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Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of Thursday, January 24, 2019 <br />Chair Kleissler called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. <br />PRESENT: Derr, Fry, Kleissler, Luchsinger, Mulvihill, Tjernlund. <br />ABSENT: Arcand, Lessard. <br />STAFF: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director <br />Emily Weber, Community Development Assistant <br />Approval of Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of January 10, 2018 <br />Commissioner Derr made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Fry, to approve minutes for the meeting of <br />January 10, 2018. <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br />Thommes and Thomas Land Clearing CUP Review — 5777 1651h Street North <br />Weber provided background on the Thommes and Thomas Land Clearing CUP. The property is located west of <br />Hwy 61 and south of 165th Street North. The City Council originally approved a CUP for the property in 1993 to <br />allow for processing and storage of firewood, recycling of tree waste, and wood chipping. The previous CUP <br />renewal was in June 2016 and is subject to renewal every 24 months. Staff visited the property on January 2, 2019 <br />and determined that the applicant has been conducting the same operation on the property but the intensity of the <br />use has declined significantly in the past years. Staff is not aware of any violations on the property and <br />recommends approval of the CUP review. <br />Mr. Benick came forward to address the Planning Commission and any questions they may have. Commissioner <br />Fry asked if Mr. Benick expects the use of the property to increase again in the future and Benick stated that the <br />use will remain at the current level. Commissioner Derr commented on the observation that Thommes and <br />Thomas Land Clearing has been in operation for many years and continues to follow the CUP conditions. <br />Luchsinger made motion to approve the CUP renewal for Thommes and Thomas Land Clearing for an addition <br />24 months. Fry seconded. <br />All ayes. Motion carried. <br />Kieger Enterprises CUP Review — 5885 165th Street North <br />Juba started by giving background information on Kieger Enterprises and their CUP. The property is located west <br />of Hwy 61 and south of 1651h Street North. The property is guided and zoned industrial. Kieger Enterprises has a <br />CUP to operate an environmental clean-up business, garden center, and landscaping supply business for their <br />property, which includes vehicle repair facilities, cold storage, exterior storage of vehicles and equipment, and <br />company offices. The CUP has seventeen conditions of approval with an every four year review and renewal <br />period. The previous renewal was in 2013. During the site inspection in October 2018, staff observed a new <br />building on the property of which, the applicant did not apply for a CUP amendment or receive approval of a <br />building permit for the building. Condition number 11 in the CUP states that "the number of buildings, amount <br />of outdoor storage, and uses identified on the site plan dated February 14, 2000 and the application dated April <br />15, 2000, shall not be enlarged or expanded, unless a new conditional use permit is applied for and approved." <br />Staff discussed this with the applicant and the applicant has agreed to remove the building from the property prior <br />to June 1, 2019. If the applicant does not remove the building prior to this date, the applicant will be in violation <br />