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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting —June 12021 Meeting Minutes Planning Comrnissiofier.Chairman Don Cummingscalled the virtual meeting to order at 7;05 p.m.. Commission Members Stephanie Farrell, Joshua Patrick, Art Pratt and Derek Wippich:were**sent.Also present: Planning and Zoning Toro Riedesel, City Attorney Patrick Kelly, Mayor Gretchen Artig- Swomley, and residents Daniel Meysembourg, Ben Johnson, Jim Lindner, lssaoNelson, Harry Groves, Hazel White, Cindy Scruggs, -Bob Scruggs, Carol Schacht. ARRroval of Minutes Pratt Introduced a motion to approve the minutes of the May 4 PlanningCbm fiission Meeting. Wippich seconded themoti.on. All in favor, motion approved. Cummings informed those in attendance that three public hearings would be held. in succession, and that the gublic 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 Pertnit for an S' fence: on the applicartt's.property,.The other. two matters would be discussed; due to the intertwined nature of the: issues at hand; Cummings pointed -out -that each of the three topics had °been-piroperly noticed in the White Sear Press and that neighbors within350 feet of the property in giiestioti had been sent a. letter about tht 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 Dan Meysembourg to begin an organic truck farm on his property at 4144 Scheuneman Road. After a careful look at the various applicable cirdinances for this type of use, he.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-CoiisoliddW-Land Use Ordinance 131. Pratt seconded -the. motion. All 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, he felt it was.& good idea to discuss the possible need for future.amendments as it regards truck farin'sng. Sinee it,was determined that this use was: permitted is this. zone, the commission felt no particular action was needed at this time. Wippich suggested that the.coRtmission look at the possible need to place language in the ordinance section pertaining:to:maximum percentage of a property that could be under cultivation for purposes of truck firm. -Another suggestion was that -truck farming be specifically limited to certain zones in the city eirto*property*of a certain defined size, such as a minimum of one acre, Wippich motion.to close the public hearing on this matter. Patrick seconded the..motion. All in favor, motion carried. Conditional Use Permit at 4144 Scheuneman Road to Permit an 8 foot Fence for Urban Gardening City of -Gem Lake City Coonpil Megtidg Minutes June 1, 2021. 111, a K