HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021 06-01 PC PACKETCity of Gem Lake, Minnesota
Planning. Commission Meeting, June 1., 2021
Call to Order of Planning.Cornmiission Meeting
By Chair Don..Cummings at 7:_p.m.
Call of Roil
Don Cummings Stepha.n.ie Farrell Joshua Patrick Art Pratt.. Derek Wippich .
Acknowledge citizens or staff attending. virtually
Public Hearings
1. Amendment to the Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No, 1311 RS zone district,
allowing commercial urban farming.
2. Conditional.Use Permit at 4144 Scheuneman Road to permit an 8ft fence height for -an urban
€arm.
3. Variance at 4144. Sche.uneman Road to allow a reduced setback for garden fencing
requirements.
New Business
• Review of staff progress o.n the City of Gem...Lake Home occupation regulations
recornmendations—Tom Riedese1.
• Discussion, Next Steps, Public Hearing in July — Planning Commission
■ Reviewnf items expected.for review in upcoming meetings
o CUP Process
o Update of Permitted Uses in the.Gateway District
o. Update on the.current state of the Comprehensive. Plan
• Other open items from Commissioners or Council representatives
• Workshop with City Council -- Monday, June 14, 2.021 -- CANCELED
• Next City. Council Meeting, Tuesday June 15, 2021
Adjournment —The meeting adjourned at
City of Gem Lake
Planning Commission Meeting -- May 4 2021
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commissioner Chairman Don Cummings tailed the virtual meeting to order at 7105 p.m.
Commission Member Stephanie Farrell, Joshua Patrick and Art Pratt were present. Derrick. Wippich was
unable to attend. Also present: Planning and Zoning Tom Riedesel, City Attorney Patrick Kelly, Mayor
Gretchen Artig-5womley, Paul Emeott, Rick Bosak and Daniel Maysembourg:
New Business
■ Review of City of _Gem Lake Home Occupation Ordinance
Tom Riedesel reviewed a report on Home Occupation Ordinances from Gen! Lake and surrounding cities.
He discussed. some changes in language that were proposed at the April Planning Commission Meeting.
The commission discussed these changes and brought up additional. edits that might. be incorporated into
Gem Lake's ordinance, such as language pertaining to electric usage.
Patrick felt one. great way to insure that home businesses did not affect neighbors or residential
neighborhoods was to ban all activities that would requirea license from the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA).
In general, the Planning Commission felt the ordinance was in pretty good shape, and has kept up with the
trend towards virtual workplaces, brought on by the pandemic. The group asked Riedesel to prepare
specific language that would. cover proposed changes so these items could. be. discussed at the next
meeting.
Review and Discussion Pertaining to Conditional Use Application from Dan Maysembourg
Toni Riedesel reviewed the application, which pertained to a request for an 8-foot fence around large
.garden areas. He pointed out several issues with the.project as a whole, as follows:.
The lot in question is..44 acres, rather than the one -acre requirement for this type of
commercial farm the Homeowner is proposing;
• The.fence ordinance in Gem Lake limits fence height to 6 feet; rather than 8;.
The homeowner wishes to plant produce gardens up to the fence line, rather than the 25-foot
set back required by the agricultural ordinance and for fenced in. garden areas.
The Commission discussed the. proposed project at: Iength, including a short presentation from
homeowner Maysembourg. Pratt felt the issue of whether this was a permitted use for the property
should be dealt. with first: Emeott"expressed. concern about changing set backs for one neighbor, due to
the concern that all neighbors in the area would want the same treatment:
Other Open_ Items_ from Commissioners or Guests
Cummings. reminded those present that city meetings from May 18 on are set to be. live and in -person
events. at. Heritage Hall,
Nei# MeetingslWorkshop
Workshop, Monday May 10, 2021., (Virtual Meeting on Gem Lake'.s Deer Hunting Ordinanace) City Council
Meeting, May 18 (At Heritage Hall), Planning Commission Meeting, June 1 at Heritage Hall,
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