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City of .Gem Lake Planning. Commission Meeting .Minutes Tuesday; May 7, 2019, 7:00 p:m., Heritage. Hall,:4200 Otter Lake. Road Call to order and Roll Call Commissioner Wippich called the meeting to order at 7.:05 p..m. Commissioner Pratt, Wipp. t h and. City Planner Tom Riedesel were present. Also attending: Laurel.Amlee, Don: Cummings and Steve Sabraski, Landform, representing The Luther Company, LLLP. Approval. of .Agenda Commissioner Pratt made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Wippich, motion passed. Approval of Minutes Corrniissioner. Pratt.made. a motion to approve the minutes from March.5, 2019;. seconded by Commissioner Mppich, rn.otionpassesr minutes approved. Public Hearing- Reauest from The Luther Grouv. LLLP. to construct a Cadillac Dealership on the property located at 3515 Highway 61, Gem Lake. Public hearing was opened at 7:1.0 p.m. Steve Sabraski, Landform, gave an overview of the proposed project. 2/3's of the project. will be in Vadnais Heights, 1/3 in Gem Lake.. 149 Cars would be parked .on. the Gen Lake property, The Luther.. Group; LLLP, closed on the Oswald. property within the last two weeks and the proposal for the Vadnais. Heights piece of this. project is being proposed at Vadnais Heights this evening. The Luther Group is requesting a ten foot side yard setback variance, platting of t11e property acid a conditional use permit. Most of the underwater water rendition project is located with Vadnais Heights. The public water main would be coming from Vad.nais Heights, site lighting will be LED, will check with Cadillac about their lighting..specs. Would like to remove the storm. water maintenance condition of approval, most of the storm water is located. Vvi:thin Va.dnais .Heights. Temporary access/ should be: part .of.a. larger study, and. not part of this project.. Noted that no parking will be allowed in front of the building, parking for customers will be. on the. side. City Planner, Tom I2iedesel. The City of Gem Lake recently made a change to their lard use. ordinance to allow a car dealership within Gem Lake,. abutting property shall not be separated by a. railroad. or a public right-of-way. The cul-de-sac proposed would. be temporary; 116 proposal until the adjacent properties.rtre sold. Approval. the ten. foot. side yard setback variance; approval a plat su.bdividing.th.e property and approve. the CUP. Don Cummings, XX Summit Farm Lane, municipalities are zlow looking at lighting and..how. .it affects light pollution, the city.has`an.opp.ortunity. to set an example of good lighting, modify the na ture of the bul..bs and use a warn-i LED, a loco temp LED. City of Gem Lake PIan«izig Corn Missioii Meeting Minutes May7, 20.19