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The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board held on April 21, 1971 was called to order at 8:04 P.M. by Chairman John McLean. Other members present were Messrs. Husnik, Karth, Hill and Rehbein. Absent: Jester end Kelling. Also present were Council Liaison Cardinal and Attorney Locher. Village Clerk Mrs. Emerton took the minutes. Mr. Hill moved to approve the minutes of the March 17th meeting as presented with only typographical corrections to be made. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Carried unanimously. Mr. Winfield West, Plumbing Inspector, had been invited to answer questions on plastic pipe. Mr. Cardinal noted that comments had been made that since Lino Lakes had adopted the Minnesota Plumbing Code which allows the use of plastic pipe, that it was allowed here; also, someone had stated that Mr. West had told them they could use it. Mr. McLean pointed out Section A of Ordinance No. 53 which stated that the use of plastic pipe or orangeburg shall not be allowed. Mr. West stated that 3 contractors had asked about plastic pipe in the last month, all of them saying that the builder had told them to figure their cost using plastic pipe; they had been told that the ordinance would be changed to allow it. He noted that St. Paul, Roseville, Shoreview, North St. Paul, and Maplewood do not allow it. Also, he definitely had not told anyone they could use plastic pipe in Lino Lakes. There was discussion on various grades and usages of the plastic pipe. Mr. West noted that Schedule 40 pipe is allowed in the State Code but since it is quite expensive, contractors substitute cheaper grades; the Wausau modular homes are coming out with copper pipe now, It was the consensus of the Board that a good, non - expandable, grade of plastic pipe will be developed in the future, but we should wait to adopt its usage until it is accepted by a recognized authority, also that the Board and the Plumbing Inspector exist to protect the homeowner, not the contractor. Mr. Rehbein moved to recommend to the Council that we leave the plumbing code as it stands for the time being. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Carried unanimously. Mr. West noted that he had intended to quit a few months back but changed his mind when he found that he had the backing of the Council and the P & Z Board, He stated that the plastic pipe was permitted for use in sprinkling systems. Keith Apitz stepped forward to request permission to build a garage and install gas pumps for a filling station. Mr. Apitz was told that he must comply with the requirements of Ord. 21C and Ord. 55; also, that rezoning was necessary since his previous limited rezoning (Ord. 6T) does not allow this type of business. He was instructed to call Mr. Gotwald about the plans; the Clerk will mail him copies of 21C & 55, as well as a rezoning petition form. Richard Zelinka presented a letter requesting approval to erect a number of green- houses for use in "Magic Garden" vegetable growing. Mr. Zelinka gave details and literature on the project. The plan is for Lot 7 in And. Sub. 54 which contains a 300 foot commercial strip along Hwy. 49. He inquired whether rezoning to commercial for an additional 300 foot strip would be necessary since the type of business is agricultural. He could put the office and sales rooms on Lot 6 which is across the highway in the commercial zone. There was considerable discussion, Mr. Locher stated that he considered this type of business to be agricultural, but in order to be safe from neighbor's complaints, Mr, Zelinka should rezone the remainder of the property to commercial.