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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE 4 TIME STARTED 5 TIME ENDED 6 MEMBERS PRESENT7 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : July 12, 2021 : 6:00 p.m. : 6:29 p.m. : Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty : None 9 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Community Development 10 Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Director of Public Safety John 11 Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell 12 13 1. Review Regular Agenda of July 12, 2021 14 15 Item 6A, 426 Pine Street - City Planner Larsen explained the two resolutions presented 16 to the council and provided a quick history. A CUP was previously issued with a limit of 17 horses allowed and the option of increasing the number of horses with a manure 18 management plan. The applicant has an acceptable manure management plan and can 19 have 25 horses. The current request is to amend the previous CUP and to obtain a 20 variance for more horses. Staff is presenting a resolution that would allow the 12.5 21 horses increased to 25 horses with an approved manure management plan. That 22 resolution was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board; the resolution requesting a 23 variance to allow additional horses was not approved. Ms. Larsen noted that the 24 applicant has requested a postponement to allow for all councilmembers to visit the 25 property. 26 27 Mayor Rafferty remarked that he thinks it’s a fair request to ask for decision makers to 28 visit the property. 29 30 Councilmember Stoesz noted that Lino Lakes is unique and this is one of the unique 31 properties. It deserves to be reviewed. 32 33 Councilmember Ruhland said he’d like the opportunity to visit the property. 34 35 Mayor Rafferty asked if the attorney/applicant would like to offer comments. Attorney 36 remarked that this involves a really unique property and it deserves a review. It’s been a 37 part of the community for fifty plus years. 38 39 Applicant Christopher Stowe explained his experience. He believes he was housing 40 horses at the property prior to the City’s change in regulations. The property is unique. 41 He explained the arena on the property and its large size. He’s been told that his 42 buildings are non-compliant and also that the property zoning is different than when he 43 purchased it. He has historical minutes that indicate the zoning/conditional use on the 44