[3:34] The January 12th, 2026

[3:38] meeting of the Planning Commission of

[3:40] Canon Falls will come to order. Roll

[3:43] call.

[3:45] >> Johnson

[3:45] >> here.

[3:46] >> Well, excuse me, Diane Johnson.

[3:48] >> Yes. and Douglas

[3:49] >> here. Nats

[3:50] >> here.

[3:51] >> Chad Johnson,

[3:52] >> I'm here.

[3:52] >> Novak

[3:53] >> here.

[3:54] >> Okay, the agenda is before us. Um,

[3:58] motion to approve the agenda as

[4:00] presented.

[4:01] >> So moved.

[4:02] >> Motion by Nobach. Second by

[4:05] >> second.

[4:06] >> Not any further discussion.

[4:09] >> All in favor approving the agenda? I I

[4:12] >> nay.

[4:13] >> So moved. Approval of the minutes which

[4:16] you had in your packet.

[4:18] Hopefully everybody had a chance to read

[4:20] them. Motion to approve the minutes as

[4:23] written.

[4:25] >> So moved.

[4:26] >> Second.

[4:28] >> Motion by Noach, second by Johnson. Any

[4:31] further discussion? All in favor? I

[4:35] >> oppose. Nay. So moved. There is no

[4:38] public in input. So we will move on to

[4:41] the public hearings. We have one public

[4:44] hearing for the conditional use permit

[4:46] for outdoor storage in I2 general

[4:48] industrial Izzy.

[4:52] So I'll just give a quick introduction.

[4:54] So Canudson Construction is looking to

[4:57] get a conditional use permit for outdoor

[4:59] storage in I2. So up in our industrial

[5:02] park. Um within I2 district, you do need

[5:05] a cup um in order to do that. Um so

[5:09] storing things, trailers, um buggies,

[5:12] scaffolding, etc. construction

[5:15] equipment. Um within that site, um

[5:18] you're given aerial images and then the

[5:20] plan for the site. Um they have

[5:22] confirmed that they do meet all the

[5:24] conditions for obtaining a CUP within

[5:27] that district. So um fencing, the black

[5:31] top, lighting, all of that stuff. they

[5:33] will be working with the city when

[5:35] they're ready to pursue the outdoor

[5:37] storage once they're all settled if they

[5:39] go through um to work with me and the

[5:41] city to get all those things in. Um so

[5:44] all of the conditions that were in your

[5:46] packet have been met and they will be

[5:48] working with us um to do that. So they

[5:50] do meet all of those conditions. Um

[5:53] within the packet, I'll just give you a

[5:55] quick heads up. you have two resolutions

[5:58] just so that you can resolution to

[6:00] approve or deny um after tonight's

[6:03] hearing. Um so just so you're aware of

[6:05] that. So we'll open the public hearing

[6:08] and then after that you can ask me any

[6:10] questions and we also have some

[6:11] representatives from Kudson here tonight

[6:13] too if you have any direct questions for

[6:16] them as well.

[6:18] Thank you.

[6:20] We will open the public hearing on the

[6:23] conditional use permit for outdoor

[6:25] storage and I2 general industrial at

[6:28] 6:33 p.m. Would anyone like to speak?

[6:38] Make sure the mic's on.

[6:42] It's got a green light. So, Aaron

[6:44] McMahon, Hoffman Street, Canon Falls.

[6:46] Um, I have no issue with this. I'm just

[6:48] curious. They are. I did read that

[6:50] they're going to be storing cranes. I'm

[6:52] wondering how many stories high the

[6:53] cranes are and then if there's going to

[6:55] be a limitation for them to be able to

[6:57] hang signs off cranes, you know, like

[6:59] political signs,

[7:01] flags, that sort of thing. Thank you.

[7:05] >> Thank you.

[7:10] » Other folks that would like to speak to

[7:12] the at the public hearing.

[7:17] >> Can I just say I think Not yet.

[7:18] >> Well, with the cranes like Isn't that

[7:20] freedom of speech?

[7:22] >> We'll address it after.

[7:23] >> Oh, okay. That's how that works. Okay.

