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<br />Meeting of the <br />Elk River Planning Commission <br /> <br />Held at Elk River City Hall <br />Tuesday, May 28, 2019 <br /> <br />Members Present: Chair Eric Johnson, Commissioners Alexander Feinstein, Jill Larson- <br />Vito, Robert Rydberg, and Brad Thiel <br /> <br />Members Absent: Commissioner Perry Beise and John Jordan <br /> <br />Also Present: City Council Liaison Nate Ovall <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Planning <br />Commission was called to order at 6:46 p.m. by Chair Johnson. <br /> <br />2. Consider May 28, 2019, Planning Commission Agenda <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Thiel and seconded by Commissioner Feinstein to <br />approve the May 28, 2019, Planning Commission agenda. <br /> <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider April 23, 2019, Planning Commission Minutes <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Larson-Vito and seconded by Commissioner <br />Feinstein to approve the April 23, 2019, Planning Commission minutes. <br /> <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />4.1. Pines at Elk River, LLC <br /> Zone Change from Business Park (BP) to Planned Unit Development (PUD.), <br />Case No. ZC 19-02 <br /> Conditional Use Permit for P.U.D., Case No. CU 19-08 <br /> Preliminary Plat for a townhome development to be known as Tall Pines <br />P.U.D. Second Addition, Case No. P 19-04 <br /> <br />Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson-Vito asked about wetland concerns and ensuring there <br />wouldn’t be variance requests from property owners requesting to build decks. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlton stated it would be clear via the P.U.D. agreement that there would be no <br />additional impacts permitted beyond the 25’ wetland buffer. He further stated the <br />Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) allows a “de Minimis” impact (filling a certain <br />portion of wetlands via state approval process without having to do offsite <br /> <br />