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COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 10, 2003 DRAFT 0446 Staff does not want to delay the zoning ordinance, and recommends not accommodating the Tree 447 Service within the ordinance. 448 449 Councilmember O'Donnell commented that the Tree Service is an upstanding, well-run business, and 450 he hopes that they will continue to operate in Lino Lakes, but with that said, he does not want to make 451 sweeping changes. He added he would like to separate the issues, but hopes that the Tree Service will 452 come in as a separate project that the Council can address. 453 454 Mayor Bergeson asked if all or most of the options mean the Council will be amending the ordinance 455 in some way. Councilmember O'Donnell indicated they would have to handle the screening issues, 456 but it would not require big changes. 457 458 Community Development Director Grochala noted the problem the Council is having is the same one 459 they had at the Planning and Zoning Board. The City wants to work with the Tree Service, but they 460 do not want to amend the Comprehensive Plan or rezone this land. He indicated that he is not sure an 461 auto body repair shop could go in there again under the time provisions of the CUP, but whether the 462 City decides to rezone or amend the Comprehensive Plan or something else, it is really a separate 463 issue. 464 465 Councilmember Carlson indicated she talked with the Planning and Zoning Board member who made 466 the motion, who felt this could happen under the existing ordiance, and it would not be a big change. •67 She realized after that conversation that was not the case, and agress with Councilmember O'Donnell 468 for that reason. She does not believe the Council should make a sweeping change for one business. 469 She noted that the four cities surveyed that responded, being Shoreview, Blaine, Ramsey and Hugo, 470 allowed this type of business in industrial zoning. If Lino Lakes has a less restrictive ordinance than 471 those cities, those wanting to run this kind of business will come to Lino Lakes. She agrees the 472 Council needs to separate this issue from the zoning ordinance. 473 474 Community Development Director Grochala noted there is an actual application that has to be acted 475 on in the next month, so there will be additional review. 476 477 Councilmember Carlson asked if this could be brought back to the Planning and Zoning Board 478 meeting on Wednesday as a discussion item. Community Development Director Grochala indicated 479 it could. 480 481 Mayor Bergeson commented on Option 4 from the memo. He stated he was not sure of the 482 implications, but as a matter of principal, he might be in favor of expansion of the interim uses in 483 rural districts. He indicated this property has that classification. He stated his concern that one goal of 484 the city is to preserve rural area, whether permanently or temporarily, until an appropriate use comes 485 along, but one thing that helps property owners hold on to their property longer is uses that might 486 generate some income. He added he would like to review land uses at some time. 487 .488 Community Development Director Grochala indicated the use is really to store equipment, adding 489 that even though they call it a Tree Service, it does not differ from a plumbing service with trucks or 11