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MINUTES HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION August 12, 2010 Call to Order Chairman Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Arcand, Gwynn, McRoberts, Rosenquist, Schumann ABSENT: NONE ALSO PRESENT: Bryan Bear, Community Development Director Dennis Fields, Community Development Assistant Rachel Simone, Planner Approval of Minutes of July 22, 2010 McRoberts made motion, Gwynn seconded, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of July 22, 2010 as presented. All Ayes, Motion carried. Mas Tec — Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Variance Planner, Rachel Simone, gave the background to the Planning Commission. She explained that the property is zoned RC -1 Restricted Commercial. The request was to build a 6330 square foot accessory building to be used for cold storage. The applicant would like to put up the proposed building due to recent theft of materials on the property. The variance application was for the construction standards to allow for a metal pole building. Currently the construction standards do not allow for metal buildings. The Conditional Use Permit amendment was to allow the existing use, a construction operation, to be in conformance with the City Code. Rachel Explained that this property would likely develop in the future and would not alter the character of the area. She added that the Planning Commission could talk about adding materials to the proposed building to look more like the existing structures on the site. Rachel felt that the application meets the criteria for approval and staff recommended approval of the requests. Schumann asked why this property was zoned restricted commercial other than no municipal sewer and water services. Rachel answered that the zoning district allows for more industrial type uses. McRoberts challenged the statement that the property could not be put into reasonable use. He thinks that they can in fact use the building with higher quality materials.