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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ELK RIVER PLANNING COM}IISSION MEETING <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />DECEMBER 28, 1981 <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> <br />Commissioners Pearce, Tracy, Dreissen, Busch <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: <br /> <br />Commissioner Kreuser <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: <br /> <br />Rick Breezee, Building and Zoning Administrator <br /> <br />1. Meeting Called to Order <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tracy at 7:45 p.m. <br /> <br />2. Agenda <br /> <br />The following change was made to the agenda for the December 28, 1981 Planning <br />Commission meeting: Add Item 5~ - Conditional Use Permit Request for Gerry Bow- <br />en to operate a fuel station at 356 Jackson Avenue in a C-4 zone. <br /> <br />3. Minutes <br /> <br />The minutes of the November 30, 1981 Planning Commission meeting were approved as <br />published. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER PEARCE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANNING CO~IISSION MINUTES OF <br />NOVEMBER 30, 1981. CO~IISSIONER BUSCH SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. <br /> <br />4. Consider Zone Change for Area from Jackson Avenue to School Street and West of <br />Highway #169. <br /> <br />Chairman Tracy informed the Commission that this area has been discussed several <br />times by both the City Council and the Planning Commission and has also been re- <br />viewed at a special workshop session and that if there was no strong objections <br />by the Commission, the discussion would be open to the public that was present at <br />the meeting. <br /> <br />Mrs. Arlyce Christeck asked the Commission if such a zone change would be from <br />Highway #169 all the way west to Jackson Avenue. <br /> <br />Chairman Tracy informed her that this is the reason for tonight's meeting. The <br />Planning Commission is to establish such a boundary, if one is needed. <br /> <br />Mrs. Christeck told the Commission that she was in favor of letting Mr. Dickinson <br />build his extra storage garage for his business but that neither she nor her father <br />Mr. Eno Schmidt, who also O\VllS land in the vicinity, are in favor of rezoning any <br />of this area to commercial. <br /> <br />Mr. Gary Santwire questioned the Commission as to why there was an additional need <br />for highway/commercial when so much of the existing C-3 land is not being utilized <br />or is under-utilized. Mr. Santwire felt that this was bad planning and that the <br />City should wait to rezone property until there is a need and demand for such. <br />