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<br /> MINUTES <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br /> JUNE 25, 2008 <br /> for the office space, since he has to be out of his current office space by <br /> October ltir. Johnson indicated that he would hope to build the warehouse <br /> space in the fall or spring. <br /> Blesener noted that the warehouse additions are proposed to have metal <br /> siding, and asked if Johnson were willing to upgrade those materials. <br /> Johnson indicated that he was not, and pointed out how remote the <br /> building is from the street. "1'he office addition, which is visible from the <br /> street, will have upgraded materials. <br /> McGraw asked the size of the warehouse additions. Johnson indicated <br /> that they are 4,500 square feet each. Johnson noted that his original plan <br /> was to construct a Larger building (30,000 square feet) to the south. He <br /> has not given up totally on that plan, however. <br /> Blesener noted the drive up bays on the warehouse space. Johnson <br /> pointed out that one addition would have to loading dock doors, and the <br /> other would have drive-in doors. Blesener asked if the new parking would <br /> be paved and curbed. ;lohnson replied that it would be. <br /> Blesener felt the office addition with the building materials proposed <br /> would be a uice improvement, noting its visibility from the street. <br /> Johnson indicated that when the warehouse additions are constructed, he <br /> would re-side the remainder of the building with new metal siding. <br /> The City Planner indicated that the ordinance for business and industrial <br /> districts addresses building materials limiting the expansion of metal <br /> buildings with similar materials to 25%. I-Iowevcr, the PUll District does <br /> not contain this limitation. "The Planner felt that the addition of the office <br /> area with upgraded materials would meet the intention of the Code given <br /> Char this is the portion of the building that is visible from the street. <br /> Keis asked about the canopy structure being removed. Johnson indicated <br /> that it was never the intention to remove this structure. IIc pointed out <br /> that the structure provides screening between his property and the Union <br /> building. Allan stated that her recollection was that there was to be <br /> landscaping in front of the canopy. Johnson stated that there is <br /> landscaping. He also noted that two other canopies behind this one were <br /> removed. <br /> Roger Starke, Ryan Industrial Park, asked if Johnson was blacktopping up <br /> Co the pond. Johnson replied that he was not. Starke indicated that there <br /> are catch basins leading directly into the pond. Starke stated that the pond <br /> now fills up faster and floods his property. Staulce felt that a bigger <br /> culvert was needed on Ryau Drive. <br /> 4 <br /> 27 <br /> <br />