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Captain Johnson and Captain McGlothlin of the Washington County Sheriff's Department agreed with the need for traffic control on Highway 36 and DeMontreville Trail and other areas deemed necessary. With events such as this, off -duty deputies are hired for the job and the cost for hiring off -duty deputes would be borne by the promoter of the event and/or the Springborns. Mayor Hunt stated in order to restrict snowmobiles in the area the City would have to adopt an ordinance to ban snowmobiles because now they are able to run in the ditches. There is also no parking in the area. Commercial recreation of a rural nature is granted in the Springborn CUP, and the permit allows tube slide operation, activities at the chalet, and paddle boats on the lake, only. Attorney Filla explained a commercial rural use is a conditional use in a rural zone and is not defined in the code. This permit, years ago, was an attempt to define what that term means to that property. There is a process for amending this permit. If you want to allow this event to occur, which does require notices, technically has not been done in this case. This parcel includes only the activities stated in the CUP.You would have to ask the applicant to submit a site plan, determine what is needed to protect our roads if a traffic problem comes up. More specific planning and details need to be laid out to decide what is permissible and what is not permissible; such as, rules of operation. Some organizations will benefit, you would have to ask what the balance would be. If the Council decides a snowcross is encompassed as a Commercial Recreation of a Rural Nature and is included in the current Green Acres CUP, then we don't have to be here. If the use is not allowed by the CUP, then we have to follow amendment process and define the terms as it relates to the property. Administrator Kueffner explained the Springbom's and their promoter asked if they would have to amend their existing CUP to do this one time. They did not want to jeopardize their existing CUP for something they were uncertain of. Mayor Hunt responded there are no complaints against the existing CUP so there is nothing jeopardizing this CUP. Council members Siedow and DeLapp agree that it's written in black/white in the CUP that a snowcross snowmobile event is not allowed, and based on our ordinances, we cannot allow this request. Michelle Bruette stated the petition is ill gotten because it was stated, if approved, this event would be permitted every weekend. Katherine Brown stated she agrees with the route the Council is going M/S/P DeLapp/Hunt - to deny request of Springborn Green Acres for a two day Snowcross event to be held on February 26 and 27 based on its inconsistent with the intent of Commercial Recreation of a Rural Nature. An existing permit for Springborn green acres defines uses allowed onsite, proposal by applicant requires amendment of permit, text change of zoning code. (Motion passed 2-1-1. DeLapp, Hunt, Against: Armstrong, Abstain:Siedow.) Speeds on Hwy 36: Capt. McGouthlin shared the Council's concern on speed on Hwy. 36 Enforcement is not the sheriff's primary responsibility ... more of them, than there is sheriff s deputies. C. Meyer's Pineridge Final Plat The Preliminary Plat for Meyer's Pineridge was approved by the City Council on October 19, 1999 and will have 21 new single family detached lots and 1 existing home. All lots will be at or near one acre with individual septic systems. Planner Dillemd reported the Final Plat drawings, construction plans and other Final Plat documentation comply with Chapter 300 and Chapter 400 submission requirements and the approved Preliminary Plat. The Developers Agreement was prepared by the City Attorney and is of the same format used for the previous OP projects except: 1. Administrative fees payable to the City for project processing are now 2% of the original project cost ($4,132) payable before plat release, not escrowed, and LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 21, 1999 4