This transcript appears to be from a **Planning Commission** meeting. Based on the municipality context provided, here are the identified speakers. **Note on Identifications:** * **"gives me" / "yasmi" / "gusby"** has been identified as **Brian Douglas** (Planning Commission Member), as he is elected Chair during the meeting. * **"Hema" / "Hammer"** has been identified as **Isaac Naatz** (Planning Commission Member). * **"Banking"** refers to a third commission member not explicitly named in your provided list; they are labeled as **Commission Member**. * **"Diane"** in the presentation section [7:33] refers to the staff presentation. Although the transcript says "Diane," the speaker identifies as "staff." Based on the list, **Izzy Carlson** (License and Permit Technician) is the most likely official to present lot adjustments and subdivisions. *** [4:55] **Jon Radermacher (City Administrator):** Last year cold figure. Uh, welcome to the Planning Commission for January 9th, 2023. Uh, I'll call roll call. Douglas? [4:55] **Brian Douglas:** Here. [4:55] **Jon Radermacher:** Johnson? [4:55] **Diane Johnson:** (Not present yet) [4:55] **Jon Radermacher:** Naatz? [4:55] **Isaac Naatz:** Here. [4:55] **Jon Radermacher:** Benning? [4:55] **Commission Member:** Here. [4:55] **Jon Radermacher:** Everybody's here except for Johnson. Uh, the first item on the agenda is election of a chair. I'll take nominations for chairman. [5:20] **Isaac Naatz:** Can I ask a question? Who is the current chair? [5:25] **Jon Radermacher:** Okay, that's... well, okay. [5:44] **Isaac Naatz:** I nominate Mr. Douglas. [5:47] **Commission Member:** We need a sec. I will second that. [5:48] **Jon Radermacher:** Uh, nominated by Naatz, seconded by Benning to appoint Douglas as chair. Is there any further discussion? All in favor? [5:55] **Group:** Aye. [5:56] **Jon Radermacher:** Opposed? Motion carries. You're just elected chair. No, just kidding, congratulations. We just selected him chair. Uh, we'll get you up to speed. They just molded me as chair. Okay. Um, you're lucky because usually it's the... [6:29] **Jon Radermacher:** One that Diane just showed up for the minutes. Diane Johnson has showed up, so we're all in attendance. Uh, can I get an approval of the agenda? [6:48] **Isaac Naatz:** I move to approve. [6:50] **Commission Member:** Second. [6:51] **Brian Douglas:** Motion by Naatz, second by Benning to approve the agenda. Any further discussion? All in favor, aye. Opposed? Motion carry. Approval of the minutes from December 12th—it should be in your packet. [7:15] **Isaac Naatz:** I move to approve the minutes. [7:18] **Brian Douglas:** Motion by Naatz, second by Johnson to approve the minutes of December 12th. Any further discussion? All in favor, aye. Opposed? Motion carry. Public input—is there any? Okay, so we're just gonna dispense with that. Uh, public hearing to consider an application requesting... [7:33] **Brian Douglas:** ...and rezone from B2 Highway business district to I1 limited Industrial District for approximately 32,516.9 square feet of PID 5270090. Do it for your request for the administrative subdivision lot boundary line adjustment with PID 527 triple zero 100 which is currently in the I1 limited Industrial District. Izzy? [8:00] **Izzy Carlson (License and Permit Technician):** Okay, I'm gonna explain this up at the map just because it's a whole lot easier. And this first square right here that ends right at the dotted line, that was the original lot owned by Stalin Holdings. They then purchased the bottom lot last summer, and when they did that, they put up this building and they had to get a conditional use permit for the B2, because this one is zoned B2 for warehousing, which they did and you guys approved that. So fast forward to now: they did decide that they wanted to make a tunnel that would connect these two buildings. They want to do that for ease of forklift drivers and such when there's bad weather, such as the weather that we've had the last couple weeks. In order to do that, these two buildings would have to be on the same lot. So we would have to move this line down here and create a new lot, thus combining these two into one PID. But in doing that, we would have to rezone this one to an I1 so it matches this one as well. So we have a rezone from a B2 to an I1 on this one and just a lot line adjustment. And we are only creating two lots which, according to code, we can do. And let me see if I'm forgetting anything... this lot down here will be 47,000 square feet. The minimum that is allowed for a lot is 20,000 square feet, so we definitely meet code on that one. And it also has access off 