[7:25] >> Unless you're sitting out there, you

[7:26] can't talk until after we're done.

[7:28] >> I'll go out there.

[7:30] >> Okay.

[7:31] >> Anyone else from the public who would

[7:33] like to speak at the public hearing?

[7:36] Any further people wishing to speak? If

[7:40] not, I declare the public hearing closed

[7:43] at 6:34

[7:45] p.m.

[7:47] Now the on the agenda it's the

[7:50] discussion from the planning commission.

[7:52] Now you may speak Chad.

[7:53] >> Uh with the cranes is that like you

[7:56] can't we can't tell them you can't have

[7:58] this you or that for [clears throat]

[7:59] like say they have a sign up on their

[8:01] business, right? That's the freedom of

[8:02] speech, right? They they want to have a

[8:05] flag up

[8:06] >> the content. Yeah. So there would likely

[8:08] still be potential for regulations on

[8:11] the signs themselves. Time, place,

[8:13] manner, contents of signs are freedom,

[8:16] first amended, protected, freedom of

[8:17] speech uh issue. So the what content is

[8:21] on the sign or flag or hanging from from

[8:23] a crane. That is something that we would

[8:25] not be able to regulate.

[8:26] >> Okay. All right. Just curious. It's not

[8:29] even an issue. So all right.

[8:33] Then I guess the the other question was

[8:37] how tall are cranes or how many or is

[8:39] that [clears throat] within the zoning?

[8:48] » Uh good evening. Uh my name is Tom

[8:50] Limer, senior vice president with Kudson

[8:52] Construction. To answer your crane

[8:53] question, most of ours are truck cranes.

[8:55] They're not tower cranes. So the highest

[8:57] that we'd ever have that up is fully

[8:59] extended to maintenance it, but we're

[9:01] not going to leave it up overnight. if

[9:03] we ever did hang something from it would

[9:04] only be at at that point of the of the

[9:07] crane. So, these aren't tower cranes or

[9:09] anything like that. They're more truck

[9:11] cranes where they you'll see them drive

[9:13] down the road.

[9:14] >> Thank you.

[9:15] >> Um I I got a question about the storage

[9:17] containers. Is this kind of like what

[9:19] they have at the mall where it's a bunch

[9:21] of the self it said self storage

[9:23] containers?

[9:24] >> Yeah, they'll be like ConX boxes.

[9:26] >> Okay. So, it's nothing containers.

[9:28] >> Yeah. So to provide a little more

[9:30] context why we wanted this approval, we are in a purchasing the purchasing

[9:34] due diligence phase right now to buy

[9:35] that building and one of the conditions

[9:37] was we wanted to make sure that we could

[9:39] do outdoor storage in the future. There

[9:41] might not be any outdoor storage for a

[9:44] year because there is a current tenant

[9:46] but we want before we made this

[9:48] investment we wanted to make sure that

[9:49] we were aligned from the the uh

[9:52] conditional use permit and what we would

[9:54] be required to do if we stored outside.

[9:56] We acknowledged everything that would be

[9:58] required um through this application

[10:00] process, but it might not be it could be

[10:02] six months. It could be a year. I can't

[10:04] tell you when we'll start storing out

[10:05] there. We just want to know we have the

[10:07] flexibility in the future.

[10:09] >> Okay. I'm going to ask you. So, I'm

[10:11] looking at the map here. So, there's the

[10:13] red fencing basically going in for the

[10:14] storage area. Zach, what's going in now?

[10:18] Like when you come in this year, is that

[10:20] the first phase? And I'm assuming like

[10:22] you said, you wanted more area. I'm

[10:24] assuming where the green area is, you're

[10:26] hoping to expand in the future to cover

[10:28] the whole property.

[10:30] >> Uh it it's it potentially. So we once we

[10:34] close on the property over the next few

[10:36] weeks, if this is approved, uh we'll

[10:38] master plan that entire site to know

[10:40] what our future holds 3, five, and 10

[10:42] years from now. It might start that that

[10:45] early area is greatly reduced for

[10:47] outdoor storage. It might be bigger

[10:49] depending on what we um need day one,

[10:53] but that'll all go through the planning

[10:54] process and be submitted to the city

[10:56] before we do any work. But yes, in in

[10:59] potentially in 10 years, yes, it could

[11:01] that entire green space could be um

[11:05] storage.

