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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 15, 2004 2 M/S/P Johnston/John - to approve the June 1, 2004 City Council minutes, as amended. (Motion passed 5-0). 3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL: A. Public Informational Carl Abrahamson, explained his screened porch project was red tagged by the building official even though he had a building permit fro the city. Mr. Abrahamson is constructing a screen porch over 160 square feet and he already had another structure over 160 square feet. The City’s regulations allow for Administrator Rafferty had hope that Mr. Abrahamson would agree to reduce the size of the original structure, which is a detached garage and then the screened porch would be his only structure over 160 square feet. Mr. Abrahamson declined and opted to proceed through the variance process. Mr. Abrahamson contented since the City approved his building permit, and then the city may have some liability and would forgive the variance application fee of $625. The City Council waived the ^25 variance application fee, but cautioned Mr. Abrahamson that there is no guarantee the variance will be approved. Council member Johnston stated he thought the City should share some of the responsibility, but thought it was overstated. Administrator Rafferty stated that when he and Planner Dillerud met with Mr. Abrahamson, he never offered a promise that a variance allowing him to have two structures over 160 square feet each would be approved. e received a go thru variance procedure, city has some liability in this, try to faciliat4e bring his forward the variance process so he could continue thru the process, has the bldg permit, half way thru, now red tag it, ask to forgive the variance application form, screen house finished off because of the bug problems. 160 sq ft as being built and there was another detached bldg on the site. Red tagged it; Abrahamson was somehow misled in the process. It’s in excess M/S/P Dunn/DeLapp to waive the $625 variance fee and accelerate the variance public hearing for June 28th. (Motion passed 5-0.) Marty - agreement that some point in time that the structure be reduced in the future because it does not have a concrete slab, this was his recommendation, he has no problem with this waiving. DEAN overly stated shared the responsibility, Marty and chuck gave him no guarantees that this variances would be approved, Hunt grounds for hardship cannot be an economic hardship. Frank Orsello, President of Oakdale Le Historical Society, summarized the history of the District 12 one room school. Mayor Hunt presented him with a $1000 check. A teacher 105 years old was there at the open house.