Minutes - Planning Commission - 08/25/2022

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that area of the city are changing and perhaps that will happen in the next five years, where a larger business may want to buy their property. He requested that the IUP be for a period of seven to ten years. He also desired the option to lease out the front of the building, noting that perhaps that would be a retail user or office use. Councilmember Woestehoff commented that those are noble goals, but his concern for the resident would be that area around the property is ripe for redevelopment. He stated that this property and the property behind it would be ripe for redevelopment in the corning years, therefore he would not want the applicant to invest a lot of resources into the property with the expectation it would last more than five years. He stated that he would love any improvements on the site, but even if the building were subleased for retail, he believed that the COR requirements would be triggered. He acknowledged that the applicant is in a tough spot and appreciated the efforts he would be taking to improve the property but also wanted to ensure the applicant is clear on the intention for redevelopment and what would be allowed in the space. Mr. Hockert restated that he believed Councilmember Woestehoff is stating that the IUP would allow him to run his businesses out of the building for a period of five years and after that time the property would need to be retail. Planning Manager Larson stated that the applicant could come back to request an additional five years for the IUP and at that time the Commission and Council would make a determination on whether the IUP could be extended. Commissioner Walker asked if the applicant was in the parking lot area after the heavy rains the previous week. He asked how solid the parking lot is. Mr. Hockert replied that he was not on site at that time. He stated that there are two pieces of equipment on the property that allowed him to test if there was a class five base. He stated that he discovered that was a sand base, although there is a patch of old asphalt. He stated that the remainder of the caged area is extremely permeable because of the sand base. He stated that one of his customers for lawncare and snow removal is The Residence at The COR, and he has heard the importance of finding drainage in the area. Commissioner Walker stated that his attempt would have been to save the applicant some money. He noted that there may have been class five material that sunk down a bit. He acknowledged that the applicant would like to make the site look better but was attempting to save the expense of hauling additional class five material for the applicant. Mr. Hockert stated that he appreciates that but does believe class five needs to be hauled in as it will help to keep the weeds down and is a rule that vehicles must be parked on that type of surface. He stated that he does not want to lose his fence base but would agree to it if needed and would plant additional trees. He stated that his brand is professional maintenance services and therefore he would want his business to represent his brand. Planning Commission/ August 25, 2022 Page 9 of 27