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Commissioner Harris added that the Council had also authorized no parking sign on the frontage road for the recent car event, which was much appreciated. She asked Staff if there has been any enforcement on the parking ban. Ms. Worthington said the City has enforced a couple of times. As a public service the City put notices on the cars to let the owners know about the change, and for a while the cars were gone, but a few trickled back. Harris said residents are happy about the change. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison End Notes This was the first time City Staff had heard the Old Town business described this way. The business card originally given to Staff by the owner of Old Town says "Old Town Services, Restoration and Preservation, Shop Finishing and Refinishing, Lawn Furniture, Outdoor Plant Stands, Yard Art, Decorative Painting, Irritating Paint Jobs." One of Staff's original concerns, in addition to the lack of a business license and the illegal use, was the possibility of hazardous chemicals being used on the site. It was in response to this concern that Mr. Bertz and Mr. Coil, owner of Old Town, assured Staff at a meeting on Apri12, 2004, that the business was only using the TIES site for storage, which was also an illegal use. • Although the code enforcement case was the reason for TIES zoning application being initiated, the code enforcement issues played no part in Staff findings on the zoning application. Questions on the code enforcement case should be addressed to City Administrator Worthington or Zoning & Planning Liaison Jones. 2. A coffee shop would be a legal use in B-3. The City has never been approached by TIES about the possibility. 3. In fact, Ms. Jones was understating the amount of time by which the application missed the deadline for consideration in May. The application would have to have been received by Tuesday, May 4, in order to allow time to prepare the legal notice for the publishing deadline of noon on Thursday, May 6. Mr. Bertz was informed of this by telephone and email on April 12 following his meeting with City Staff on that date. The May 4 deadline was also stated in a letter sent April 12, copied to Lee Whitcraft, co-owner of TIES. It should also be noted that, upon receiving the application on May 7, the City immediately notified TIES in writing of its intention to extend the time limit to 120 days, pursuant to Minnesota Statute 15.99. A copy of both letters and the email are attached. • City of Falcon Heights -Planning Commission Meeting of June 22, 2004 -Page 7 of 7