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I The applicant is required to acquire abuilding permit from the city forthe proposed structure and to submit a grading and erosion control plati tb'eity staff for review prior to. issuance.of a building permit; so as to ensure drainage issues are mitigated. 3. The applicant would not be allowed to turn this structure. into a secondary -residence on the property and would icmbdel the. existing -nearby shed to match the sidittg.9f..the-new garage.wiihin-9pe year of garage completion, 4. Any connediotis'ofthe proposed. accessory structure-te. city utilities woulii.adhere to applicable city requirements. 5. The applicant is required to adhere to all applicable local, State or Federal regulations. 6. The applicant is required to acquire any other applicable local, State or Federalpermits for this:request: New Business Luther Cadillac Project Request and Anticipated R"pphcation An.application for a new car dealership.that spanned two cities (Oeih%Lake and Vadnais Heights) was approved. in 2019. Due to the pandernic and other factors, the project.had td be'put on hold f6r a period of time. Luther.Cadillac. now wishes to restart -:the project with:'slightly revised plans. The project involved a car dealership and large parking lot. The building would be -entirely -in Vadnais Heights. The..north end of the: parking lot.would be in Gem Lake. Revised plans were shownto:the.Planning Commission by Steve. Sabraski of Land.Form Company.; who is managing the construction planning: The -new plans.show.a-smaller sales building that is set back. further from Highway 61 and the access road: The parking. lot is essentially the same; although revisions allowed for the elimination of the retaining viall and tho.ihstallation of more landscape sereeningon the north end of the project. Commisaiori members asked several questions but generally regarded the plans as essentially the same as those approveii-three years ago for thatportion of the project that is in: Gem Lake. Sabraski added that. Vadttais Heights had already approved the revisions and that Luther was ready to startin March or whenever Gem Lake could - provide their dfftcial stamp of approval. He added that watershed. approval had already been obtained. The ' application will be sent into the city in the coming week. (t.wilI be. the subject of a publie*hWing on April t.2, with - council .discussion and potential approval on April 19.: 202b-Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan A final draft of the Gem. Lake Comprehensive Plan was.submitted to the 11+Ietropolitan.Council appMximaoely one year ago, following a.public. hearing. In December of 2021,.a letter was.received back1om the*Metropo,[itan Council:: asking for additional changes. The: consultant working on this project forthe-City, did Mt:feel the -changes were significant and could .be. completed fairly quickly. One .or two .of the requested.changes involved the City's engineering .firm. -SEH is currently seeking clarification from.* Metropolitan Council on one or two of the requests for revision.. Once the final version is re -submitted to the Metropolitan Council;.Artig-Swomleyand . Cummings discussed ]laving a joint informational meeting on the. plan. This informational meeting could be part of.the April or May City Couddil meeting. April is preferred if the timing can be managed. Artig=Swonnley said she would get in touoh -witli the; consultantwho helped write the plan and..soelfhe-is-aVailable.on April 1.9 Future Meetines City Council Meeting, April 12, 2= at Heritage.Hall. This meeting will include a public-heaft on.the Luther Cadillac�application: A419u'rnment Belitgthere-no fttrther.business, following a :motion from Patrick, seconded by Farrell; the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p:m. :RespectfWlys:tbmttted, Gretchen Artig SWmley Cityof Gein Lakc Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 8, 2022 211' a g L.