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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 18, 2000 Staff advised there is the need to envision the plan and have discussions regarding the different options. Ms. Krall stated she would like to present images and designs at the next meeting. Council Member O'Donnell asked how much of what happens in the northern quadrant will impact the southern quadrant. Ms. Krall advised some uses will want to be on this site. The northern quadrant has better access to the freeway. If there is a larger anchor on the site, the smaller commercial sites may be affected. Senior housing and housing in general will affect the traffic for the retail businesses. Developers have indicated this is an issue. Council Member Reinert inquired about the dynamics of the live/work units. Ms. Krall reviewed the dynamics of live/work units noting the area will be s-.r'.s more and more of them. Council Member O'Donnell inquired about a time frame � e e may have multiple developers competing to develop the propert istributed a copy of the implementation steps. She stated that she does ot s type of housing market will slow down. However, she indicated.. ot •elieve there will be many developers looking to develop Traditional N oo a evelopments in the Twin Cities because there is still the ability to bui § outsi s of this market. Ms. Krall advised the next step is to meet with the develo t e i e number work. Acting Mayor Dahl requested a li stated she likes the second pl there is more open space. ents to view within the Twin Cities. She e are not apartments along the freeway and ted a copy of both plans. TEMPORARY FA :o' ICS ' £TURES UPDATE, JEFF SMYSER Staff distributed a mems eg ding temporary fabric structures. Staff advised they are made of a metal pole frwith fabric stretched over it. People are using these structures, for inexpensive storage of vehicles or other items. Staff advised these structures are not addressed in the building code. No building permit is required. Staff expressed concern regarding snow loading, but stated snow likely will slide off the fabric. Citizens who put up such a structure do so at their own risk. The placement of the structure and its size are two (2) other issues. Staff will consider these fabric structures as accessory structures. As such, they must: 1) meet setback requirements for the zoning district, and 2) the maximum accessory building square footage for the lot size will apply. The aesthetics of these structures may be questioned, but the City has no ordinance to address that. 3