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Lake Elmo Planning Commission Minutes: 8-22-2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> City of Lake Elmo Planning Commission <br />Meeting <br />City Council Chambers – 3800 Laverne <br />Avenue North <br />Minutes of Regular Meeting of August <br />22, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: Commission Chair Steil called to order the meeting of the Lake Elmo Planning <br />Commission at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Steil, Mueller, Vrieze <br />COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Risner, Rehkamp <br />STAFF PRESENT: Planning Director Just, City Planner Hetzel <br />Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 PM <br />Approve Agenda: <br />M/S/P: Mueller / Vrieze made a motion to approve the agenda. Vote: 3-0, motion carried unanimously. <br />(Risner, Rehkamp absent) <br /> <br />Approve Minutes: <br />M/S/P: Steil / Mueller made a motion to approve the 7-25-22 and 8-8-22 meeting minutes. Vote: 3-0, <br />motion carried unanimously. (Risner, Rehkamp absent) <br /> <br />Public Hearings: <br /> <br />a) Impervious Surface Text Amendments. A City initiated text amendment to change the impervious surfaces definition and increase the maximum impervious lot coverage in the Shoreland <br />Management Overlay Districts. <br /> City Planner Hetzel gave presentation and answered questions: <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: IMPERVIOUS DEFINITION Section 1.08.010 defines impervious surface as any structure or surface which interferes to any degree with the direct <br />absorption of water into the ground, including, but not limited to, building footprints, sidewalks, paved or gravel driveways and parking areas, patios, sports courts, or any other similar surface. Decks, pervious landscape fabric, and retaining walls shall not be included as impervious surface. The current definition aligns with the MN DNR shoreland model ordinance definition and a majority of other local governments. Staff found that many other communities do not list specific examples of impervious surfaces. The City Council feels examples in the current definition are not necessary and may be confusing.