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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, January 2, 2013 Page 3 Recess 98 Chair Boerigter recessed the meeting at approximately 7:21 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 7:24 99 p.m. 100 Discussion and clarification items among commissioners and Mr. Carlson included clarification 101 that Mr. Carlson would be leasing land from Mr. Linder for his business; timing of this application 102 related to the growing season, with Mr. Carlson confirming that this application process had put 103 them three (3) weeks late for the season, with plant scheduled to arrive the first week of April, and 104 grown for two (2) weeks before packaging and shipping, with the Farmers Annex sales starting 105 the last weekend in April; staff’s rational for recommending a three (3) year Interim Use to allow 106 the applicant to find a more suitable location or pursue a rezoning application process; on-site 107 employees of 2-5 per week, with the remaining employees doing customer service and marketing 108 online from their residences or dorm rooms for students. 109 Further discussion included Mr. Carlson’s interpretation of property owners attending the Open 110 House versus those attending that were immediately adjacent to the site who were all adamantly 111 opposed to the use; correspondence included in the packet from neighbors voicing their 112 concerns; how those concerns relate to a previous retail use of the site by the firm Landscape 113 Alternatives with lots of traffic, noise and use of neighboring driveways that will not apply to this 114 quieter use as an internet market business; and parking of employee vehicles on the street 115 versus on the parcel due to access. 116 Public Comment 117 In addition to written comments received and included in the staff report, both in support of and in 118 opposition to, the proposed Interim Use, written comments in opposition from Simone Vuong and 119 Bee Cha, 1708 Saint Albans Street N were provided as a bench handout at tonight’s meeting. 120 Pete Zeller, 1773 Alameda Street 121 Mr. Zeller advised that he had received the mailed Public Hearing notice, and as a Roseville 122 resident for over twenty-two (22) years, he was supportive of this use, and opined that it was a 123 good use of the property, preferred to a higher density development going in on Saint Albans. 124 Kathy Marko, 1706 N Saint Albans Street 125 Ms. Marko noted that her family had lived at their address since 1976, and she had lived there 126 since 1998; and addressed those issues when Landscape Alternatives had been using the site, 127 which were not good. Ms. Marko recognized that this was proposed as a different use; however, 128 she expressed concern with parking on both sides of Saint Albans, leaving little room for other 129 vehicles to proceed through the neighborhood. Ms. Marko questioned safety issues with backing 130 out of private driveways with additional truck traffic on the street; and why the business couldn’t 131 use Larpenteur Avenue for accessing the site, rather than the east entry on Saint Albans. 132 Tom Bartell (1706 N St. Albans Street) 133 Mr. Bartell took issue with several items in Mr. Carlson’s presentation and pictures, including junk 134 and boats located on the parcel; and the hoop greenhouse still in place. Mr. Bartell reviewed the 135 Linder Family property and Henry Linder’s inheritance of the property, seeking to make money on 136 the parcel, not caring about the neighborhood or actual use. Mr. Bartell opined that the parcel had 137 not been used for a greenhouse operation for some time before the actual dates previously given 138 by staff; and cited other issues from lengthy garage sales; parking in front of neighboring 139 mailboxes; and property values decreasing, based on opinions from realtors. Mr. Bartell also took 140 issue with the lack of completion of the fence painting started two (2) years ago and remaining 141 unfinished at this time; and supported parking and access off Larpenteur Avenue versus Saint 142 Albans. Mr. Bartell invited commissioners to view the applicant parcel from their front window for 143 a more realistic perspective. 144 Ms. Marko noted that this project had started with no permits or other process, and that even 145 though the applicant advised neighbors that they would immediately remove the hoop 146 greenhouse structure, it remained. 147