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MINUTES HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 14, 2007 Call to Order Chairman Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Bailly, Kleissler, McRoberts, Moore, Rosenquist, Schumann ABSENT: Weidt ALSO PRESENT: Bryan Bear, Community Development Director (CDD) Kendra Lindahl, Planner Michele Lindau, Secretary Approval of Minutes of May 24, 2007 Schumann made motion, Moore seconded, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of May 24, 2007 as amended. All Ayes. Motion carried. Bald Eagle Sportsman Association CUP Amendment The Commission considered the application of the Bald Eagle Sportsman Association (BESA) Gun Club, 6557 125th St. N., for an amendment to their Conditional Use Permit to make it more consistent with the recently adopted state law in regard to improvements they make to the property, activities and membership. The Club is located on the south side of 125th Street, approximately 1/4 mile east of Goodview Avenue and consists of three rifle ranges and a trap/skeet shooting range. The CDD explained that the Club had been operating under a Special Use Permit (Conditional Use Permit-C.U.P) for several years. Most recently, the permit was amended to allow for the addition of lights on the property. In 2005, the BESA hired a noise expert to conduct a study of the noise generated by the ranges. As a result of the study, the gun club began installing noise mitigation measures around the rifle ranges. Legislation was approved in 2005 that resulted in a new state statute called the "Shooting Range Protection Act" which sets standards and grants some protection to a shooting range if it is in compliance with the shooting range standards. He explained that if BESA complies with the standards, it would seem that according to the statute, the City must allow BESA to operate the range, expand or increase membership, make improvements required to meet the shooting range standards, increase events or activities, and acquire other lands if the property is used for buffering or noise mitigation. The City Attorney has opined that despite the inconsistencies, the City is not obligated to make changes to the SUP, as long as the club is allowed to operate in a manner that is consistent with state law.