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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MAY 11, 1999 <br />Morelan felt it will look odd to have totally screened exterior storage in a <br />front yard. <br />The Administrator pointed out that some properties do not need to have <br />exterior storage in their front yards, while others may since they do not <br />have rear yards. <br />Scalze pointed out that if the City allows front yard exterior storage, most <br />properties will want it in order to maximize the revenue from their <br />property. Scalze stated that she felt front yards should only be allowed for <br />employee and customer parking and should be required to be landscaped. <br />Mursko asked if there was a consensus on the type of surfacing allowed <br />for employee and customer parking areas. Her recommendation was for <br />asphalt, bituminous, or concrete. <br />Pedersen suggested that the term "other materials" be eliminated from the <br />Code. The Administrator felt the Code was fine as long as staff was clear <br />on the consensus of the Council relative to the materials which would be <br />allowed. <br />The consensus of the Council was to accept the recommendation of <br />Mursko that employee and customer parking areas must be paved with <br />asphalt, bituminous, or concrete. <br />Council then discussed surfacing of storage areas with Mursko <br />recommending asphalt, concrete, or other Class V material and storage <br />areas to be located in the side and/or rear yard. Council's consensus was <br />to accept Mursko's recommendation for surfacing of exterior storage <br />areas. <br />Council discussed "Exterior Storage Parameters ". It was the consensus of <br />the Council to accept Mursko's recommendation with the stipulation that a <br />variance will be considered for front yard exterior storage subject to <br />appropriate documentation of both the need for storage in the front yard <br />and a hardship relative to either topography of the property and/or location <br />of the building. The need to generate more revenue from the property <br />would not be considered a hardship. <br />The next zoning issue discussed was "Curbing ". Morelan suggested that <br />the City should require continuous curbing rather than concrete curb stops. <br />The Administrator pointed out that with the flat grades and lack of <br />elevations of some properties in the park that it would be difficult to install <br />continuous curbing because there would be the need to backfill behind this <br />PAGE 20 <br />