01-22-24 Minutes
Mountain Iron Planning and Zoning Commission
January 22, 2024
Vice Chairperson Lauren Buffetta called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with the following members present: Margaret Soyring, Barb Fivecoate, Al Stanaway, and Jerry Kujala, Zoning Administrator. Absent Jim Techar, Steve Hunter, and Peggy Anderson
It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Fivecoate to accept the Consent Agenda and minutes of the January 8, 2024, meeting with the correction: Jerry Kujala, Zoning Administrator, Building Inspector. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
It was moved by Fivecoate and seconded by Stanaway to close the regular meeting and open the public hearing. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a request made by Michael Mitchell for a Conditional Use (CUP) Permit for the installation of a garage that is over 900 square feet and a Variance permit for construction of a building over 15 feet high. The property is legally described as follows:
Parcel Code: 175-0020-00110
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PLAT NAME: MERRITTS 1ST ADDITION to MOUNTAIN IRON: SECTION-; Township: -; Range: -; Lot:0011; Block: 001
Address: 5717 MOUNTAIN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN IRON, MN 55768
It was moved by Fivecoate and seconded by Soyring to close the public hearing and resume the regular meeting. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
It was moved by Soyring and seconded by Fivecoate to recommend the City Council approve the CUP for Plaza 53 for a Storage Container to be earthtone, after Brad Schumacher attended the meeting and confirmed the setbacks. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
It was moved by Fivecoate and supported by Stanaway to recommend the City Council approve the CUP and Variance for Michael Mitchell. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
At 6:55p.m., it was moved by Fivecoate and seconded by Stanaway that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried with Techar, Hunter and Anderson absent.
Respectfully submitted by:
Margaret Soyring, Secretary
