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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 15, 1999 and Iona Lane given the adjacent residential uses. Scalze stated that she did not want to see a square block building constructed on this property. Morelan asked about the building materials allowed for the Stockness property. The City Planner reported that his recollection is that a variance was granted to Stockness given the existing soil conditions. Morelan stated that he liked the suggestion made by Mr. Bartholie to include residential building mate~ials, and felt these should be incorporated in the B-I District. Fahey pointed out that the other issue is the structural steel building. Morelan su~gested that a structural steel building could be allowed by variance. He noted that if there are poor soils on the site, a building with a brick exterior could not be supported. Fahey suggested that residential building materials, stucco, and structural steel could be provided for by Conditional Use Permit. Fahey stated that he did not want to have a pre-fab concrete building constructed on this site with a residential style roof added in an attempt to have the building look like it is residential. Fahey stated that he was more concerned with the pre-fab concrete than he was with metal, noting that brick accents can be added to a metal building. Fahey suggested that the requirements for the B-I District could be written so that architectural design of buildings would be consistent with residential construction design, allowing wood, stucco, and metal by Conditional Use Permit. Morelan sug~ested that all construction materials could be allowed by CUP so that the Council can ensure that construction fits the surrounding residentia( neighborhood. Bartholie stated that he believed that the Council had to allow some buildin~ materials as permitted. Fahey noted that the City wants some control over what is built on the property. Fahey indicated that he was agreeable to allowing a variety of building materials as long as the building itself is consistent with a residential design. The City Planner suggested that an alternative would be to add this district to the City's architectural guidelines. As a result, construction plans wou(d have to go through the architectural review process rather than a Conditional Use Permit process. Morelan noted that the City has no residential architectural guidelines established.