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Minutes for the Planning Commission November 18, 1998 - Page 4 Special Use Permit-Bernin Tree Farm The Planning Commission considered the request of Bruce A. Bernin, 6540 Greene Avenue N., for renewal of his special use permit to operate Bernin's Tree Farm and display four advertising signs. The "choose & cut" Christmas tree farm would operate from the day after Thanksgiving through December 24th. The property is generally located on the south end of Oneka Lake and legally described as Government Lot 5, Sec. 16, T3 IN, R21W. Schumann read the public notice. Peltier opened the meeting for public comment but there was none. Pelter asked how long Bernin had been selling trees and was told by Mr. Bernin this was his ninth year Puleo, referring to the permit granted in 1990, asked if the day after Thanksgiving was early enough to begin tree sales, and if the hours would remain the same. Bernin felt it was early enough, and he intended to keep the same hours as in the past. Puleo also asked if all the trees were grown on his property or if some were brought in, and was told that approximately 50 trees are brought in each year. Puleo made motion, Peltier seconded, to recommend approval of a special use permit for "Choose and Cut" Christmas tree sales with the following conditions: 1. Permit to be renewed until the year 2008. 2. The allowed starting date for the sale of trees be changed from November 23 to the day after Thanksgiving. All Ayes. Motion carried. Land Use Regulations hearing Chairperson Peltier reconvened the meeting of November 14, 1998, to allow more time for public comment. Ron Cressman, 6085 165th St. N., expressed concern regarding the change in the zoning of his neighborhood, the southeast corner of Highway 61 and 165th St., from residential to commercial, stating that the proposed ordinance would not allow them to rebuild should their homes be destroyed by fire. Mr. Waller, 14010 Homestead Ave. N., would like his ten acres to remain agricultural instead of the proposed rural residential. Beth Miner, 8131 140th St. N, would like her 85 acres to remain zoned agricultural instead of the proposed rural residential. Approximately 30 acres of it is in pasture, which she rotates and seeds on a regular basis. Dean Stedt, 7416 132nd St. N., raises cattle on his 43.5 acres, and feels changing his property from agricultural to residential would put unnecessary restrictions on his property regarding vehicles and storage requirements. Jeffrey Gruett, 7285 137th St. N., feels rezoning from agricultural to residential would take away his vehicle and barn freedom. He would like to see everything north of 132nd Street remain agricultural. Jerome Jessen, 7475 132nd St. N., who owns a dump truck that he operates in a business, feels that the vehicle requirements in the proposed rural residential zone would impose a hardship. Cathy Scobie, 7676 120th St. N., questioned section 3 of the zoning ordinance, stating there is no provision regarding co-op farming, and people acquiring land in the area would not be grandfathered in. She would like to see Section 6-13, Cluster Housing, I(2) to read active or potential where referring to the preservation of agricultural operations on 20 or more acres and 1(3) to include wetlands and open area as well as forested areas to be preserved from development by a permanent conservation easement. Scobie