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• MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 1988 Chairperson Black called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Black, Boche, Daykin, Finegan, Grittner, Nestingen, Carroll, Barry and Duncan. Also present was Council Liaison Wallin. None. CALL TO ORDER PRESENT ABSENT Daykin moved, seconded by Nestingen, to approve the December 7, 1987 Minutes 12/7/87 as corrected (name change in paragraph seven, page 1, from Nestingen to MINUTES Northrop and rewording of paragraph two on page two). Motion carried APPROVED unanimously. NEW Black introduced and welcomed new Planning Commission members, Barry and MEMBERS Carroll. INTRODUCEI Duncan and Finegan nominated David Black as Chairperson for another term BLACK and after a short discussion, Boche moved, seconded by Nestingenr to elect ELECTED David Black as Chairperson to the Falcon Heights Planning Commission. Motion carr_~.ed. • CHAIR Grittner moved, seconded by Duncan to elect Leonard Boche as Vice-Chairperson of the Falcon Heights Planning Commission. Motion carried. BOCHE VICE-CHAII Duncan moved, seconded by Daykin, to elect Edgar Finegan as Secretary of the FINEGAN Falcon Heights Planning Commission. Motion carried. SECRETARY Discussion ensued regarding the appropriate place to include liquor stores in LIQUOR the zoning code whether it be a permitted or conditional use sections, whether STORES appropriate licensing procedures were in place for liquor stores and whether IN B-2 certain sections should include the purpose for the uses. DISTRICT APPROVED Boche moved, seconded by Finegan, to include the off-sale liquor store as a permitted use in a B-2 retail district. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Black, Boche, Daykin, Finegan, Grittner, Nestingen and Carroll and the following voted against the same: Barry and Duncan. Motion carried. Finegan moved, seconded by Duncan, to institute a licensing procedure to cover LICENSING off-sale/on-sale liquor stores so that adequate controls are in place to take PROCEDURE into account the proximity to sensitive areas such as R-1 areas and schools. INSTITUTEI Motion carried. Wallin reviewed information gathered from a recent seminar regarding land use FRONT legislation--particularly as it pertains to variances. As a result, the YARD • Commission discussed whether it desired to change its stance taken at the FENCES July 6th and December 7th meetings. After considerable discussion, Chairperson Black requested Council Liaison Wallin direct Legal Council or City Staff (through the MN League of Cities) to research whether fences can be regulated by conditional use. The issue could: then again be addressed at a later meeting.