Agenda Packets - 2003/03/13 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Item 6. Pawn Shop Ordinance. As the Council is aware, there is an entity that would like to site a pawn Shop in Mounds View Square. The City adopted an ordinance in February to give the City time to review its Codes and Licensing procedures and to make any necessary amendments. Pursuant to direction provided by the Council, I have solicited the assistance of a planning consultant to research other city zoning ordinances, the requirements from adjoining communities and requirements from communities that already have pawn shops. Staff will present the consultant’s findings to the Planning Commission and it is expected that the Council would see this on their agenda in May. Item 7. 7741 Long Lake Road. Councilmember Quick brought this to my attention. There is a house being constructed at 7741 Long Lake Road that extends into the front setback. The survey indicates a 30-foot setback, which is the minimum front yard setback for a structure, however there is a footnote to the code which states that no new structure may locate any closer to the street than the closest structure on the block, but in no case shall the setback be less than 30 feet. The prevailing setback for this block is approximately 40 feet. We issued a “Stop Work Order” on the construction but have since modified the order to exclude the residence, as the garage is the part that is in violation. We provided the builder with three options. 1. Cut ten feet off the garage. This would seem the least problematic as the garage is shown to be 42 feet wide. Reducing that by ten feet would leave a 32-foot wide garage. 2. The second option presented was to shift the whole building back yen feet. This would be problematic in that the footings have already been poured and some walls have been erected. (The builder indicates they will not be moving the building.) 3. The last option is to apply for a variance, which they have indicated they would do. There really is no hardship in this case and the structure does appear out of plac e and too close to the road. Item 8. Metricom Wireless Bankruptcy. Some on the Council may recall there was a time when the City Council laptops utilized wireless modems which had been provided by a wireless internet service that had located equipment on top of the water tower. The company, Metricom, filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and it ceased operating. Working with Kennedy & Graven, I made a claim on behalf of the City for lost rent revenue, the value of the lost wireless Internet connections, and the cost to remove Metricom’s equipment, which I believe is still located on the water tower. The claim was filed in December of 2001. Fifteen months after the fact, I have been informed that a settlement has been offered which I will discuss in greater detail at the Council meeting. We will probably be seeking Council authorization to accept the settlement proposal. Additional documentation will be available Monday night. Item 9. Internet Quotes for Playback Decks. Ken Gammell has provided some addit ional information regarding the playback decks in response to questions raised by Councilperson Stigney. His report is attached for the Council’s information.