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3~ MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FALOON HEIGHT S, MINNESOTA MAY 9, 19?!~ A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor Warkentien at 8:00 P.M. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, and Steele. PRESENT Also present were Clerk Administrator Barnes, Engineer Lemberg and Attorney Kenefick. Councilwoman Stocker who was on vacation in Europe. Councilman Black moved, seconded by Councilman Ecklund to approve the minutes of the meeting of April 25, 197~i, as corrected. Motion carried. Mr. Robert 0, Westlund, 1781 N. Hamline Avenue, was present at the request of the City Inspector and the Clerk-Administrator. Mr. Westlund is a general contrac- tor and uses a vacant lot, which he owns, ad3acent to his home at 1781 N. Hamline, for the storage of lumber and scaffolding and other construction materials. This use under present ordinance constitutes operating a commercial business in a R-1 residential district. ABSENT MINUTE S 1781 N. HAMLINE - PROPERTY USE Mr. Westlund purchased his property in 19l~7 and has been using the land for storage purposes since 1957. It was the Attorneys opinion that Mr. Westlund had been using his property in this manner before the present zoning ordinance was adopted and therefore does not apply. It was agreed by the Council that it is satisfactory for the property to b e used in this manner as long as it is kept clean and orderly, and that there are no ob3ections from the neighbors. The Council was concerned about some empty propand tanks which are also stored on the lot. Mr. Westlund stated that he would be disposing of these as soon as possible. i No action was taken on the Fry Street parking situation. FRY STREET PARKING Clerk-Administrator Barnes was directed to notify the owner of the apartments and the caretaker, to see if a suitable solution has been worked out, and have them appear at the May 23rd meeting. Mr. Russell Brown, attorney representing the Arden Hills Imrestment Compar{y, was present regarding the building code requirment, that a standpipe be installed in the apartment located at 1830 W. Laze enteur Avenue. The letter from Herbert W. Meyer, Director of the State Building Code Division, was read, in which he stated that Falcon Heights should not require compliance of this code, as construction began prior to the pub- lication of the amendment to the building code. Said letter is on file in the Clerk Administrators office. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilman Ecklund, that the Building Inspector be authorized to issue a Certificate of Occupancy to the Arden Hi11s Imrestment STANDPIPES - 1830 W. LARPENTEUR