320th Street, which we do need access, and this one will continue to have its own access up at 318th Street. So basically it's meeting code with everything that Stalin Enterprises wants to do, and from a staff perspective, we support this. [10:23] **Brian Douglas:** Okay, so I'm going to open up the public hearing. [10:45] **Brian Douglas:** Second call: anybody wishing to address this public hearing? [10:52] **Brian Douglas:** Third and final call: anyone wishing to address this public hearing? Hearing none, I'm going to close the public hearing. Okay, committee, any discussion? [11:05] **Diane Johnson:** The question I have: this whole thing stems from their wanting to put that subway in or whatever they call it, correct? And to do that, they have to add that part to that existing lot, and that part that they're adding has to be rezoned from B2 because that's what the other one was? [11:18] **Izzy Carlson:** Correct. Correct. You get it, you're exactly right. [11:21] **Diane Johnson:** In essence, the southernmost lot that's 47,000 feet, that's going to stay what it was, only changing the zoning on that parcel that's getting added to the... [11:32] **Izzy Carlson:** Exactly. Yep. Yep. It's just a lot line adjustment with the rezone, it's all it is. [11:38] **Brian Douglas:** Yeah, I don't have any trouble with that. I do have questions about the tunnel. Do we have any specific codes on tunneling? [11:46] **Izzy Carlson:** That's all done with our building department. [11:49] **Brian Douglas:** Yeah, primarily concerned with good ventilation. [11:51] **Izzy Carlson:** Yep, no, that's gone through Goodhue County Building Inspections, and I work with them. I did talk to Doug Morham, who is the building official over there, and he was good with this plan. [12:12] **Brian Douglas:** So we count on them to... how deep are they going with that thing? [12:18] **Izzy Carlson:** You know what, that I don't know. Like I said, that's... yeah, it's okay. It'd be fun to have it. [12:24] **Isaac Naatz:** Requirements between the B2 and the I1? [12:28] **Izzy Carlson:** Yeah, and it's stated in here... help me understand what kind of business is existing there right now. So, the one down below that they got a conditional use for—they got a conditional use for warehousing. And warehousing is allowed both in the B2 and the I1. So there really wasn't... the only thing is it's a permitted use, I believe, in the I1. So then they don't need the conditional use permit anymore. [13:06] **Isaac Naatz:** Yeah, so I was trying to read between those two and it seemed like a lot of similarities. [13:10] **Izzy Carlson:** Yeah, there was. That needed to be done exactly. In the B2, it's a conditional use permit, and then the I1, it's permitted. So that's the only difference. [13:28] **Isaac Naatz:** Yeah, so no underground tunnel? No... [13:32] **Brian Douglas:** Do they have any plans for the little block that's left? [13:35] **Izzy Carlson:** Not yet, but you know, it's um... like I said, it definitely meets the minimum so they could put something up there. I'm assuming they probably would at some point, or maybe they will just use it for, I don't know, parking or who knows. [13:50] **Brian Douglas:** Yeah, and then maybe they can put Bruce's underground tunnel here we go. I'm gonna leave this one down or it could be put up for sale? [14:04] **Izzy Carlson:** Correct. Yeah. Exactly. Yes. [14:08] **Isaac Naatz:** Yes, just help me—is this north or south of the roundabouts? [14:13] **Izzy Carlson:** This would be North. Okay. This would be right next to, you know, where Manly's kart shop is. [14:18] **Isaac Naatz:** I now know where the Dairy Queen is. [14:22] **Izzy Carlson:** Okay, it'd be north, north of the Dairy Queen. It's yeah, it's really close to like Banks Outdoors. [14:30] **Isaac Naatz:** Okay, and I know where we're at. Yeah, you know where the car lot used to be out there. As long as you tell me by Banks, now I know where that is. Okay, I drove that road. [14:45] **Brian Douglas:** Yes. Is there any other discussion? I'm going to make a motion to go on with Resolution 2023-01 for that rezone administrative subdivision. [15:00] **Diane Johnson:** I will second. [15:06] **Brian Douglas:** Motion by Douglas, second by Johnson. Is there any further discussion? All in favor, aye? [15:15] **Group:** Aye. [15:17] **Brian Douglas:** Motion carries. Anyone have anything else? But I'm going to make a motion to adjourn. [15:24] **Isaac Naatz:** Second. [15:26] **Brian Douglas:** Motion by Douglas, second by Naatz to adjourn. Any further discussion? All in favor, aye? [15:32] **Group:** Aye. [15:34] **Brian Douglas:** Motion carries.