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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 3, 2004 APPROVED 1 Community Development Director Grochala advised the County Commissioner received 2 a request for a speed study on Lake Drive. City staff has also received requests for speed 3 studies along Lake Drive. The County has indicated they are willing to conduct a speed 4 study if the City is agreeable. Staff feels comfortable with a speed study being done on 5 Lake Drive. 6 7 Chief Pecchia stated he would like the study to go from the northern border south on 8 Lake Drive. Residents are having a difficult time getting on to Lake Drive in that area. 9 10 Council directed staff to draft a letter to the County indicated support for a speed study to 11 be conducted on Lake Drive. 12 13 DISCUSSION OF NON -CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USE, MR. RICHARD 14 DICK, 8061 LAKE DRIVE, MICHAEL GROCHALA 15 16 Community Development Director Grochala the issue of a non -conforming residential 17 use at 8061 Lake Drive was discussed at the last Council work session. The options for 18 the City include changing the text of the ordinance or changing the zoning, which would 19 require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Staff is not comfortable with either of those 20 options. The City Attorney has concurred with the recommendation from staff. 21 22 Mr. Richard Dick, 8061 Lake Drive, stated he visited four additional banks. All four of 23 the banks indicated they would not allow a first mortgage because of the non -conforming 24 use. One of the banks that was approached indicated there is a possibility to obtain a 25 commercial loan but it would be more expensive. The first bank that was approached 26 stated a loan may be approved if the City would write a letter indicating he could rebuild 27 up to the current value of the home. 28 29 Community Development Director Grochala stated the City legally could not write that 30 letter without changing the ordinance. 31 32 Councilmember Stoltz confirmed Mr. Dick had obtained a loan approximately a year and 33 a half ago. 34 35 Mr. Dick stated he did receive a loan about a year and a half ago. He stated the bank 36 indicated the problem was caused by some change in state law. 37 38 Community Development Director Grochala stated there are other properties within the 39 City that has the same issue. The Comprehensive Plan did not create the problem. In this 40 case, the property has been a non -conforming use for many years. 41 42 Mr. Dick stated he currently has a fifteen -year mortgage and would like to change it to a 43 thirty-year mortgage. He asked the City to consider his request or give him direction in 44 regard to other options. 45 46 Community Development Director Grochala stated the only option for Mr. Dick is to 47 apply for a text amendment or rezone. That application would go through the City 48 process. The staff recommendation would be to deny the request.