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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 23, 2012 Page 7 of 10 Quentin and Joan Marier have submitted an application to rezone property located at 13997 Forest Boulevard from Neighborhood Service (NS) to General Business (C-2) to allow for repair and sale of outdoor power equipment and lawn mowers. Planner Rachel Juba presented the request to the Council explaining the property is the site of a former gas station/convenience store, which has been vacant for approximately three years. The Marier's business, Hugo Outdoor Power, is currently located at 5558 146th Street North, and the rezoning of the Forest Boulevard property will allow them to move the business to the new site. Staff finds this request meets all the standards to approve the rezoning. At its January 12, 2012 meeting, the Hugo Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the request, and unanimously recommended approval of the rezoning. Council generally agreed this would be a nice to see this site occupied. Paul Kelleher, owner of the vacant property to the south, said this would be a good use of the property, and it may generate more redevelopment in the area. He also said the Mariers are good business owners. Petryk made motion, Klein seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2012-01 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT TO APPROVE A REZONING FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13997 FOREST BOULEVARD NORTH. Ayes: Petryk, Weidt, Klein, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Mayor Miron questioned the MnDOT right-of-way at the southwest corner of CSAH8 and TH61 adjacent to the subject property. City Engineer Jay Kennedy explained it was customary for MnDOT to have these kinds of site triangles. Staff has a meeting scheduled with MnDot and will inquire on the purpose and future of this site triangle. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve ORDINANCE 2012-462 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO AMENDING CHAPTER 90 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CITY CODE TO CLASSIFY CERTAIN LAND LOCATED AT 13397 FOREST BOULEVARD Ayes: Weidt, Klein, Petryk, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Discussion on Six Month Review of Terry Luedeke IUP Staff requested the Council discuss the six month review of the Interim Use Permit (IUP) for Terry Luedeke at 17627 Henna Avenue North. Mayor Fran Miron stated Terry has performed service on some of his farm equipment, and he excused himself from all discussion on this topic. He turned the gavel over to Acting Mayor Becky Petryk. At its July 18, 2011 meeting, the City Council approved the IUP for a home occupation to run a motor vehicle repair business on the Luedeke property. Prior to that approval, at its June 23,