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MINUTES ULAR 19UNCIL MEETING ~ ~ 2 M AY s ~ Page 3 Councilman Black informed Council that Carleton Holerud,-owner APPROVAL OF of Do-It-Yourself tTpholstery, 1558 W. Larpenteur Avenue, applied VARIANCE FOR for a variance to repaint the existing sign at the building. !'h i t DO-IT-YOURSELF e ex s ing sign is 108 sq. ft., which is larger than allowed UPHOLSTERY by ordinance. The variance was approved unanimously by the plan- C HOLERUD rung Commission because the sign is already there and the cost . of altering the existing sign is unwarranted. Councilman Black noted the building has been unoccupied for some time and he would like the City to encourage new businesses. Councilman Black moved and it was seconded by Councilman Ecklund to ap- prove the variance as submitted. Upon a vote being taken the following voted "aye: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Eck- 1und, and Labalestra sled the following voted "nay": Councilman Steele. Motion carried. Councilman Black informed Council that N.E. Hermes, owner of BERMES FENCE the. shopping center on the northwest corner of Snelling and VARUINCE Larpenteur Avenue had spied for a variance to erect a fence TAHLED UNTIL on the northerly sad westerly lot: .line of Lot 7 of the Cross- FUTURE MEETING roads, which is to be used as a parking lot. Lot 7 abuts an "R" district lot and Ordinance 64 calls for a fence to be not less than 75~ opaque. the Hermes' were desirous of erecting a l 5' cyc one fence which would be less than 75K opaque, thereby making the need for a variance. Councilman Black moved and it was seconded b9 Councilman Steele to table the matter until .the next meeting. Clerk Administrator Barnes was Bisected to call Mr. Hermes and inform him that Council would like him to appear at the next meeting with a plan which conforms with Ordinance 6l~, Section 11~.2.Upon a vote being taken the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele and Labalestra and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Mayor Warkentien recognized Ms. ,Sandy Menge of the League of LEAGUE OF W Women Voters who was monitoring the meeting for the League. Vp~ gEp~ Clerk-Adm3.nistrator Barnes noted that he had received a reply BEEEIIPES AT from Dr. Ausman on the matter of the beehives being kept on 1718 LIlJDIG the Malcoan Sugden property at 1718 Lindig. Dr. Ansman agreed that the bees might be a health hazard. After consideration of the beneficial aspects of the bee's pollination and the fact that no one has ever been stung in the six years the bee- hives have be®n maintained, the matter was dropped by the Council. The determination to drop the matter was also based on the fact that the original complaint had been withdrawn. Clerk-AdNai,nistrator Barn®s presented a list of revised fees REVIEW OF FEES for licenses and permits. After discussion and some revisions FOR LICENSES were made, the iteaa was deferred until the next meeting at AND PERMITS which time Attorney Kenefick will have draws up an Ordinance ~ [JNTIL pertaining to reviewing the Fee schedule each year on June 30th. NEXT MEETING