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MINUTES HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 22, 2001 Call to Order Chairperson Schumann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Kleissler, Malaski, McRoberts, Peltier, Rooney, Rosenquist, Schumann ALSO PRESENT: John Rask, Community Development Director Michele Lindau, Planning Commission Secretary Minutes for July 25, 2001 McRoberts made motion, Peltier seconded, to approve the minutes for July 25, 2001 as amended. All Ayes. Motion carried. Withrow School Site Plan for Storage Garage The Planning Commission considered an application from Independent School District 834 (Stillwater School District) for site plan approval to construct a 12 x 20 square foot storage building at Withrow School, 10158 122nd Street North, to be used for the storage of supplies, chairs, a snow blower, and athletic equipment. The proposed building would be located south of the existing school. Joe Schurmeister, representative from Withrow School, stated that the building would be vinyl sided and similar in color to the school, and would be located behind the garbage bins, which were hidden by a six-foot fence. Rooney noted that the zoning ordinance required accessory buildings in other districts to meet certain standards. Rooney questioned why accessory buildings in the Agriculture district were allowed to vary from the requirements applied to other zoning districts. Malaski asked that landscaping be done around the shed. Rooney made motion, Rosenquist seconded, to recommend approval of the site plan for the Stillwater School District, subject to conditions in the draft resolution, adding a condition requiring additional landscaping be done to screen the building from County Road 57. All Ayes. Motion carried. Schumann made motion, Rooney seconded, to recommend staff draft an amendment to the ordinance to require certain standards be applied to industrial and commercial type accessory buildings in the Agriculture district, and amend the landscape ordinance to require a variety of trees be planted, as opposed to all the same species in one area. Ayes: Kleissler, Malaski, McRoberts, Rooney, Rosenquist, Schumann Nays: Peltier Motion carried. Housing Plan Update The Planning Commission reviewed the draft Housing Plan and provided comments, which will be forward to the City Council for its consideration, and the final document will be presented to the Metropolitan Council.