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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for July 18, 2011 Page 5 of 8 Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2011-19 ORDERING THE PREPARATION OF A FEASABLITY REPORT FOR 124TH STREET NORTH, 124TH STREET COURT NORTH, 124TH STREET CIRCLE NORTH, EUROPA AVENUE, FALCON AVENUE, FALCON COURT NORTH, GALLIVAN COURT NORTH, AND 126TH STREET NORTH ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. Ayes: Petryk, Haas, Klein, Weidt, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Home Occupation Interim Use Permit for Terry Luedeke for Auto Repair Business At its June 23, 2011, meeting the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the home occupation interim use permit (IUP) requested by Terry Luedeke, 17627 Henna Avenue North. Terry was requesting an IUP for a home occupation to run a motor vehicle repair business from his property. Other than the applicant, there are no other employees of the business. The applicant shares a gravel driveway, which extends approximately 1/4 mile from Henna Avenue, with two other property owners. Staff had presented the request to the Planning Commission and they recommended denial of the home occupation interim use permit. There were four people that spoke during the public hearing, including the applicant. The main concerns were the traffic on the shared driveway and the exterior storage of vehicles and equipment due to the operation of the business. Since then, the applicant has removed the business sign and planted trees to screen the exterior storage. The Planning Commission had stated that the business seems successful and has potential to grow. They thought that it may be time to move the business to an appropriate location that is zoned for the use. The Planning Commission had made a recommendation to the City Council for denial of the home occupation interim use permit and recommended a neighborhood meeting with the applicant before the City Council meeting. The denial was based on a vote 5-l. Staff has prepared a resolution for denial of the IUP as well as one for approval and a draft IUP. Mayor Miron passed the gavel over to Acting Mayor Petryk stating he had business dealings with the applicant in the past, and he sat in the audience. Planner Rachel Juba provided background information on the request to the Council and showed recent improvements such as removal of the sign and installation of spruce trees for screening. Acting Mayor Petryk questioned the shared drive, and Rachel responded that it was unclear how the driveway was maintained. Councilmember Klein noted that the screening is there now, and in these economic times there should be support for small businesses. Acting Mayor Petryk asked if there were any comments from the public. Applicant Terry Luedeke showed pictures of the landscaping that had been added to strategically block from neighboring view the activities on the site. Terry indicated he does a lot of work on farm equipment and often works off-site. He said the shared driveway was built by Joe Rosse, who lives at 17717 Henna Avenue North, and they take turns blading, plowing, mowing the