05-11-99 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY i l, 1999 LaValle suggested that the City pick the worst seven to ten properties, concentrate enforcement on those properties. The Administrator felt this raises concerns with consistent treatment of properties. The Administrator outlined the CUP process which the Council approved for addressing the individual properties and compliance issues. The Administrator reported that there are property owners who want to comply with the code and are making efforts to do so because they know the City is serious about its enforcement efforts. The Administrator stated that staff would like to work with those property owners and would issue citations to others who are not making efforts to comply. Fahey again su~;~ested prioritizing the properties relative to compliance issues and work from the worst offending property through the list. Fahey did not feel the City had the resources to work with all the offending properties at one time. The Administrator indicated that there is currently a spirit of cooperation in the park which he felt the City should take advantage of at this time. There are property owners willing to work with the City. Morelan felt there had to be some reasonableness and pointed out that it was likely possible to find code violations on virtually every property in the City. Morelan felt the worst violators should be targeted and definitely those with junk cars. Mursko stated that she began with the bi~~est problem in the Park, and that is exterior stora~;e. The City requires a CUP for exterior storage and that has been a code requirement since the early 1980's. There are 35 properties in Ryan Industrial Park and only 3 have CLTP's for exterior stora~;e. All the rest have illegal exterior storage. Fahey pointed out that when you drive through the Park you do not see the absence of landscaping, but you do see the junk. Fahey felt the CUP's should be processed to bring properties into compliance. The Administrator pointed out that in processing these CUP's staff would like direction from the Council on the pointed listed in Mursko's letter of April 29u, LaValle felt that screened exterior storage areas were not as offensive to him as junk cars. The Administrator asked about storage of barrels, roofing materials, search lights, etc. and asked where the City would draw the ]ine.