg, as long as the fencing was 80% open and'that. all .other conditions of the ordinance were met, Wippich seconded the motion. All in favor, motion approved. ■ Variance at 4144 Scheunemn Road to allow reduced setback for garden fencing reg uirements Cummings introduced the subject by stressing that no variance. application had been received .for the setback issue, as of yet. Therefore, today's discussion would be aimed atgatheriing feedback and ideas. Farrell. introduced a motion to: open the public.. hearing. Patrick seconded the motion: A11 in favor, .motion carried. There was a lengthy discussion on the matter of setbacks for garden fences. The current code requires for a 25 foot set back from property lines for an 8 foot garden fence. Due: to the small size of the. property Me ysernbo.urg felt this. would place.asignificant: hardship: on his organic garden concept by drastically reducing the area of potential cultivation. Pratt said he was not is favor of doing.a city-wide change in the entire ordinance to eliminate the.setback requirement; suggesting instead that a. more strategic look at various zone districts might be a better .approach. Another idea. was to treat. this as a potential. variance based on the uniqueness. of the .property. ❑+Iippich suggested taking a look at permitted uses :in each zone so tiny tots would not ..be used for truck farming in the future. City of Gem Lake .City Council Meeting Minutes June 1, 1023 2 ] P a. g c