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• <br />Planning & Zoning Board <br />September 14, 2011 <br />Page 5 <br />business that services an agricultural use does not mean that it is an agricultural use of the <br />property. The property owner raised the point that agriculture today is not what <br />agriculture used to be. <br />Board member comments included the following: <br />• There is a fine line between this type of use and the allowable uses for this zone. <br />It seems that it would be very easy for the current property owner to comply with the <br />existing conditions of an allowable use if they chose to. <br />• A trucking activity should not be considered a rural <br />lii�g�yy. <br />• A trucking business belongs in the business zone, <br />what product is being hauled. <br />ne, regardless of <br />• There are not many properties in the industrial zone at are large en tw d'r this type <br />of business. Where could the propert y owner relocate_ to? Does the ci ty --Want to lose <br />this business? <br />• Times change and the city should re- evaluate where it was and where it is now. The <br />city should consider that times do change and fertilizer is a necessary agricultural <br />product and this business does belong in the rural area <br />• If the use is allowed, it should be limited to trucking /transportation of agricultural <br />products to avoid conflict with businesses that sell items for agricultural uses and <br />other potential interpretations of the use <br />• <br />Rural does not necessarily mean agricultural. <br />S° noted . 'tie use cannot be considered a home occupation as the property owner is <br />the person conducting the trucking business. <br />dressed that eking business is allowed in the industrial zone. <br />Comm ui I Develop nt Director, Michael Grochala, noted that the city was alerted to <br />this business due to e trucks accessing the site. Staff reiterated that it is necessary for <br />the city to consider impacts of uses and conflicts with neighboring properties in an area <br />Mr. Smyser explained that if the city allows a trucking business as a use, they cannot be <br />product specific with what is being hauled. The city will need to determine if a trucking <br />business should or should not be allowed throughout the rural zone. <br />Temporary Signs <br />• Jeff Smyser, City Planner, distributed a section of the city's temporary signage <br />requirements for review. Mr. Smyser explained that several business owners in the city <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />