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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1993 YEAR - END REPORT In 1993, the Community Development Department was created following the reorganization of office staff. The City Planner, Building Official, Engineering Aide, Recycling/Code Enforcement Officer and Department Secretary were placed in a separate "division" designed to deal with the current and long-range development of the City. Specifically, the Department provides review and direction on all development and land-use related issues, conducts building inspections and annual rental property review, coordinates all solid waste and recycling efforts in the City, enforces Municipal Codes and Ordinances as they relate to land-use and, catalogs all -- -residential, commercial and industrial land-uses for information and reference purposes. In meeting the aforementioned responsibilities, the Department took part in the following activities during 1993 : Building Inspections Over 400 building, heating and plumbing permits were issued during 1993 . The Department Secretary and Building Official provided all review and inspection of these permits to ensure compliance with applicable City and State building codes. Software capable of cataloging all permits issued in the City was added to the computer of the Department Secretary. This software allowed the Department to better track the building activities within the City. The Building Official assisted the City Planner in the research and development of a housing inventory program to be implemented in 1994 following the hiring of the Housing Intern. The Building Official attended a number of seminars offered by the North Star Chapter of the ICBO. The topics covered in these seminars included: Building Codes, Enforcement techniques and practices, HRA Inspections and, special topics regarding commercial buildings. Engineering Following elimination of the City Engineer position in May of 1993, the City Planner and Engineering Aide assumed most of the administrative duties associated with that position. During the year, Engineering provided direction on a number of major projects including: Assisting in the provision of sanitary sewer service to the Twin City Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) , Providing City coordination of the Long Lake Road reconstruction and, Assisting in the water hookup of the MnDOT Drivers Exam Station in Ardan Hills. In addition to those projects, the Department provided technical support for the City Hall Expansion and Entryway projects, completed mandatory hookup of all properties in the City to Municipal water, continued negotiations with property owners to ensure hookup to Municipal sanitary sewer and, continued to support