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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 . The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. Present were Chairperson Stefanson, Nilsen, Bourquin, Wallin, Waldo, Olson, Labalestra and Blomberg. Absent by prior notice was Mead. The first item of business was discussion of the conditional use permit application by Mrs. Norbert Hermes, 1755 St. Mary's Avenue. The permit was requested to enable erection of a 6 foot wide by 8 foot long by 6 foot high storage shed in the south- west area of her property between existing evergreen trees. She also presented consent signatures from 4 of 5 proximity neighbors. The 5th neighbor is away from home. Mrs. Hermes stated she will not proceed until she secures the 5th neighbor's consent. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend to the City Council that Mrs. Herme's application fora condi- tional use permit to erect the afore described storage shed, a photograph of which was submitted with her application, not less than 5 feet from her south and west property lines, upon securing the consent signature of neighbor Ryder, be granted. The next item of discussion was the request of Charles Thiesenhusen, 1765 Simpson, for a variance to permit re-building a double garage on the site of his former single garage, a construction project which .would result in placement of the new garage within 5 feet of his north property line. He presented consent signatures from what appeared to be all adjacent property owners. It appearing that all considerations were in order, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend to the City Council that Mr. Thiesenhusen's variance request to construct a double garage on his property not less than 2% feet from the north property line be granted. • The final item of business was continued disucssion of a new zoning ordinance. Carl Dale was present and advised the Planning Commission concerning development of language for the Business Zones. After. some discussion of this subject, Carl offered to re-write the language of the existing business classification to illus- trate alternative methods of accomplishing the purposes of that classification without unduly restricting such properties as to future uses, which may have detrimental impact on property values. Also discussed extensively were ways to involve community businessmen in the development of the Central Business Dist- rict classification. Accordingly, the following Resolution was unanimously approved: WHEREAS, the Planning Commission believes that improvement and renovation of the business property in the general vicinity of the Snelling-Larpenteur inter- section, consistent with the concept plan embodied in the Comprehensive Plan, is vital to the overall welfare of the City of Falcon Heights and its residents, and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission believes that such improvement and renovation should be accomplished with all due dispatch and with maximum involvement of the business community consistent with the objectives of the City of Falcon Heights, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission that the Falcon Heights City Council be requested to take the following action: That City Council-Planning Commission Liaisonperson Sandra Larson be appointed • to arrange an approximately 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting to be attended by Carl Dale and as many Falcon Heights business and business property owners as can be encouraged to attend, with notice of the meeting given to all Planning Commission Members, to accomplish the following purposes: