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MINUTES C~ITY COUNCIL APRIL 23, 1997 Scalze felt screenin~ should be year-round in nature and that sheds should be screened from the street. The Planner pointed out that required screening must be year-round in nature. The Planner agreed that many sheds are taller than the fences which would be used to screen them. Again, given fence height limitations it may not be possible to fully screen a shed. That is why architectural compatibility is included in the Code ~iving the Council the opportunity to make this requirement as well. Fahey felt the text amendment was overly restrictive, and that property owners should be allowed to use a little judgement. Scalze stated that she thought the discussioi~ was should an accessory shed be located in the side yard, it wou(d have to be screened from view of any public sYreet or neighboring property. Scalze poi»ted out tl~at a s6ed could be right next to someone's dining room, which may be objectionable to the property owner. Pahey stated that he did not disagree with some screening, but felt the additional requirement of arcl~itectural compatibility was overreaching. Morelan su~gested that the screening and architectura( compatibility requirements be an either/or situation. Morelan was not sure that screening was necessary fi~om the sideyard. He did not want to see the desirability of a bunch of sheds screened with fences around them. Scalze felt that screening from the sideyard was desirable given the three foot setback. Pedersen pointed out thlt the shed he pointed out previously is not screened nor is there architectural compatibility. Pedersen fek that at a minimum the roof lines should match. If a property owner does not want to screen or provide architectural compatibility, then the shed should be located in tl~e rear yard. Fahey stated that he did not disagree, but would pref'er the elimination of architectural compatibility and felt that screening a shed with pine trees was sufficient. Morelan suggested that perhaps the word "fencing" should be eliminated from the screenin ; language. Scalze felt that fencing would be an acceptable screening method, and again pointed out that screening should be fi~om the public street ~tind from the adjacent sideyard.