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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 21, 1981 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bjorklund at 7 :30 P.M. Present for roll call : Peterson, Bowerman, Bjorklund, Sopcinski , Enrooth, Makowske and Jones at 7 :3.2 P .M. Also present: Ron. Berg, Administrative Assistant. The following changes were made to the minutes . for- the Commission meeting held March 17th: Page 1, para. 3 : Substitute "representing the Planning Commission before the Council." for "serving in this capacity" . Page 2 , para. 1 : Substitute "requesting" for "granting" in the seventh line. para. 4 : Insert "input" after "neighborhood" in the first line. Page 3 , para. 2 : Add 'but the general. consensus of the Commission was to oppose the request" . para. 3 : Substitute "1,300" for "13 ,000" in the twelfth line. para. 5 : Add "and the general consensus was in support of • the concept" . para. 6 : Add "was received" at the end of the third line. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded. by Mr.. Enrooth to approve as amended the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting held March 17, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Sopcinski agreed to represent .the Commission at the Council meeting to be held April 28th. At 7 : 38 P.M. , the Chairman opened the public hearing on the proposed amendment of the City Zoning Ordinance which will include massage parlors as conditionally permitted uses by reading the notice of the hearing as published in the St., Anthony Bulletin in conformance with ordinance requirements. Mr. Berg assessed the legal ramifications of denying such operations altogether and told the Commission staff and the Council had concluded the most reasonable alternative appeared to be to recognize these businesses at the same time limitations are placed on their operations. The Council had also agreed with the City Attorney that a distance restriction of 500 feet would permit these types of facilities to legally operate only in one remote corner .of the Apache Plaza property, or, as Mrs. Makowske pointed out, also in .an area next to the Dairy Queen in the St. Anthony Shopping Center, and Mr. Bergsaid he had obtained assurances from the three affected owners that they would not be interested in having a massage parlor at their location.