1 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:41,300 Get going and call tonight. Thursday, August 6, 2026. We'll call on you, planning, commission, meeting to order. Dave and Brenda, could you please take roll call or the people present? Thank you. Motion to tonight to adopt tonight's agenda. I will make a motion to adopt the agenda as distributed. 2 00:18:43,180 --> 00:18:49,840 We have a motion to adopt by Commissioner Paulson and a second by Commissioner Weckman, all in favour say aye. 3 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:50,260 Aye. 4 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:51,980 Opposed, same sign. 5 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:53,320 Motion carries. 6 00:18:55,360 --> 00:19:00,500 Approval of the minutes from the July 9th, 2026 Planning Commission. 7 00:19:00,980 --> 00:19:03,180 I can get a motion to approve those. 8 00:19:03,580 --> 00:19:09,300 Motion by Commissioner Weckman, a second by Commissioner Paulson, all in favour say aye. 9 00:19:09,300 --> 00:19:25,920 I pose same sign. Motion carries. Item number four, new business. We have no new business, but we do have some old business to take care of. And that's to the amendment of chapter 541, the housing ordinance for rental property. 10 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:33,020 Thank you Mr. Chair, as you mentioned today in front of you is the ordinance amendment to the short-term rentals. 11 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:39,780 Previously we talked about this at the last meeting and we just had a very productive work session on it. 12 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:45,580 So the public hearing has already been had and I pass it back to you. 13 00:19:45,580 --> 00:19:53,780 Okay. Thank you, OBD. We did have very meaningful discussion. And that being said, I will make 14 00:19:53,780 --> 00:20:00,680 a motion to approve approval of the drafted regulations to include no long-term rental 15 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:07,820 buffers, the grandfathering of the existing short-term rentals, including an annual inspection, 16 00:20:07,820 --> 00:20:17,200 motion. To also include the no warranty by the city, the applicable laws add that in, 17 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:24,920 add in house rules and a one year rental record. I will make that motion. 18 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,760 Those second that motion, Mr. Chair. Second by Commissioner Paulins. Any further discussion? 19 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:37,240 All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. 20 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:37,400 Please. 21 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:42,000 Mr. Chair, if I may add just to the end of that, I appreciate all the work on this and 22 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,700 the time by the Planning Commission. 23 00:20:44,140 --> 00:20:47,620 The intent would be to bring this to the City Council at their next meeting with those 24 00:20:47,620 --> 00:20:50,800 recommendations, some clarifications that we talked about at the work session. 25 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:57,340 I think it would be appropriate, we'll bring back a draft of those house rules slash neighbor 26 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:04,380 kind of good neighbor brochure elements so you can see exactly what our take is on that 27 00:21:04,380 --> 00:21:06,720 and see if there are some modifications that might need to happen. 28 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:07,880 We'll discuss it at that point. 29 00:21:08,020 --> 00:21:13,400 Yeah, maybe some verbiage around the four other stipulations that we put in there would be great as well. 30 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:13,680 Certainly. 31 00:21:13,860 --> 00:21:14,760 We'll bring that back to you guys. 32 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:14,940 Right. 33 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:15,520 Perfect. 34 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:24,560 Just as clarification on the house rules, I mean, we're going to require that they be posted in the short term rental property. 35 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:25,180 Yes, sir. 36 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:26,200 Be a clarification. 37 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:26,760 Yep. 38 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:27,140 Right. 39 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:27,580 Yep. 40 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,140 Thank you. 41 00:21:30,220 --> 00:21:30,700 Yes. 42 00:21:31,340 --> 00:21:33,900 Moving right along, staff update. 43 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:38,080 Staff update, Mr. Chair, just a couple of items for you. 44 00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:41,860 I want to welcome Brenda back, we're happy to have her back in the office. 45 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:46,160 She's been out for a little while, so we're excited to see her at the employee picnic yesterday. 46 00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:50,720 And Dave's happy that she's taking minutes tonight, so I'm glad you're having that. 47 00:21:52,540 --> 00:21:58,740 Ordinance amendment, I tell you what, the City Council spent a lot of time on this cannabis buffer conversation that we had. 48 00:21:58,740 --> 00:22:01,160 It was a recommendation of denial from this group. 49 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:12,280 The council, it's been three different meetings now, where they ultimately did make some modifications to the cannabis buffers that would allow the type of use that Mr. 50 00:22:12,420 --> 00:22:15,460 Levine is looking for at the Jay Carvers site. 51 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:24,900 Now Mr. Levine does not own the Jay Carvers site, there is no approval for this to happen at the Jay Carvers site, but the buffers have been reduced once we notice them in the paper. 52 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:31,140 this ordinance amendment reduces the park buffer by 250 feet. It measures the school set back 53 00:22:31,140 --> 00:22:35,960 based on structure to structure so that 1000 foot buffer remains but it's structured a structure 54 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:40,920 taking to account you know before it was like parking lots and things like that. The other modification 55 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:49,860 was that a mezzo or micro cannabis retail business or with a retail component can be located in the B1 56 00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:54,740 but as a conditional use permit. So if they do come in and say hey you know if Mr. 57 00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:58,880 Jelevinge comes back and says, I purchased the property, I want to put this in this location. 