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Mounds View City Council March 28, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 12 <br /> <br />Brian Amundson, 3048 Woodland Drive, stated that an ordinance was passed that didn’t allow 1 <br />property owners to have a structure on their property such as this, and he was concerned about 2 <br />unequal treatment of business and residences. He stated he thought this tent had been put up 3 <br />for a temporary use during a phase of construction. He stated that the tent is not attractive. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Director Ericson stated that allowing similar type structures in a residential district had been 6 <br />voted down by the City Council, but that the ordinance relating to commercial or industrial 7 <br />districts was adopted, and this structure is consistent with the Code. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Mayor Marty closed the public hearing. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Gunn asked whether they still needed this tent structure after the addition of the 12 <br />banquet facilities downstairs. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Dan Hall stated that they did. He stated that this was never put up for a temporary use during 15 <br />construction, and that it was put up a year after the construction had been completed. He stated it 16 <br />is booked out every weekend until it’s taken down, along with the downstairs room. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether he had plans to make a permanent structure out of that. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Mr. Hall stated he didn’t believe a permanent structure could be built there, plus the membrane 21 <br />structure is the most popular booking. He stated that the tent does not degrade Mounds View 22 <br />and that it cost about $250,000. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Council Member Stigney asked whether he had any plans to upgrade to a more permanent 25 <br />structure. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Mr. Hall stated that he didn’t believe he would be allowed to put one there. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Thomas stated she disagreed with Mr. Amundson, and if there are 30 <br />inconsistencies between residential and commercial, she didn’t think the answer was to deny 31 <br />the commercial properties, and this isn’t the only structure like this. She stated perhaps the issue 32 <br />of residential properties could be readdressed at some point, but there is a need for the 33 <br />businesses to be able to conduct their business. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Mayor M arty stated he concurred, and the Planning Commission had spent a lot of time 36 <br />discussing this issue and writing the Code, and the Fire Marshal had been involved. 37 <br /> 38 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Marty. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6484, a 39 <br />Resolution Pertaining to an Interim Use Permit for a Temporary Membrane Structure at the 40 <br />Mermaid Banquet and Entertainment Center, as presented. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 43 <br /> 44 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Thomas/Gunn. To Approve Resolution 6484, A Resolution Pertaining 45