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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION MINUTES
June 28, 2018
Chair Kaluza called the work session to order at 6:40 p.m.
Members Present: Chair Pat Kaluza, Karl Drotning, Scott Einck, Jason Swenson, Jeff
Witte, and Paul Jarvis
Members Absent: Vice Chair Jason Kelvie and Brooks Lillehei
Staff Present: Planning Director Daryl Morey, Associate Planner Frank Dempsey, and
Planning Assistant/Code Enforcement Technician Brent Jones
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Others Present: Rob Thiry, 12165 – 175 Street
Rob Thiry Variance Discussion
Mr. Thiry provided a history of his property on Orchard Lake and the sheds he has
constructed since 2011. He said he called the City in 2011 and was told that he did not
need a permit to replace a shed less than 120 square feet in size on his property, which
he did. Last year he constructed another shed on his property, again without a permit
because he didn’t think he needed one. The City received a complaint from a neighbor
and he was told by Planning Department staff that he needed to remove the new shed.
He explained that his sheds and property are nice and well-kept and he would like to
keep them. That is why he is requesting a variance.
The Planning Commission concurred that Mr. Thiry’s request does not meet the criteria
required by the Zoning Ordinance for granting a variance and explained that Planning
Department staff was doing its job in following up on the complaint. Mr. Thiry stated he
did not want to waste any more of the Planning Commission’s time and agreed to
remove the newest shed, which is the one the City received a complaint on. He stated
the best way to remove the shed without tearing it apart would be to access it from the
lake in the winter. It was agreed that the City would give Mr. Thiry a deadline of
January 31, 2019 to remove the shed, weather dependent.
The work session adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Daryl Morey, Planning Director