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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 02, 2012 Page 2 Discussion among Commissioners and staff included clarification that the Easement 42 Vacation was reviewed and recommended by Public Works and Zoning Departments, 43 and would facilitate the Building Permit process to proceed; rationale in retaining a 44 portion of the easement (northern 5’) at this time, since that property owner had not 45 requested its vacation and was subject to a $300 application fee to process; typical 46 dedication of easements to adjacent parcels; and comments fielded by staff from 47 adjacent property owners within the legal notice area. 48 Mr. Lloyd advised that most of the calls had been for clarification of the easement and 49 requested vacation, with the majority not even aware of the existence of the easement; 50 and upon understanding that there would be no assessment to them for any future sewer 51 work, no one had any further issues. 52 City Planner Paschke concurred, noting that upon receipt of the post card notice, most 53 had been unaware of the easement of that there was an unimproved road right-of-way 54 existing in their neighborhood; and that staff had basically responded to inquiries from an 55 educational process perspective. 56 Applicant, Kevin Miller, 1770 Chatsworth Street 57 The applicant was in the audience and advised (off-microphone) that he had nothing to 58 add to staff’s report; and would also have no objection to his adjacent neighbor receiving 59 a benefit from his personal application. 60 Chair Boerigter closed the Public Hearing at approximately 6:54 p.m., with no one 61 appearing for or against. 62 Deliberation 63 At the request of Member Strohmeier, Mr. Lloyd explained the State Law provisions for 64 process these vacation requests through the Planning Commission, rather than through 65 the City’s Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission. 66 MOTION 67 Member Gisselquist moved, seconded by Member Boguszewski to recommend to 68 the City Council APPROVAL OF THE VACATION of the southern five feet (5’) of the 69 sewer easement at 1770 Chatsworth Street; based on the comments and findings 70 of Sections 4-6 and the recommendations of Section 7 of the staff report dated May 71 2, 2012. 72 Ayes: 7 73 Nays: 0 74 Motion carried. 75 Staff advised that anticipated City Council action was scheduled for May 21, 2012. 76 b. PLANNING FILE 12-006 77 Request by Minnehaha Transportation, Inc. for approval of outdoor storage of bus 78 fleet vehicles as a CONDITIONAL USE at 2507 Walnut Street 79 Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing for File 12-007 at approximately 6:56 p.m. 80 Associate Planner Lloyd briefly summarized the request to operate a school bus dispatch 81 and maintenance facility if OUTDOOR STORAGE of the bus fleet is approved as a 82 CONDITIONAL USE. Mr. Lloyd displayed the aerial photo of the site that had been 83 inadvertently omitted in the staff report. 84 Mr. Lloyd advised that the property had an existing, non-conforming use (outside storage 85 of trailers) having gone through various iterations of approval in the past; however, there 86 was nothing making today’s use conforming and this would fall under the category of 87 another non-conforming use, specific to the outdoor storage and need to install screened 88 fencing around that outdoor storage area or perimeter, since the existing fence was an 89 existing, non-conformity yet to be addressed after the potential use approved as a 90 Conditional Use. Mr. Lloyd advised that staff and the applicant would determine a 91