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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION <br />HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />TUESDAY, MARCH I I, 2008 <br />Members Present: Chair Scott, Commissioners Anderson, Austad, Lemke, Staul and Westberg <br />Members Absent: Commissioner Westgaard <br />Staff Present: Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager; Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner; Chris <br />Leeseberg, Planner; Debbie Huebner, Recording Secretary <br />Call Meeting To Order <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Planning Commission <br />was called to order at 6:53 p.m. by Chair Scott. <br />2. Consider 3/11 /08 Planning Commission Agenda <br />MOVED BY COMMISSIONER LEMKE AND SECONDED BY <br />COMMISSIONER STAUL TO APPROVE THE MARCH 11, 2008 PLANNING <br />COMMISSION AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br />3.1. Consider 2/12/07 Planning Commission Minutes <br />MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STAUL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LEMKE TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 12, 2008 MINUTES. MOTION <br />CARRIED 6-0. <br />3.2. Consider 2/26/07 Special Planning Commission Minutes <br />MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STAUL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LEMKE TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 26, 2008 SPECIAL MEETING <br />MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. <br />4. Planning Commission Representative to Attend City Council Meeting <br />Commissioner Lemke will attend the March 17, 2008 City Council meeting. <br />5.1. Request by Gxeat River Energy (GREI fox a Conditional Use Permit for Storage Building <br />Addition. Public Hearing -Case No. CU 08-05 <br />Ms. Cartney presented the staff report for Amcon's request to replace an existing high bay <br />garage area, parking area, and office area, with a 43,000 square foot building of the same <br />nature. Staff recommends that the parking lot be landscaped as illustrated in the staff <br />report, and trees removed for the fire lane should be replaced on site. <br />Commissioner Lemke asked Ms. Cartney to clarify the landscaping requirements for parking <br />lots. Ms. Cartney explained that there are no set standards for requirement for a specific <br />number of stalls. Mr. Barnhart explained that the ordinance states that landscaped islands be <br />included to break up large expanses of paved surface, which also help to control internal <br />