04-09-07 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 9, 2007 PRECISION The City Administrator reported that there is a June 18°i court date TREE scheduled for Precision Tree on citations issued for failure to comply with their CUP. Staff met with the property owner on March 8`", and Mr. Groholski is requesting staff seek feedback from the Council on allowing additional outdoor storage to the site. Mr. Groholski is also contemplating an addition to their building, which will enable more indoor storage of vehicles and equipment. Mr. Groholski would also like to have a wood chip pile offering free wood chips to the public. The City Administrator pointed out that at the time Precision Tree's CUP was approved (2001), outdoor storage was allowed up to a maximum of 75% of the building area. In 2005 the Code was changed decreasing the amount of outdoor storage allowed in I-P to 25% of the building area. Therefore, even with a building addition, no additional outdoor storage would be allowed. The existing approved outdoor storage area would be grandfathered in. The Adminish•ator suggested that if the Council would like to allow the wood chip pile, one option would be to create a special ordinance provision. Blesener noted that the current approved outdoor storage is grandfathered in, and his position is that the building addition would have to meet all current Code requirements. The City Administrator explained the history of how Precision Tree located to this particular site. He also noted that Mr. Groholski owns a farm in Hugo and some of his equipment is stored at that location. McGraw felt that based on the history of the property, even if Precision Tree were granted the additional outdoor storage, there would still be problems with the property. The City Administrator indicated that the only way to grant the additional outdoor storage would be through a Variance. Blesener noted the City's efforts to get outdoor storage under control. He felt that no additional outdoor storage should be granted to Precision Tree, and noted that the property is out of compliance with the Code right now. The City AdminisU•ator noted that the approved outdoor storage would be grandfathered in, and a building addition would help to get more equipment stored inside. The Council indicated that they were not opposed to considering allowing a wood chip pile provided that size, height, and time of year were regulated. RICHARDSON The C1;O indicated that a court date of July 16, 2007 has been set for PROPERTY the citations issues for the Richardson property code violations.