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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Van Scoy, Shepherd, Brauer, Levine, and Watson. Voting No: None, Absent: Commissioner Johnson. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES i) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes dated February 22, 2005. The City CoUncil minutes were noted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMISSION BUSINESS Case #1 Public Hearing - Request for an i. fii~e~m Us~ ~se of Robert Guzzo Presentation Assistant Community Development Director Frol Gity has recel~'~d"an application from Robert Guzzo, who resides at 6160 Green requesting an Interim Use Permit to _o, perate a sign business in a detached acces}ory structure bn his property. She stated Mr. Guzzo s parcel is roughly 8.34 acres in.sae'.!:~d--thus woul~d'b~-?-¢ii'gib'le to apply for a home occupation permit but would be limited t0'i~!m~~~of two n~i2re~ident employees. Mr. Guzzo s two partners do count as nom{~sidei{t~ therefore he hasexceeded the restrictions for a home occupation permit~:':?V' Assistant Community Development Dir~c-t'~r Fr t 'explai : a"t'hkt in lieu of this, Mr. Guzzo has applied for an Interim Use Permiii$1'~.ontinue 1:0°~~rate tS~-'~ign business for a maximum of five years, with the hope that pd°~:'~i-'~';&at time, tii~:'~bu~ine'Sg'' flourishes enough to move into a commercial site. .. ?~!i~ii~f-?;.~ Chairper'S:~hiNi~op~ned ~e~public ~g:_i~7:08 p.m. ~x;v~:~};~':i~,~ 6230':i¢;~t~e NW stat:J he had a couple of concerns. He indicgted Green .~a~eY.~ree~ouse is alreadY;6n: ~is road wxth lots of workers and tracks going dom it, and :'~h~e i~ hauling of gravel th~/'~s place next to the ~ee~ouse. He stated this business is adding!o~t~at:traffic. He ind[C/~d~he was concerned about more traffic and tracks increasing the accide~t;~haSakeady tae p[a&:.'¢ that road. He noted that if Mr. Guzzo'had been up front prior to constmcd6n/0~s Polebm~:and asked for a variance it would be different, but he built it and then asked pemisSi:°n'iate;:'} He stated he does not feel this is the place for a sign business, noting Ramsey hasind~iai parks where this could be located. Barb Berkley, 17540 St. Francis Boulevard indicated she lives east of the applicant. She stated she bought her prope~ because it was a rural area, and is great for her horses, which she wanted in a residential area rather than a commercial area. She indicated there is a lot of traffic in and out of the property, and she sees a lot of work belng done. She stated there is one neighbor who Planning Commission/April 7, 2005 Page .2 of 23 -176-