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Planning Commission Minutes November 25, 2014 Page 3 Chair Johnson opened the public hearing. There being no public comment, Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. Commissioner Petschl asked if the different components of the ordinance would be acted on separately. Mr. Carlton stated that the Planning Commission is asked to consider the entire proposed ordinance amendment detailed in the staff report, with any changes they may recommend, and then will be presented to the City Council for review. Chair Johnson stated that he supported adding the uses and felt the language was good. He supported requiring a Conditional Use Permit if an operator wished to produce more than the maximum allowed. Commissioner Konietzko asked if staff could provide a comparison, since an amount of 10,000 barrels was difficult to understand. Mr. Carlton explained that he found this number was consistent with other small cities and the goal was to try to reduce the impacts on the downtown. He stated that he was not aware of the exact amounts produced by other breweries. Mr. Barnhart noted that there needs to be a distinction between industrial manufacturing of alcohol and a smaller scale microbrewery operation that might be located in the downtown. Mr. Carlton noted that Summit produces about 21,000 barrels a day. Motion by Commissioner Jeremy Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Keller to recommend approval of the request by the City of Elk River for the ordinance amendment relating to tap rooms, brewpubs, microbreweries and wineries, as proposed in the staff report. Motion carried 7 -0. 4.4 Request by City of Elk River for approval of an "Official Map ", Section 30 — Land Use Regulations — Public Hearing, Case No. OA 14 -10 The staff report was presented by Jeremy Barnhart. Chair Johnson opened the public hearing. Steve Rohlf, 12821 188t` Avenue, state that he did not oppose the official mapping of the site, but disagreed with staff that there would be any buildable area left on the lot. He explained that they would need to meet the 60 -foot bluff setback and the 30 -foot side yard, rear and front setback requirements. He stated that they planned to build a restaurant on this site, but now that will not be possible. Mr. Rohlf state that he felt this process was essentially an inverse condemnation, and the offer by the city to buy the property was ridiculous. He stated that he wants the city to buy the property now, so they will not have to continue to pay commercial taxes on property they cannot sell, because no one would buy it. There being no further public continent, Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. Chair Johnson stated that he understood the property owner's concerns, but that the road connection was adopted as part of the FAST Study. He felt that it was up to the City Council how to go about purchasing the property.