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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 1, 1.988 PAGE 4 proposing a land lease between Apostolic Bible Church and Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for a term of 25 years. Lake Elmo is presently serviced out of Maplewood. This building will serve a radius of about 25 miles and provide additional telephone services. There will be no outside antenna or. dishes. Adjoining property owners signatures were received from Gina Seipel, 8890 loth St. N, and Joe Roos of the Apostolic Church acknowledging that Alma Fitzloff, NWB, had shown them the site plan of the proposed telephone building on Inwood Avenue and loth Street. Alma had talked to Donald Olenchak who indicated he had no bad feelings on placement of a telephone building. Mr. Whirtman was not available for comments. Councilwoman Armstrong commented this was a commercial building and would like to see available a small piece of commercial property. The City of Lake Elmo has slow growth and in the next five years does not anticipate the City would look any different than today. Another concern was a land lease with the Apostolic Church, when the Church has not received Council approval for their application. Alma responded if the Apostolic Church decides not to build, the land leases goes with the property. Therefore, whoever purchases the property the lease will go with it. Administrator Morrison commented that a possible precedent had been set by the City with approval of the NWB and NSP buiding and it may be inappropriate to question zoning for placement of this public utility building. An alternative to addressing the zoning question would be to amend our code to incorporate such a building as a permitted use in all zoning districts or to rezone this site to PF and deem it to be an incidental and subordinate use to allowed uses. Morrison recommended this building be deemed a public service facility, and, as such it would be permitted just as NSP sub -stations, transmission lines, etc. are currently permitted. Councilman Johnson suggested we work on our ordinance to permit such facilities. Before discVssi n cot� ld. e continued, Councilman PIoe called the question on the motion listed be ow: M/S/P Graves/Moe - resolve that the City Council hereby approves the building and site plan of Northwestern Bell to install a remote terminal building on property generally located at Co. Rd. 10 and Inwood Avenue; contingent upon the applicant meeting the following condition-- (Mot'Qn carried 3-1<Armst odng: they were still in discussion as to how we cou�d work this out and lia nbt come to a conclusion.) 1.. side setback of 25' and front setback of 50' be met; 2. a copy of an executed lease agreement, between Northwestern Bell and Apostolic Bible Church (owner of the property) be submitted to the City; 3, the architecture and landscaping requirements, as set by the ordinance, be adherred to and reviewed and approved by ( City Staff.