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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 22, 1989 Mrs. Margaret Langfeld, Anoka County Commissioner, told the Council that she was here tonight to apologize for the error the County has made noting it was a case of assuming the contractor did obtain the necessary permits. She explained that this does not remove blame from the County but she is certain that the building would not have been built as it is had the permit been requested. It is the goal of the County to make the building presentable and to let the City know that a public apology is sincerely given. Mr. Reinert asked if the permits would have been applied for in the appropriate manner, would a permit been issued? Mr. Schumacher explained that pole buildings are allowed in only certain commercial and industrial areas. However, the Chain of Lakes Regional Park does not have a zoning and the City Attorney has noted that it would be difficult to defend the permit denial in court. Mr. Bisel said he could not ask the citizens of Lino Lakes to do any more than the County regardless of the zoning. Mr. Reinert said the person who erred is the big problem. It was noted that an overhang on the building was requested by the City Planner. Mrs. Langfeld said that the County has hired an architect to redesign the face of the building and it would be impossible to construct an overhang with the present design. Mr. Reinert moved to accept option No. 1 as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board subject to the five conditions laid out by the City Planner in his memorandum dated May 2, 1989 and these recommendation be in place within 120 days. Mr. Palumbo from Anoka County noted that some items such as easement locations and approvals may take longer than 120 days. Mr. Reinert accepted Mr. Palumbo's comments. Motion carried with Mr. Bisel voting no. Mr. Bisel explained that he felt governments cannot be better than the people they serve. Set Public Hearing, Conditional Use Permit, Klosner - Goertz, June 12, 1989, 8:30 P.M. - Mr. Bisel moved to set the public hearing. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Elmer Crohn, Subdivision and Variance — Mr. Miller explained that Mr. Crohn is asking to split approximately one acre from the 120 acre parcel he owns along Main Street and is currently in the process of platting. This would allow him to sell the residence on the property while he is waiting for the extension of utilities to the property. The variance would reduce the lot size for the residence from two and one half (2 1/2) acres to one acre. If for some reason utilities do not become available and Mr. Crohn proceeds to plat in two and one half (2 1 /2) acre lots he will be required to bring this particular up to the code requirements. The Planning