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Meeting of the Planning Commission <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />City of r a Tuesday, August 26, 2025 <br />Elk <br />River <br />Members Present: Acting Chair Dennis Booth, Commissioner Robert Rydberg, Commissioner James <br />Zahler, Commissioner Anthony Kaba <br />Members Absent: Chair Perry Beise, Commissioner Eric Johnson, Commissioner Doman Bland, <br />Councilmember Jennifer Wagner <br />Staff Present: Community Development Director Zack Carlton, Senior Planner Chris <br />Leeseberg, and Sr. Administrative Assistant/Recording Secretary Katie Porath <br />CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. <br />2. CONSIDER AGENDA <br />Moved by Commissioner Rydberg and seconded by Commissioner Kaba to approve the <br />agenda. Motion carried 4-0. <br />3. CONSIDER MINUTES <br />Moved by Commissioner Zahler and seconded by Commissioner Kaba to approve the <br />following consent items as outlined in their respective staff reports. Motion carried 4-0. <br />3.1 DRAFT Minutes - July 22, 2025 <br />4. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />4.1 Pat Briggs Planned Unit Development (PUD): Two 79-unit Apartment Buildings, Land Use <br />Amendment, Zone Change, and Ordinance Amendment - 17379 Twin Lakes Rd NW <br />Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. <br />Commissioner Rydberg asked what percentage of the proposed apartments were studio or one - <br />bedroom. Mr. Carlton responded that 96% of the units are either studio or one -bedroom apartments. <br />Commissioner Rydberg commented on the request to reduce the number of parking spots and stated <br />he would prefer to see the number closer to the 2.5 spots per dwelling standard. <br />Acting Chair Booth opened the public hearing. <br />Matthew Lerfald and Morgan Duvall, 17395 Twin Lakes Rd, expressed their concern as owners <br />of an adjacent property. Their concerns included high volumes of traffic, stormwater runoff into their <br />