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MINUTES Ci.ty Council Oct. 23, 1985 Planner & The Planner pointed out that he has been associated with the City since Buildi.ng 1977 and that he reviews every report that goes out regarding the City. Inspector Therefore, his office has maintained consistency over the years. (Cont.) Sca].ze fel.t that the Council's job is tough and that the Council shoui.d not have to act as Planner as well. Scalze pointed out that the City is developing at a very rapid pace. Fahey suggested that there are a lot of areas that the Planner can be handling. Fahey did not Feel it was fair to judge an individual on one report. Fahey also suggested that the Building Inspector work with the Planning Commission can revising the Zoning Code to develop a more workable ordinance. Mr. Blesener stated that he was comfortable with the Building Inspector handling residential lot splits, residential conditional use permits, and residential variances. Fahey suggested that large residential plats should be on a referral. basis. The Pl.anner commented that currently City staff was not acting as a team and that is the problem. Blesener felt that down the road the Building Inspector may get more deeper involved in planning. Fahey stated that he was agreeable to the Building Inspector handling residenti.al variances, conditional use permits and lot splits. The Building Inspector asked what the Council wanted to do with plat reviews when the plat met all Codes. The Council felt that the Building Inspector should continue to handle these plats. The Planner requested that he be copied with correspondence. The Planner also agreed that these pl.ats should stay with the Building Inspector if there is no variance or conditional use permit involved. The Building Inspector reported that he will forward such plats that have variances or conditional use permits involved to the Planner. Nardini pointed out that these plats also come to the Council for approval. The Building Inspector reported that he will write a report on every commercial plat he receives and forward the report to the Council. The Building Inspector also pointed out that most commercial plats have driveways greater than 24 feet wide. The Planner stated that there is a safety feature to the 24 foot wide driveway as if there is too wide a driveway people tend to pull toward the center of the driveway. The Planner a].so pointed out that the ordinance allows for the expansion of the driveway upon the approval of the City Engineer. Page -20-