58 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:03,540 He'll come here as a public hearing with the conditional use permit with very specific conditions. 59 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:08,700 You'll be able to review that and add any applicable conditions to that, but I wanted to make you aware. 60 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:19,360 Do you guys have any questions about that because it was kind of a back-and-forth conversation and it was a lot of time the council spent, but it passed and here we are. 61 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:27,480 I'll keep moving if there's no questions on that as we continue our growth 62 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:31,300 pattern right we're going to get into our 2050 comp plan next year but the 63 00:23:31,300 --> 00:23:35,020 council approved a bid package for the construction of water treatment 64 00:23:35,020 --> 00:23:38,380 plant number four so if you remember the whole Brook development which is 65 00:23:38,380 --> 00:23:43,480 hard to forget because it's 240 acres and 339 homes directly to the east of 66 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:48,000 that the city purchased 15 acres from the Dirkes family and the council 67 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,860 approved the bid package at their meeting earlier this week so we will start 68 00:23:52,860 --> 00:23:56,100 construction of water treatment plant number four this year. 69 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:00,440 When I say we 70 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,900 issued the permit either OBD Brenda or Dave issued the permit for the new 71 00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:11,020 restaurant at all of an Elm so that is the front facing space at the Wilford which 72 00:24:11,020 --> 00:24:14,900 will be a nice addition so as we always do it's always like when you can open 73 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:20,180 you know we want it we'd like to know what you're going to make and when you're 74 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:26,020 tractor said 16 weeks so we'll see what's the name of that going to be all of an 75 00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:33,020 elm right now is the name okay the other item if you wanted to come and talk to 76 00:24:33,020 --> 00:24:37,240 Dave you know or Brenda or Abdi usually they're too busy because we've already 77 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:43,240 issued 118 new home permits for the year we had anticipated 125 for the entire 78 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:48,060 year so my bad joke is probably by Tuesday we're we're done issuing permits for 79 00:24:48,060 --> 00:24:55,960 year we can come back later. August 6th, Planning Commission meeting is shaping up to be a typical 80 00:24:55,960 --> 00:25:01,160 one, right? We've got a couple of residential variances that you'll see, ones for a garage, ones 81 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:09,680 for a 1% hardcover request, and then I finally heard back from the DNR on our shoreline flexibility 82 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,360 ordinance, and I'm not lying that today is the day they sent me the conditional approval of that 83 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:20,080 language so bringing it to you as part of a formal public hearing. We'll notice it in the paper. 84 00:25:20,860 --> 00:25:24,640 We'll notice it here at City Hall on our website. Try to get some feedback from the public, 85 00:25:24,860 --> 00:25:29,080 but it's this on and off ordinance we've been working on for a couple of years so I'm happy to say 86 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,800 that DNR finally got back to me. 87 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:38,180 Lane did the county have any input? The county hasn't had. We've 88 00:25:38,180 --> 00:25:44,340 been telling them what's going on but I haven't asked them for comment. I think I will reach out 89 00:25:44,340 --> 00:25:49,200 out to Paul Malene and just see if he has any other feedback on this, but I think he 90 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,100 might just clap, you know, based on the language. 91 00:25:53,060 --> 00:26:00,120 We did, sadly we're saying goodbye to Nicole Meyer, she's moving on from the city, so she's 92 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:05,420 been our finance director, she's worked with the city for 22 years I think is what they 93 00:26:05,420 --> 00:26:05,660 said. 94 00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:12,560 So she's been, she's, her last day is tomorrow, so it's her farewell to her this whole 95 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:17,720 week we've kind of been doing things right but with the city hired Joel Mary. He's 96 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,320 a new finance director so if you see him around or about town or a city council 97 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:26,060 meeting he's going to be a great addition to the staff and to the community and 98 00:26:26,660 --> 00:26:31,100 then Woodland Trail residential development that's just east of Lake Town 99 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:38,000 Elementary School Airport Road for thinking about that area. The annexation has 100 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:42,460 been submitted to the state. We expect that back either later this week or 101 00:26:42,460 --> 00:26:47,220 next week, so that means they'll formally be in the city limits so we can formally execute 102 00:26:47,220 --> 00:26:50,620 their early grading agreement, right? So I anticipate that they're going to be starting 103 00:26:50,620 --> 00:26:54,680 in the next couple of weeks as long as they can get watershed approval to get that going. 104 00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:59,600 So dirt will start moving out there as well. So the two new developments that will have started 105 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:05,140 this year will be Elm Creek Ridge, right? If you haven't driven past that one on 284, then 106 00:27:05,140 --> 00:27:10,060 this one will start moving dirt soon, which would be called Woodland Trail. And those are the 107 00:27:10,060 --> 00:27:14,280 updates I had, unless you guys had any specific questions about projects that are going on in town. 108 00:27:20,350 --> 00:27:26,470 Okay. Moving along, I guess, can I get a motion to close tonight's meeting? 109 00:27:27,470 --> 00:27:31,130 I will make the motion. Motion by Commissioner Weckman. Do we have a second? 110 00:27:31,370 --> 00:27:35,310 Second? Second by Commissioner Peterson. All in favor, say aye. 111 00:27:36,930 --> 00:27:42,830 Opposed, same sign. None motion carries. Meeting close. Thank you very much.