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Planning Commission Regular Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Boerigter called to order the regular meeting of the Planning Commission meeting at 2 approximately 6:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Planning Commission. 3 2. Roll Call & Introduction 4 At the request of Chair Boerigter, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair Daniel Boerigter; and Members Gerald (Jim) Olsen; Shannon 6 Cunningham; Michael Boguszewski; John Gisselquist; with Member 7 Peter Strohmeier arriving at approximately 7:40 p.m. 8 Members Excused: Member Jeff Lester (recently resigned, no longer a Roseville resident) 9 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd 10 3. Review of Minutes 11 December 5, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes 12 MOTION 13 Member Boerigter moved, seconded by Member Cunningham to approve December 5, 14 2012, meeting minutes as presented. 15 Ayes: 5 16 Nays: 0 17 Motion carried. 18 4. Communications and Recognitions 19 a. From the Public (Public Comment on items not on the agenda) 20 No one appeared to speak at this time. 21 b. From the Commission or Staff 22 None. 23 5. Public Hearing 24 Chair Boerigter reviewed the protocol for Public Hearings and subsequent process. 25 PLANNING FILE 13-001 26 Request by HostasDirect for approval of a commercial greenhouse as an INTERIM USE at 27 691 Larpenteur Avenue 28 Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing for File 13-001 at approximately 6:35 p.m. 29 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd briefly reviewed the request of HostasDirect at 691 Larpenteur 30 Avenue. Mr. Lloyd noted that historically, this parcel was previously used as a commercial 31 greenhouse/retail business space established prior to the adoption of the Roseville original 32 zoning code, and had continued to operate at this location until relocating to a larger site in 2004. 33 Mr. Lloyd noted that preparations had begun in October of 2012 to reconstitute this site as in the 34 past; however, those preparations had been suspended once the applicant had become aware of 35 the new zoning code provisions and application process required to seek an INTERIM USE for 36 this site. Mr. Lloyd noted that Section 5 of the staff report was more applicable to the original site 37 plan, rather than those revised plans submitted by the applicant addressing neighborhood 38 concerns following expressed at a Neighborhood Open House held on December 4, 2012. Mr. 39 Lloyd advised that the applicant had already taken measures to address public concerns about 40 neighborhood aesthetics by minimizing any impacts from this commercial use since the original 41 site plan submission. 42 Mr. Lloyd reviewed the INTERIM USE process and adherence to original issuing conditions; with 43 staff recommending approval of the propose INTERIM USE as conditioned and detailed in the 44