Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/05/2001

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mixed use in the March 2001 draft comprehensive plan, Staff is under the opinion that the proposed recreational activity is an acceptable interim use for the subject property until the City is in a position to prepare a development plan for the subject property and surrounding area. Citizen Input There was none. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to close the public hearing. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Reeve, Sweet, and Watson. Voting No: None. The public hearing closed at 7:58 p.m. Commission Business Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:58 p.m. Commissioner Kociscak noted that #6 and #7 of the terms of the permit should be amended to read paintball instead of splatball. Chairperson Nixt inquired as to how many feet there was from the paintball course to the highway. Community Development Assistant Wald replied that she was unsure of the actual footage, but noted that she had visited the site and there is a large buffer between the proposed course and the highway. Commissioner Kociscak inquired as to how far a paintball could be shot. Brian Gower, Diehard Paintball, replied that a paintball would start to drop at 150 feet. Chairperson Nixt inquired as to the likelihood of a paintball hitting the highway. Mr. Gower replied that it was very unlikely. Motion by Commissioner Kociscak, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to recommend that City Council adopt Findings of Fact relating to the request for an interim use permit to facilitate an outdoor paintball course and that City Council approve the request from Diehard Paintball for a interim use permit to facilitate an outdoor paintball course, based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring the terms as proposed. Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 6 of 28