--- ## author: Sharon Hatfield date: D:20260504110708-05'00' --- ## MEETING MINUTES ## WEST ST. PAUL PLANNING COMMISSION The regular meeting of the West St. Paul Planning Commission was called to order by Chair Dahlquist on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 6:30 pm in the Municipal Center Council Chambers at 1616 Humboldt Avenue, West St. Paul, Minnesota 55118. Roll Call: Commissioners: Alex Dahlquist, Rebecca Foote, Maria Franzmeier, Mikael ## Garland, Tim Grimes, Lance LaRue, and Brooklyn Petrich ## Absent: Liz Gillen (e) and Kyle Hoff (e) Also present: Community Development Director, Ben Boike; City Planner, Melissa Houtsma; and ## City Council Liaison, John Justen Adopt Minutes: The minutes from the March 17 th , 2026 meeting were approved as written. ## Public Hearings: PC Case 26-05: Site Plan for a Building Addition and Alteration to Exterior Building Materials at 232 Lothenbach Avenue City Planner, Melissa Houtsma presented a summary of the proposed building addition and updating of exterior building materials at 232 Lothenbach Ave. The application representatives Jeremy Ordemann and Scott Hoyt, from LTS Therapy Systems, LLC were present to answer questions from the planning commission. conditional use permit application to allow an on-sale liquor establishment (serving beer and wine) with outdoor seating (less than 8 seats), at 963 Robert Street South. The public hearing was opened at 6:37 pm. With no one coming from the public coming forward to speak, and no one calling in on the phone line to speak on the items, the public hearing was closed at 6:38 pm. A motion was made by commissioner LaRue to recommend that the city council approve the site plan for a building addition and alteration to exterior building materials at 232 Lothenbach Avenue as recommended by city staff. Commissioner Petrich seconded the motion. ## Votes: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays The motion carried. PC Case 26-06: Ordinance Amendment Regarding the Expiration of Conditional Use Permits Houtsma gave a summary of the proposed ordinance amendment that would cause conditional use permits to expire under certain circumstances. The public hearing was opened at 6:49 pm. ## West St. Paul Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2026 Page 2 of 2 With no one else from the public coming forward to speak, and no one calling in, the public hearing was closed at 6:50 pm. A motion was made by commissioner Franzmeier to recommend that the city council approve the ordinance amendment as presented by city staff. Commissioner Garland seconded the motion. ## Votes: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays The motion carried. ## General Business: ## Council Updates Community Development Director, Ben Boike summarized that the city council approved the following items during recent meetings: • March 23 rd , 2026, the city council voted to approve the conditional use permits to allow an on- sale liquor establishment and outdoor seating at 963 Robert St. S. • April 13 th , 2026, the city council voted to approve the conditional use permit to allow a retail cannabis business at 984 Smith Ave. S. ## Commission Comments/Discussion The commission then discussed the following topics: • Non-conforming signage guidelines • Houtsma summarized the survey of other cities’ regulations on outdoor patios ## Adjourn: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. All ayes. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, ## Sharon G. Hatfield ## Recording Secretary