Minutes - Planning Commission - 02/24/2022

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Mr. Schmidt stated thafhe is not aware of what the deal is at the property. Commissioner Peters stated that if it is such a concern,the police should have been called. Mr. Wong commented that be does not know what Mr. Schmidt is referring to, He noted that he is at the property quite a bit with his children, ages seven and three months, and he would never allow gunshots near his children. He stated that the white truck that was mentioned is his truck. He noted that his boat is stored at the property, and he works on the boat at that location. He noted that if he would have heard gunshots in his neighborhood, he would have called the police. He stated that he can confidently say that there are not gunshots coming from this property. Ms. Johnson asked why the original permit would be allowed to remain if the conditions were violated. Chairperson Bauer commented that a permit can be revoked if there are violations, or the permit holder can come into compliance to continue. Senior Planner Anderson confirmed that is correct. He stated that violations were identified, and notification was provided to the permit holder. The permit holder then has the opportunity to respond to those violations, noting that this request tonight is one path to take. He stated that this request will be reviewed by the City Council as well and if denied,the terms of the original permit would need to be followed or a revocation can be considered that would include a public hearing process. Ms. Johnson commented that she made the post on the Ramsey community Facebook page and believed that most the comments were made in a joking manner. She confirmed that she deleted the post. Ms. Kemp asked the clientele that would be attracted with toy bazookas. i i Mr. Trout commented that 80 percent of his customers are current military members while another ten percent are active or retired police officers. He stated that the majority of his sales are made to military members that have thorough background checks. He noted that the nonmilitary people that he conducts sales with are people that he knows, like his father or grandpa. He noted that everyone has to pass the required background checks. He stated that the people that come to his property are clean and cannot have a criminal record. He stated that if someone has a drunk driving charge, they are denied a weapon, therefore it is not criminals and drug dealers coming to his property. He stated that no one even knew his business existed outside of people that he trusts. He stated that this is not the only home-based FFL gun seller in Ramsey. He stated that it is approved by the ATF to conduct this business in a home or pole barn. He stated that he is the owner of the home and resides at the property. He commented that he is only away from the home when he is called to active duty. He stated that they screen everyone that attempts to make an appointment as he does not allow someone to come to his home that he does not know. Motion by Commissioner VanScoy,seconded by Commissioner Peters,to close the public hearing. Planning Commission/February 24,2022 Page 22 of 26