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Development Review Commission Minutes
February 2, 2026
The Commissioners convened at 6:00 PM via Zoom.
Members Present: Chair Larry Linstrom, Vice Chair Yuko Mino, John Dewes, Kristen Bates,
Dwight Sangrey, Helen Leek (joined at 6:04 PM), Meetal Salunkhe, and Ali
Afghan, City Council Liaison
Members Absent:
Staff Present: Johanna Hastay, Planning Manager; and Kat Kluge, Administrative Assistant
Chair Linstrom asked if there were any changes to the agenda. There were no replies.
REPORT ON COUNCIL ACTIVITIES - Ali Afghan, City Councilor
Councilor Afghan provided details on the following recent and upcoming City and City Council
activities: all annexation applications, submitted in the last two months, were approved; a study
session for the South Shore Fire Station rebuild will be heard the following day (with an estimated
cost of $20M); and a study session was held regarding the new library construction project.
MINUTES
January 22, 2026: There were no revisions noted.
Commissioner Sangrey moved to approve the Minutes of January 22, 2026, as written. Seconded
by Commissioner Bates and passed 6:0, with 1 abstention.
FINDINGS
LU 25-0040: A request for approval of Development Review Permit and a design variance for an
exterior remodel of an existing commercial building located in the Lake Grove Village Center
Overlay. No site improvements were proposed.
This site is located at 4250 Mercantile Drive (Tax Reference 21E08BC15301). The Staff
Coordinator was Evan Fransted, AICP, Senior Planner.
Commissioner Sangrey moved to approve the Written Findings, Conclusion, and Order of LU 25-
0040, as written. Seconded by Vice Chair Mino and passed 6:0, with 1 abstention.
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SCHEDULE REVIEW AND MANAGEMENT UPDATE
Johanna Hastay, Planning Manager, updated DRC members on upcoming meetings:
February 19, 2026 has the continuation of LU 25-0019 and a hearing on a Major Variance request
for an extended 2-car carport in front of a dwelling.
March 2, 2026 may have the Findings from the two hearings on February 19, 2026 and has a
hearing on a Conditional Use modification/Development Review Permit for the new school at
Forest Hills Elementary.
Ms. Hastay reminded members that their practice had been to match votes on the tentative
Findings to votes on the approved Findings, to ensure that if the overall outcome of the vote were
to change due to a change in individual vote, they would not need to reopen the hearing or have
anything put on the record. The alternative is to have the final vote reflect the majority decision,
which would be a new practice. Members discussed options and determined to use the practice
currently in place (keep the tentative vote the same as the final vote unless a Commissioner takes
formal action to revise it).
Members then provided feedback on the recent Boards and Commissions Summit.
Ms. Hastay updated members on the progress of the Tree Code Amendment project (a joint
meeting on April 13, 2026, with the Planning Commission, was requested by Jessica Numanoglu,
Community Development Director).
Ms. Hastay encouraged Commissioner Bates to resubmit her application to rejoin the DRC after
her term ends in June.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Linstrom thanked City staff and DRC members for their time, then adjourned the meeting at
6:28 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/
Kat Kluge, Administrative Support