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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 17, 2005 Page 3 1 Chair Stromgren closed the Public Hearing at 7:08 p.m. 2 3 Motion by Commissioner Jenson, second by Commissioner Galyon, to recommend approval of 4 the Variance for lot coverage, from 35-percent to 40-percent, to allow a deck at 3217— 31S` 5 Avenue Northeast; the Variance corrects extraordinary circumstances not caused by the property 6 owner. 7 8 Motion carried unanimously 9 10 7.2 Alderwoods Group—Petition for Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance 11 12 Chair Stromgren clarified that this public hearing specifically relates only to the proposed text 13 change, which would allow cemeteries in an R1 zoning district and would make a funeral home a 14 conditional use in an R1 zone. 15 16 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 17 18 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that Staff is asking the Planning Commission to review the proposed 19 text amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance whereby Chapter 16, Section 1615.02 would be 20 amended to allow cemeteries, mausoleums, crypts, vaults, and crematoriums in an R-1 Single 21 Family Zoning District. She stated that the text amendment would also include a change to 22 Section 1615.03 whereby funeral homes are allowed in the R-1 Zoning District as a permitted 23 conditional use. She provided the Commission with an overview of the text amendment changes 24 and definitions. She stated that Staff recommends that the proposed language be modified to 25 remove crematoriums as a permitted use in the R-1 District and also add the recommended 26 definition of funeral homes to the proposed text amendment. She stated that Alderwoods Group 27 has indicated that they are also interested in defining the minimum acreage required for a 28 designation of funeral home as part of the proposed language. She stated that if the proposed 29 changes are agreed to and based on the findings of fact from the public hearing on this request, 30 Staff requests that the Planning Commission consider recommending approval of the text 31 amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to the City Council. 32 33 Dan Tyson, 45 South 7t' Street,Minneapolis, stated that he is present this evening, along with 34 several members of the Alderwoods team to review the proposed text amendment with the 35 Commission. He introduced the Alderwoods team to the Planning Commission noting that they 36 are all available to answer any questions the Commission might have. He opened by stating that 37 the words being said are overshadowing what his client is trying to accomplish noting that behind 38 the words is the respect for matters of grief, respect for the grieving, and matters of the heart. He 39 stated that also behind the words is a matter of place, located within the City of St. Anthony, a 40 place to remember and a reverence of life. He explained that his client is asking for an 41 enhancement to the funeral home as part of this reverence to the lives lived. He stated that they 42 are in agreement with the proposed language changes. He clarified that they are asking for 43 changes to the text as an amendment, not for a change to the zoning ordinance. He explained 44 that they need to have conformity with their use, which is what the proposed language addresses 45 with this request. He further explained that part of the request recommends limiting the size of