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• PLANNING & ZONING BOARD March 11, 1987 Page Two Permit would require a public hearing and limits on exterior storage, etc. Applicant was told to get this information from the Building Official. The consensus of the Board was that they were not adverse to considering the proposal since it appears to be moving in the direction the City intends to go ", BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT Mr. Kluegel reported the following recent Council actions: - The minor subdivision request of Vernon Wahlberg was withdrawn before Council consideration. - The site and building plan of Custom Manufacturing for an in- jection molding plant was approved by Council. - The minor subdivision request of Donald McShannock was approved with the stipulation that the planner's and engineer's recom- mendations be followed completely. - The Comprehensive Plan has been submitted to the Metropolitan Council with the recommendation that the 21 acre lots on the west side of 35E remain "rural ". - The second reading of the ordinance calling for a "Central Business District" was approved. - Council referred the "building standards" ordinance to the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Committee for their review and input. Those meetings have been set. - Zack Johnson has been reappointed to serve as the City Planner. KEN CHAPEAU - VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY BUILDING ORDINANCE Mr. and Mrs. Chapeau appeared for the third consecutive month regard- ing the storage area which they added to their garage. (See January 1987 and February 1987 minutes.) Per P & Z's request, Mr. Kluegel has determined that it would cost approximately $250 to bring the storage area to state code and have the siding match the garage. These changes would still leave the area attached to the garage. Mrs. Chapeau stated that at the time the garage was built the former building official was aware of the storage area that the Chapeau's had planned; at that time there was no accessory building ordinance which would prohibit the storage area; years later (when the storage area was actual built) they did not know they would be violating an ordinance by attaching the storage area. Mr. & Mrs. Chapeau claimed that there would be no other place on their lot on which to build the storage area since their lot has such high water table. They felt that the only possibility would •be next to their home which they felt would be unsightly. It was the City Planner's opinion that 50% of the property has water table problems. Linda Carlson, a neighbor to the Chapeau's, appeared and said that the Chapeau's have done a very good job of improving and maintaining their property, the neighbors were petitioned and were not opposed