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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Page 7 Ms. Bloom advised that she would prepare a brief feasibility study on existing traffic on Rose Place and Oakcrest; and would provide additional information for the Planning Commission. Ms. Bloom noted that next Tuesday, August 6, 2007, was Neighborhood Night Out and would provide a great opportunity for discussion among neighbors. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried. MOTION Member Doherty moved, seconded by Member Gasongo, to direct staff to extend the sixty-day review deadline for Planning File 07-045; and further directed staff to provide additional technical review and research for consumption by residents and the Planning Commission in their decision-making. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried. b. PLANNING FILE 07-042 Request by Mark Theobald for an INTERIM USE PERMIT (IUP) to allow an indoor baseball/softball training facility in an existing industrial space at 2581 Fairview Avenue. Vice Chair Doherty opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 07-042. City Planner Thomas Paschke reviewed the request of Mr. Theobald (in cooperation with ERP Minnesota Portfolio, LLC, property owner) to allow establishment of a temporary training and instructional facility in an available tenant space at 2579 – 2605 Fairview Avenue. Mr. Paschke advised that the interior would be improved to include artificial turf and moveable nets to support up to three (3) batting cages, with most of the training and instruction would occur during off-peak business hours or from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. Staff recommended APPROVAL of the request for an INTERIM USE PERMIT; based on the comments and findings of Section 5, and the conditions of Section 6 of the project report dated August 1, 2007. Discussion included the standard timeframe allowed for Interim Use Permits (five year increments), and reapplication after that term allowing staff to work through issues and modify texts as applicable; uniqueness of this site with an existing lease agreement and specific uses allowable and the low-impact nature of this proposed use. Further discussion ensued regarding language interpretation on staff recommendations and conditions detailed in Section 6.1.b of the staff report. Commissioner Wozniak questioned whether there were any zoning classifications or Interim Use Permit tools available to impost handicapped accessibility for the use. Commissioner Wozniak observed, from his site visit, that there was no apparent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access from the north side. Commissioner Martinson questioned whether similar accommodations were given to the Clean Air Act. Mr. Paschke advised that such accommodation would be activated upon the building permit application and process, and that such provisions would be required once improvements were undertaken within the structure, in accordance with International Building Code requirements, but would not be a part of the IUP land use consideration unless conditioned by the Commission. Commissioner Wozniak expressed his support for conditioning this IUP accordingly, since the former warehouse use on the site was designed for different tenants in different areas.