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1 Not Approved PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting – January 20, 2015 7:00 p.m. Present: Chairperson Bruce Howard, Commissioners Paul Banker, Steve Danger, Marvin Deick, Susan Erickson, Erin Nichols-Matkaiti, and Verne McPherson Absent: None Also Present: Janice Gundlach- Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director, and Gina Bauman-Councilmember Agenda Review: There were no changes to the agenda. Minutes from October 21, 2014: Motion by Commissioner McPherson, seconded by Commissioner Erickson, to approve the October 21, 2014 meeting minutes as presented. Approved 7-0. Council Action: Councilmember Bauman reported the Council recently attended a team building retreat to prepare for 2015. She explained that community engagement would be a focus for the New Year. She indicated a community survey would be completed again this year. Public Hearing: (A) Belair Excavating requests a Zoning Code Amendment impacting Article 7 of Chapter 6 (Environmental Constraints Overlay Area) of the Zoning Code, a Site Plan review, and Special Use Permits, facilitating a 17 acre expansion of their current operation, consisting of the exterior storage of black dirt, bituminous, and concrete and aggregate crushing, onto adjacent land to the southeast of 2200 Old Highway 8 NW. Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning Director Janice Gundlach explained that Murlowski Properties Inc. (MPI), requests the following land use actions to facilitate an expansion of their current operation at 2200 Old Highway 8 NW, known as Belair Excavating:  Zoning Code Amendment – the existing and proposed land uses are permitted through Article 7 of Chapter 6 of the Zoning Code, titled Environmental Constraint Overlay Area. In order to process an expansion of MPI’s operations (Belair Excavating), this ordinance must be amended to ensure the preservation of certain planning principals affected by this industrial use. While the request has been made by the applicant, mostly due to it benefiting only their business, City staff and the City Attorney have drafted the amendment and proposed conditions in a manner that aims to protect adjacent and surrounding land uses and the general public.  Special Use Permit – the applicant intends to use a portion of the expansion land for aggregate crushing and recycling and associated equipment storage, which is a specially permitted use under the Environmental Constraint Overlay Area Ordinance. As such, a special use permit request must be processed to ensure the conditions noted (and proposed to be amended) are met.  Site Plan – the proposed Site Plan is necessary as it illustrates how the applicant intends to use the additional property, how the existing property is impacted, and where certain functions of the operation will be located.