[11:06] >> Okay. So, but the red the red fencing is

[11:08] basically your first step.

[11:09] >> Correct.

[11:09] >> That's where you're and everything that

[11:11] you have will fit inside that storage

[11:12] area. More or less.

[11:13] >> More or less.

[11:14] >> Okay. [snorts] Other

[11:18] questions, comments from the planning

[11:20] commission?

[11:21] >> The only concern that I had was the the

[11:23] concrete or the the pavement requirement

[11:26] and it seems like that's being met. So,

[11:27] I don't have any concerns.

[11:34] » Further discussion. Do we feel ready to

[11:37] vote?

[11:38] >> I'll make a motion. I think it's

[11:39] >> actually No, you got to look at the

[11:41] resolutions.

[11:42] Um, [laughter]

[11:44] >> okay. That's at at the end you've got uh

[11:53] a conditional use permit. So resolution

[11:57] 20 2601 is to approve.

[12:02] Okay. So if you want to approve it, you

[12:04] would say move to approve uh

[12:07] conditionally or planning commission

[12:10] resolution 20261

[12:12] and recommend to the council.

[12:17] 2020 motion to approve planning

[12:20] commission 202601.

[12:23] >> Hey motion by Johnson. Is there a

[12:25] second?

[12:26] >> Second.

[12:27] by not. Is there further

[12:29] discussion on approving the conditional

[12:30] use permit?

[12:33] Any further discussion? All in favor? I

[12:37] >> I nay. So moved.

[12:43] Next meeting is January 20th.

[12:47] No, next council meeting is January

[12:49] 20th. Next planning commission is

[12:51] February 9th. And we should say an

[12:53] official welcome tonight to all to Chad

[12:56] Johnson, who is technically our

[12:59] alternate member from the city council

[13:02] to the planning commission. And until

[13:04] such time as the vacancy is filled, I'm

[13:07] assuming he's allowed to serve. Yes. Oh,

[13:11] welcome.

[13:12] >> Thank you, Diane. I hope we get some

[13:13] citizens in here to fill it in. We need

[13:16] citizen input. It's good.

[13:17] >> So, now are you going to be full-time

[13:19] alternate as far as if someone if we

[13:21] need a quorum

[13:23] >> and someone?

[13:24] >> Yep. So, if any of you other have

[13:26] conflicts with any other meeting nights,

[13:27] he would be this during this year, he

[13:29] will can serve as that alternate for any

[13:31] other position, not just a vacant one

[13:34] right now.

[13:36] And again, uh, we do have that open seat

[13:39] on the planning commission. If any

[13:41] citizen is in interested in that, the applications are at city hall

[13:48] hearing. Is anybody have anything they'd

[13:52] like to add tonight? Dizzy,

[13:55] John.

[13:57] >> Uh, next next planning commission

[13:59] meeting, are we going to have something

[14:00] on the fairboard ordinance and all that

[14:03] stuff?

[14:03] >> I hope so. I just sent out the Yeah.

[14:05] schedule for for opportunity for dates

[14:07] to meet. I just got that out tonight.

[14:10] >> Okay.

[14:10] >> Awesome. We'll make that set and

[14:13] >> bring something for the next meeting. I

[14:14] hope.

[14:15] >> Good. Anybody else have anything, Chad?

[14:18] Is it

[14:19] >> Thank you.

[14:20] >> Okay. I declare the meeting adjourned at

[14:23] 6:40 p.m.

[14:24] >> Motion approve or motion to

[14:26] >> mo motion to adjurnn.

[14:27] >> Yes. Uh so moved.

[14:29] >> Second.

[14:30] Moved by uh no box, second by

[14:33] knots. All in favor to adjurnn say I.

[14:35] >> I.

[14:36] >> So moved.

Planning Commission Meeting - 1/12/2026

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