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COUNCIL MINUTES February 11, 2008 APPROVED •90 91 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 92 93 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 94 95 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 96 97 Consideration of 2"d Reading of Ordinance No. 17-07, Vacating a portion of the drainage and 98 utility easement on Lot 16, Block 4 of the recorded plat Park Grove, Paul Bengtson 99 Reading and roll call required 100 101 City Planner Bengtson explained that the city has received a request from property owners to vacate a 102 portion of a drainage and utility easement to allow property improvements. There was some concern 103 among area property owners that the easement would worsen an existing drainage problem in the 104 neighborhood. The City Engineer has reviewed the drainage, reported that the easement will not 105 impact the situation and will address the situation in the 2008 Surface Water Management program. 106 Staff is recommending approval of the vacation 107 108 Council Member Reinert moved to dispense with full reading of the ordinance. Council Member 109 Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 110 111 Council Member Reinert moved to approve 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 17-07 as presented. •12 Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried as 113 follows: Yeas, 5; Nays none. 114 115 Main Street Village, Azure Properties — City Planner Jeff Smyser explained that there are 116 three conditional use permit requests before the council relative to a planned development of four 117 buildings on four different sites on the SE corner of the intersection of I -35E and Main Street. 118 Commercial planned development can be approved with conditional use authorization under the 119 city code and that is the first conditional use permit request. Mr. Smyser reviewed his written 120 report that explained how all development requirements will be met. The developers have been 121 positive in working with the city to develop appropriate design criteria for the buildings as well 122 as signage. 123 124 The second conditional use request applies to the inclusion of a lit border around the motor fuel 125 station signage. 126 127 The third conditional use request relates to the car wash included in the motor fuel station. 128 129 The inclusion of an outdoor eating area adjacent to the McDonald's facility was reviewed by the 130 Planning and Zoning Board. They decided that the scope doesn't trigger the city's ordinance 131 requirements for "restaurants with accessory outdoor dining facilities" so a conditional use 132 permit shouldn't be required for that limited outdoor use. 133 11134 Conditions of approval are included and were reviewed. Two conditions were removed based 35 on information received and staff requested the addition of a drainage easement. 3