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City of Falcon Heights • Planning Commission Minutes February 26, 2003 Chair Tom Lageson called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PRESENT: Lageson, Harris, Maher, Heideman, Ryan, Tracy and Alternate Commissioner Toni Middleton. Also present were Heather Worthington, City Administrator, and Deb Jones, Zoning and Planning Coordinator. ABSENT: Lukermann, Ziebarth, Council Liaison Lindstrom The minutes of the February 4, 2003, meeting were approved. DRAFT OF THE INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR THE FARMER'S M_AIZI~T AT TCC Ms. Worthington presented the draft of the Interim Use Permit and reviewed the main points of the document, the ordinance that was passed at by the Planning Commission on February 4 (and subsequently by the Council) and the I.U.P. process. The next step is for the Commission to make a recommendation to the Council on the I.U.P. A draft was made available to the Commission and to neighbors before this meeting. A number of comments were received and incorporated into this final draft. A major new feature is that the City has worked cooperatively with the property owner to provide 50 extra parking places in the City lot on Market days. • Commissioner Harris asked for a clarification of the hours. Farmer's Market representative Jack Gerten confirmed that 1 1/2 hours is ample time for clean up. In response to a question from Commissioner DeLeo, Ms. Worthington confirmed that this market is essentially the same as the one at Har Mar. Commissioner Lageson asked for more explanation of the 50 parking places at City Hall. Ms. Worthington said that of the 58 parking places at City Hall, no more than 8 are usually needed for staff and visitors on an ordinary work day, so this will work with the City schedule. Commissioner Harris pointed out that the dates of operation are not set in the draft. Mr. Gerten said the market will operate June through October. In response to a question from Lageson, he said that he feels the market's customer base in the area is familiar with Larpenteur and will find the new location easily. HEARING ON THE INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR A FARMER'S MARKET AT TWIN CITY CO-OPS The public hearing was opened. The first speaker was Mr. Youn of 1742 Tatum who presented a parking and traffic analysis at the February 4 meeting. He expressed some anger that his concerns had not been addressed and predicted severe traffic jams in nearby city streets. He raised a new concern about noise control at the market site, especially the use of bullhorns and other sound amplification at 6:30 in the morning. Mr. Gerten replied that the St. Paul Farmer's Markets do not use bullhorns or other sound amplification. A small bell is rung to signal the opening of the market. Vendors are required to turn off their vehicle engines when unloading; conversation is not allowed. He added that Har Mar neighbors had fought to keep the market there and that the Burnsville site had existed for 15 years without neighbor complaints. 03_0226.doc Falcon Heights Planning Commission, February 26, 2003 Page 1 of 3