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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 <br />outlined in his September 6th report. The second <br />criteria states that the site must be compatible with <br />present and future land uses of the area. The Planner <br />indicated that it was his opinion that barbed wire was <br />not compatible with residential property, therefore, <br />fails to meet the criteria of the CUP. <br />Schletty asked the zoning of the property when McCumber <br />purchased it. <br />McCumber reported that when he purchased the property <br />it was zoned Light Industrial, just as it is now. It <br />was in 1979 that the residential property started to <br />develop when Payne Avenue was improved. <br />Schletty felt that given the fact that the Industrial <br />development existed prior to the Residential, the <br />situation warranted a little different approach. <br />McCumber reported that he has lived in Little Canada <br />for 21 years and at first operated his business from <br />his home. When looking for property for his business, <br />he came upon his present site, and found that it was <br />zoned Light Industrial. McCumber reported that a <br />wooden fence was installed before his building was <br />constructed, but the Planning Commission would not let <br />the fence be completed, and said that a chain -link <br />fence must be installed. McCumber again reported that <br />the Sheriff suggested the barbed wire on top of the <br />chain -link as a deterrent to the theft that has been <br />occurring. <br />Davison felt that some type of gate system at the <br />entrance to the property might be a solution. <br />McCumber reported that he has five tenants at his site <br />as well as a mini - storage, and did not feel a gate <br />system was feasible. <br />Knudsen felt there were four components to the <br />situation. First, City staff should not give someone <br />permission to do something of this nature over the <br />telephone. Second, there are unique circumstances <br />present since the residential development grew up <br />around this industrial building. Third is the issue of <br />barbed wire abutting residential property. And fourth <br />is the theft problem and whether or not barbed wire <br />would be a significant deterrent to that problem. <br />6 <br />Page 9 <br />