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Council tables riverfront conditional-use matter, refers it to plan commission
Summary
The Two Rivers City Council voted to table action on a conditional-use matter affecting a riverfront property and referred the item back to the plan commission for further review; the property owner told the council they have begun cleanup and plan plantings to screen the site.
The Two Rivers City Council on an item related to a riverfront property voted to table the matter and referred it to the plan commission for further review.
The council took the step after public testimony from the property owner, who described recent cleanup of outdoor storage, plans to move materials out of sight, and an intention to plant cedars along the property line to screen the riverbank and adjacent park. Council members and staff advised reviewing compliance with the property's existing conditional-use permit before taking final action.
The property owner told the council, “we have cleaned up the bottom right…they're open to pots from my bottle to another greenhouse and all empty gaskets, and those are already put away,” and said a trailer and additional screening plantings would be installed. The owner also said there is a house and a shop on the site and that tall weeds and vegetation remain along the riverbank.
A staff member noted the municipality lacks specific regulations for riverfront rear yards and recommended checking the status of the current conditional-use permit and whether screening required by that permit needs replanting or enforcement before the council decides. Council discussion emphasized wanting factual review and recommended the plan commission inspect compliance and screening options.
Council moved to table the agenda item and refer it in tandem to the plan commission for review; council and staff discussed having plan commission review next Monday and returning the matter to council in two weeks. A roll-call vote was recorded with the following votes: Bill LeClaire — Aye; Doug Brandt — Aye; Ben Petrick — Aye; Tom Ginolenis — No; Carlo LeClaire — Aye; Mark Whitner — Aye. The motion to table and refer passed and the item was set for further review.
Council members and staff asked the property owner to work with planning staff on specifics for screening and to provide any documentation the plan commission requests. The council did not adopt any code changes or impose new requirements at the meeting; it directed further review by the plan commission.
