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City4f Gem Lake Planning Comtiftlori Meeting —..Muth 8,202.2 Meeting Minutes Planning Commissioner Chairman Don Cummings called the.: meeting to order at 7:00•p.m:. trommission.Members Stephanie Farrell; -Art Pratt and Joshua Patrick were present. Derrick W ppich was absedt Also present: Planning and Zoning Director Evan Morison, City Attorney. Patrick Kelly, Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley, .Steve Sabraski of LandForm Companyy and residents Brent and Emily Messing. March S. 2022 Agenda Patrickintroduced. a motion to approve the agenda for today's meeting. Farrell seconded the motion: Allan favor, motion carried. Minutes. Pratt introduced it motion to appioVelhe.mintites of the:January 11, 2022.Planning Commission Meeting. Patrick seconded the motion: Three iir-favor, Farrell abstained -due to notbeing:present at this meeting.. Motion carried.. Public Hearin Conditional: Use Permit for a Detached Garage Structure at 3984 Scheuneman Road Monson reviewed: a report on the request by Brent and 8mily Messing build.a large, detached garage on their property. He stated that the structure.complied with setback'and height requirements.for this type of building. However, the building would have a 1900 square footpriirt,•with a 600 square foot polch area, considerably larger than -the 10,00:square foot structure allowed_ withouts CUP:He.pointed out that;tho structure .would be situated: in a. manner that presented few or no visual issues with neighbors and. was nearly .i.dentical to a structure on the. property next door. Monson detailed three other garages in -the city that had.been approved. in. the last few years with footprints larger than 1.00..0 square feet, and similar:circumstance$. He.then detailed a Wt.9f-conditions.that could be �n .placed on approval for this. structure and other. options the Planning Commission had.in dealing with this request; such as denying it, •Cummings.introdueed a motion to olibn a'public hesiing.on this matter at 7:09 pain.. Pratt seconded the motion. All in favor, motion carried. Cummings pointed outthat the public hearing had been properly noticed :in the White. Bear Press. He then asked.for public comment.on,the request. Arent Messing,:the applicantprovided more information on his intended use for the building. He,said.it would function as. a home ofiiMdue, to his job being primarily remote working conditions. He also planned.to use the structure for storage. He said he.would not be using the:building for an additional residence on the property, or as a rental unit. Overtime: he pleahed to .use similar siding on another nearby garage structure: to add to the visual appeal. He had *no plans. at present to bring a driveway up to the structure. Patrick introduced a motion to close. the public hearing at 7:22.p.m. Pratt seconded the.:motion. Allan flavor, motion carried. The Planning Commission then discussed the CUP request. Pratt felt the impact of this structure would beminimal due to proper height,.setbacks, and the fact that a.similar. structure existed next door. Patrick commented on the.fact that neighbors had no objections to the, project. Pratt introduced a miotion to recommend approval of the CUP request with 5-of-the 6`conditions suggested by Evah M.onson..93 .of.the Monson suggestions would beeliminated in favor of a statement about permitted uses fortlte. garage. The: motion was :seconded by Patrick. All in favor, motion carried. Here are .die recommended conditions for the CUP: The applicant. is permitted to build. the proposed detached accessory structure according. to the plans submitted to the city and. rev.iewed.with this. request. City bf Goan Lake Planning Commissfon Meeting Minutes March 9,:2022 .1 11> a g e