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Forest Lake Planning Commission December 11th, 2024

Scandia City CouncilSunday, March 16, 2025
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Approval of agenda

Approval of November 13, 2024 meeting minutes

Proposed zoning ordinance text amendments (Definitions phase)

Proposed reorganization of landscape and lighting standards

Full Document Analysis

Votes (2)

Approve the agenda with a swap of items seven and eight

PassedUnanimous voice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Approve minutes from November 13, 2024

PassedUnanimous voice vote

Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified

Notable Quotes (3)

I'm happy to go through piece by piece on all 28 Pages or we can just talk about some of the highlights.

— Claire Stickler
Zoning ordinance reviewOffering the commission a choice in the depth of the review.

do we really need the word inexpensive there under restaurant fast food? I think that would be questioned by many folk these days.

— Sher Gerard
Definition updatesChallenging outdated language in definitions.

our community is changing... our regulations regarding livestock are old and likely don't fit the forest lake of today.

— Ken
Livestock operationsAdmitting current livestock regulations are outdated.

People (4)

Sher GerardChair

Presiding over the commission meeting and guiding the zoning ordinance discussion.

1 quote

“can we as a commission be confident that nothing in the code was changed... other than the things that were going to address?”

Questioning the transparency of proposed zoning text changes.

Claire SticklerConsultant

Leading the zoning code restructuring project to improve user-friendliness.

1 quote

“anything that's a full striketh through came from that as well as if it mentioned a specific state law we struck that out.”

Explaining the methodology for deleting redundant definitions.

KenConsultant

Providing background on the zoning code project and facilitating commissioner questions.

1 quote

“Everything that's new language is bolded and underlined and anything that has the strike out or things we're deleting.”

Clarifying how changes are marked in the packet.

Mr. MillerCommissioner

Raising concerns regarding the accuracy of new zoning definitions.

Places Mentioned

Forest Lake

Events & Meetings (3)

  • November 13, 2024 - Previous meeting date
  • December 2024 - Commission zoning workshop
  • January 2025 - Expected date for public hearing
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