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01-18-22 PCM MINUTES HUTCHINSON PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, January 18, 2022 5:30 p.m. 1.CALL TO ORDER 5:30P.M. th The January 18, 2022 Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Vice ChairmanHacker at 5:32 p.m. Members in bold were present Chairman Lofdahl, Vice Chairman Hacker, Commissioner Garberg, Commissioner Wirt, Commissioner Sebesta, Commissioner Hantge, and Commissioner Janssen. Also present were Dan Jochum, City Planner, Kent Exner, City Engineer, John Olson, City Public Works, John Paulson, City Environmental Specialist, Marc Sebora, City Attorney, Andrea Schwartz, City of Hutchinson Permit Technician and Madison Newcomb, City of Hutchinson Planning and Building Assistant. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. CONSENT AGENDA A. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES DATED September 21, 2021. Motion by CommissionerWirt to approveSeptember 21, 2021 meeting minutes. Second by Commissioner Garberg. Motion approved. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONSIDERATION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO ESTABLISHMENT IN THE MAIN STREET AREA DISTRICT LOCATED AT 18 MAIN ST S. Dan Jochum, City Planner addressed the Commission and gave a brief overview of the project. Mr. Jochum then covered the staff report. Commissioner Wirt inquired if there were any inspections required for a tattoo parlor. Douglas Moulton(owner of tattoo parlor) - explained that the State issues a temporary license and then they come in and inspect. Ifyou pass they issue a license, if not you have 90 days to correct any concerns. Commissioner Wirt asked if the City receives a report from the State with the findings from their inspection. Dan Jochum responded that the City does not receive a report but will be in correspondence with the inspector if there are any questions. The applicant will receive a certificate or license from the State to show Minutes Hutchinson Planning Commission January 18, 2022 Page 2 they’re in compliance. He also noted that we haven’t had any problems with these kind of establishments in regards to State inspections and compliance. Motion by Commissioner Janssen, second by Commissioner Sebesta close hearing at 5:39 p.m. Motion by Commissioner Wirt to approve with 5 staff recommendations. Second by Commissioner Sebesta. Item will be on City Council consent agenda on 01/25/2022. B. CONSIDERATION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO MOVE A STRUCTURE LARGER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET FROM 135 FRANKLIN ST N TO 225 WASHINGTON AVE W. Dan Jochum, City Planner addressed the Commission and gave a brief overview of the project. Mr. Jochum then covered the staff report. Commissioner Sebesta inquired how long the permit is good for. Dan Jochum said once the conditional use permit is issued they have one year to move it. The additional moving permit is a separate matter, but the intent is for it to get placed and set on the new foundation. Commissioner Sebesta asked if Jim Fahey will be setting that in front of the Harrington Merrill house temporarily while the foundation is being done. Jim Fahey, 446 Main St S- informed the Commission that the barn will be staged rd off the southwest corner of the carriage house. It will sit there from the 3week in February until May. After the frost comes out, the outdoor classroom will be relocated and a slab will be installed for the barn. The interior of the barn will be demoed to hopefully determine the orientation of it. Commissioner Hacker asked if the whole building is the barn. Jim Fahey explained that the barn is 28’ X 28’. The entryway and north wing are additions, they will be torn off before it is moved. Historic Hutch is working with a contractor hired by the EDA to demo the property. Commissioner Wirt asked about the neighborhood and if there is anything being done that would disturb them. Jim Fahey responded that on behalf of Historic Hutch he personally reached out to all neighbors on Washington Ave and the neighbor who faces to the north in case they had questions. They were at ease when they found out what the use would be. Dan Jochum noted the location of the outdoor classroom. Jim Fahey explainedthat it is very close to the original location of the barn but they will seek guidance from City Staff and the Parks Department to determine where exactly to place it. Dan Jochum also informed the Commission that there is no requirement to notify Minutes Hutchinson Planning Commission January 18, 2022 Page 3 neighbors other than for this public hearing. There have been no concerns brought forth from neighbors. Commissioner Hacker noted that the City owns that building. Dan Jochum confirmed that the EDA currently owns the building andCity ownsthe lot the building is being moved to. Commissioner Janssen is abstaining from the vote due to him being an officer on Historic Hutch. Motion by CommissionerSebesta,second by Commissioner Wirt close hearing at 5:52 p.m. Motion by Commissioner Garberg to approve with 4 staff recommendations. Second by Commissioner Wirt. Item will be on City Council consent agenda on 01/25/2022. 5. NEW BUSINESS A. NONE 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. NONE 7. COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF A. UPCOMING MEETINGS – possible CUP in February. B. This was an outstanding year with building and valuation. In 2020 there were 36 new residential houses, this year we had 35. Construction valuation was around $40 million this yearwhich is one of the top 5 years Hutchinson has had. With all the uncertainty there is still activity. 2021 was a strong year with development. C. Still continuing to work through the growth planning study. Have some concepts that we’ll bring forth to this group to show the preliminary findings. Currently working on cost estimates for infrastructure. Most of our lots, if not all of them, are spoken for. This is why the growth planning study is so important. 8. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Commissioner Janssen to adjourn the meeting, second by Commissioner Sebesta. Meeting was adjourned at 5:59 p.m.