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Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of Thursday, November 19, 2020 Meeting held remotely pursuant Minn. Stat. Sec. 1313.021 Chair Kleissler called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. PRESENT: Arcand, Derr, Fry, Kleissler, Lessard, Luchsinger, Mulvihill. ABSENT: Tjernlund. STAFF: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director Emily Weber, Community Development Assistant Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Minutes for the Planning Commission Meeting of October 8, 2020 Commissioner Arcand made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Mulvihill to approve minutes for the meeting of October 8, 2020. Ayes: Arcand, Derr, Fry, Kleissler, Luchsinger, Mulvihill. Abstained: Lessard. Nay: None. Motion carried. Public Hearing: Carson Schifsky — Interim Use Permit for a landscaping business at 5725 165th Street North Staff provided a background on the interim use permit request. The applicant would like approval of an interim use permit (IUP) to operate small landscaping and excavation business at the property located 5735 165th Street North. The IUP is required since the property is zoned Future Urban Service and a landscape business is not an allowed use in that zoning district. However, the property is unique in that the underlying land use in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan is guided as Industrial. The IUP would allow temporary approval of the landscaping and excavation business with the condition that when municipal sewer becomes available to the property and if the use remains, the applicant shall apply to rezone the property to an industrial zoning district and comply with all zoning regulations in the City Code. The applicant is proposing to have 10 employees, including himself, and has stated that the property would be used as a base location for the business where employees would meet, park trucks and equipment, and some material storage. The business hours are 7am to 6pm, Monday through Friday. The applicant has stated that he will be living in the house on the property.