Based on the context provided in the transcript and the list of city officials, here is the formatted transcript with speaker names. Note: Some names (such as **Justin Fortney** and **Vice Chair Halberg**) were identified via the dialogue, while others were corrected based on your provided list (e.g., "sudin/sine" to **Commissioner Swedin** and "Brown" to **Commissioner Braun**). *** **[0:01] Vice Chair Halberg:** Okay, hearing none, we will make those motion approved. All right, and on the docket tonight, we have Richard Bcow with Rio Grand Trucking site plan 2024-4 Trucking facility, 601 31st Street East, and Justin Fortney with the presentation. **[0:47] Justin Fortney:** All right, thank you, Chair—uh, Vice Chair Halberg and the Planning Commission. In February, the Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority authorized an agreement to sell this property for a second location to Rio Grand Trucking, located at 2260 Margo Avenue South, which has been operating there for the past 23 years. This site will be for the purpose to house their semi-trucks indoors, have additional indoor parking spots for rent, designated areas for light maintenance work on their own semi-trucks, outdoor parking for semi-trailers, an office to manage operational tasks, and a fuel tank. The subject property is zoned and guided as industrial. It's surrounded by light industrial uses with two apartment buildings across 31st Street, shown here in the photograph. The site is mostly flat and grass with a few trees in the rear. Setbacks in the industrial district are... **[1:33] Justin Fortney:** ...determined at the time of site plan review. The proposed building setbacks are definitely adequate. The building is in the center of the site with maneuvering area around it and parking. The architectural standards are met with the large amount of glass in the building and some additional brick along with some burnish CMU block and fiber cement panels. Many of those materials wrap around to the west side of the building also. This would be the rear of the building and the east wall. The site plan details show a... **[2:20] Justin Fortney:** ...a garage door on the east wall, but this one is just showing it all steel siding. Based on the lot size and the amount of pavement on the site, the zoning ordinance requires 27 trees and 22 shrubs, both of which are being proposed. There were several trees near the rear of the property; most of them weren't large enough to warrant tree preservation policy review. There were a couple that were large enough, but they were found to be Siberian Elm, which are an invasive species, and we wouldn't be looking to have those trees saved or... **[3:05] Justin Fortney:** ...replaced. Staff did review a lighting plan—a photometric plan—that showed that the photometric lighting levels at the property lines were acceptable. They weren't over the one-foot candle allowed at property lines. The rear of the site, you can see where there's semi-trailer parking angled spaces. That area was also shown on a plan for proof of parking if the site is ever used for a use needing more parking. 22 spaces are required... **[3:54] Justin Fortney:** ...for most uses for a building this size, but since this building is mostly designed for parking itself, that parking can be in the building. There's four spaces that are striped in the front of the building. The proof of parking showed the balance of the parking spaces would be along that back property line, and I believe there was some parallel spots along this side over here. The site is designed for maximum maneuvering area for semi-trailers. There's two entrances on 31st Street. **[4:40] Justin Fortney:** The applicant states that passenger vehicles would likely be driven to the site where the person would take a semi-tractor out of the garage and replace their personal vehicle in that space until they returned. There's those four spaces in the front of the building and along that back property line. You can see that on the—to the west of those semi-trailers—there's a red cylinder indicating a fuel storage tank with bollards around it and also some curbing. The plan for that fuel tank... **[5:28] Justin Fortney:** ...was reviewed by the Fire Marshal, found to be acceptable, and will be reviewed again by the building official when building plans are submitted. With that, staff is recommending approval of the site plan and the applicants are here if you have any questions for them as well. **[6:14] Vice Chair Halberg:** All right, thank you, Justin. Since this is not a public hearing, we will not take any comments, but I would open it up to any of the Commissioners if they have any questions for either the applicant or for Justin. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Commissioner Tyken? **[6:14] Commissioner Tyken:** Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Is the storm water depression on the other photo—is that part of this property or is that the neighboring property? **[7:00] Justin Fortney:** Yeah, that neighboring one does have one over there. On this one, some of it would flow out to the street through those entrances, and then a lot of the other drainage would flow out to the northeast, which is more or less how a lot of this site development was planned. I think the site doesn't meet the size requirements for building onsite treatment of storm water. **[7:00] Commissioner Tyken:** Okay, so even though they're paving over the whole thing, they don't have to do anything with the water? **[7:00] Justin Fortney:** That's correct. **[7:00] Commissioner Tyken:** Okay. And then they're allowed to keep—I know you mentioned the fuel tank—but they're allowed to keep that much fuel on their property? Okay. Yep, that's the only questions I have. Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. **[7:48] Vice Chair Halberg:** All right, thank you, Commissioner Tyken. Commissioners, any other questions? Justin, I had a quick question: you showed on the east facing how right now it's just showing all metal siding. That does have a garage door though in the plans? **[7:48] Justin Fortney:** Yes, on the site plan it's showing a garage door. **[7:48] Vice Chair Halberg:** Okay, just double checking. Okay, Commissioners, anything else? Commissioner Swedin? **[7:48] Commissioner Swedin:** No. **[7:48] Vice Chair Halberg:** All right, if there's no questions, I would take a motion to approve or to deny the application. **[8:33] Commissioner Tyken:** Motion to approve the application with the recommended actions as conditions. **[8:33] Vice Chair Halberg:** Okay, I have a motion to approve. Do I have a second? **[8:33] Commissioner Braun:** Second. **[8:33] Vice Chair Halberg:** Thank you. Any further discussion, Commissioners? No. All those in favor say aye. **[8:33] Commissioners:** Aye. **[8:33] Vice Chair Halberg:** Opposed, no. And that motion passes, thank you. All right, moving on to any other business. Justin, what is in the hopper? **[8:33] Justin Fortney:** Sure. This will be going to the City Council meeting on July 15th for final approval. At the last City Council meeting, the City Council approved a Highway 55 small area plan consultant for that project. They'll be looking at the Highway 55 area to the west of our current jurisdiction, looking at potential uses and housing possibilities out that way. **[9:19] Justin Fortney:** We've been getting a fair amount of questions from developers and property owners out there, and rather than just looking at those one at a time, we kind of wanted to put together a plan for a greater vision for the area so we can inform the developers what we'd be looking for. So we can kind of have that developed more holistically than piecemeal. And then for the upcoming meeting on July 22nd, so far we've got—I think probably maybe three—applications for cannabis special use permits, and that's all so far. **[9:19] Vice Chair Halberg:** All right, very good. Thank you, Justin. Commissioners, thank you. If there's nothing further, I will take a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Tyken? Can I get a second, please? **[10:06] Commissioner Swedin:** Second. **[10:06] Vice Chair Halberg:** All those in favor say aye. **[10:06] Commissioners:** Aye. **[10:06] Vice Chair Halberg:** All opposed say nay. Motion carries, we are adjourned. Thank you, everyone. Thank you.