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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 28, 1999 semi-trailers, etc. Scalze expressed concern with applying only the pazking,requirements that were part of the 1964 Code without consideration to the other provisions of that Code. Scalze suggested that at the time a property comes in with a Conditional Use Permit application, the City should bring that property up to current zoning standards. Scalze indicated that this has always been the intent of the Council. Scalze suggested that if the number of parking space under current code aze too many, then perhaps the Council should look at that code and redo it. Fahey suggested there were two areas the City Attorney should comment on. First, does the application for CUP trigger the City's ability to apply current zoning standards. Second, if the 1964 Code applies for parking, does the City have the right to apply other standard of the 1964 Code. Fahey asked if the 1964 Code required a CUP for parking. The Zoning Administrator replied that the 1964 Code required a Conditional Use Permit for certain things. However, parking requirements were applied by Zoning District and not by use. Morelan felt that unless certain things are grandfathered in, than the current standards should be applied uniformly. Fahey agreed for things that require a CUP, but was not sure this should be the case for general design standards. The City Attorney suggested that he research these issues and report to the Council at their next meeting. Scalze pointed out that the 1964 Code has some good provisions and addresses parking and off-street loading very clearly. Parking requirements were based on the use, and suggested that for multi-tenant buildings those requirements shou(d be combined to get the total number of parking spaces. Fahey suggested that the Council needs to hear what the City Attorney would be comfortable with enforcing from a le~al standpoint, and whether the City can do wholesale enforcement of 1964 standards or selective enforcement. Then the City needs to determine which properties would be under the 1964 Code requirements. The Zoning Administrator replied that there aze three. Morelan asked how the parking calculations in the current Code were arrived at, asking whether the standard used is a uniform standard for the Metro Area.