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ELK RIVER PLANNING CO}~fISSION MEETING HELD IN THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY January 28, 1980 Members Present: Commissioners Driessen, Lucas, Zabee, Fox, Hinkle & Tracy. Also Present: Herbert S. Adolph~on, Community Development Director 1. Meeting Called to Order Meeting was called to order by Commissioner Fox at 7:35 p.m. 2. Minutes The minutes from the November 26, 1979 and the December lO~ 1979 meetings were read and approved. 3. Agenda Ron Kuhn's informal discussion on Lots 1, 2~ & 3: Block 2, Auditor's Addition, was added to the agenda. The agenda was approved. 4. Bud Horvath, Conditional Use Permit Bud Horvath requested a conditional use permit to place a house trailer on his property. The trailer is to be used as a workshop for the boys' projects (a group of 11 boys). His property is located in Section 10, on the west side of Hwy. #169. It is zoned A-2. The house is to be used for crafts and simple assembly projects (also to store materials such as folders, stuffing, envelopes, etc.). No machinery wi]l- be used. The public hearing was then opened. No one wished to speak. The question was raised as to how far Mr. Horvath was from the nearest neighbors. He answered that he was roughly % mile from each neighbor. Also, it was asked if the trailer was to be used as living quarters. Mr. Horvath said it would only be used for work projects. Also asked was if Mr. Horvath was aware that he still would need a building permit and would have to get a building permit and meet the State standards. The size of the mobile home would be 10 x 65 feet or 10 x 70 feet, this would allow plenty or room. Anything smaller and there would be no room to work. Mr. Horvath would want to use this workshop for 2 to 3 years, possible 5 years. He had -no objections to this being granted on a time basis and reviewed in a year or two. COMMISSIONER LUCAS MOVED TO GRANT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO BE REVIE\iED IN IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. CO~fISSIONER ZABEE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. 5. Mel Boyd, Second Street Preliminary Plat Me! Boyd and John Kick~ architect, put up several drawings of the proposed to\vuhouses that Mel Boyd is requesting to build. The area is zoned R-3. Each of the individual to\vuhouses will have one lot privately o\~ed and eight association condominium townhouses. Each owner would automatically be an association member; a member of the association will have one vote and be involved in running the association. Quality of the buildings will be such that it will have a positive effect on the neighborhood. Prices would range from $55,000 for a smaller unit to $60,000 wi~h the final price around $65,000, by the time it is completed. There was discussion on the lot lines to be removed, all existing lines to be removed to make one large lot. The public hearing was then opened. Mr. Strub sta ted that approximately two years ago at a party, a gentlemen's agreement was made that Mr. Boyd was only going to have single unit dwellings on these lots. Now they're going to put up this monstrosity. Mr. Boyd said at the time there were rumors about a