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Minutes
Planning Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 26, 2019 7:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Colin Stemper at 7:00 PM.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present: Williams, Stemper, Gerich, Wilson
Absent: Larkin, Samatar, Kotelnicki Staff and Council Liaisons: Markon, Harris
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 22, 2019 The minutes were approved as presented by unanimous consent.
D. AGENDA
1. An Introduction and Description of the New Zoning Permit Code for Fences
Community Development Coordinator Justin Markon described the changes that have been made to the new Falcon Heights street zoning permit code for fences
to more closely follow State guidelines (see the document “Code changes, Public
Hearing Notice” that accompanies these minutes and are included on the Falcon
Heights website). Joel Gerich mentioned that homeowners may not be willing to loose the lawn area cut off by the new 30 foot traffic visibility triangle rule. No further significant discussion was offered.
2. Study of Code for Alleys
Council Liaison Harris recommended that an additional meeting be held or a study be conducted by Staff to review current code used for fences in alleys, for
possible code issues.
3. Public Hearing Colin Stemper opened the Public Hearing to the public in attendance, requesting
comments regarding the changes to the fence zoning permit code. When no
comments were heard or provided by the public, Colin Stemper closed the Public
Hearing. The new street zoning permit code for fences was approved by unanimous
consent, with a recommendation that the code for alleys be reviewed by
Staff.
E. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS No new information or announcements were provided.
F. ADJOURN
Adjourned at 7:20 PM.