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Mounds View City Council August 24, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Stigney felt it was poor policy and not aesthetically pleasing to allow antennas in a front yard, noting there is no height restriction. ROLL CALL: Gunn/Stigney/Hull/Mueller/Flaherty. Ayes - 4 Nays - 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 5. Ordinance 833, Amending Chapter 1113.04 of the Zoning Code to Add Car Washes as a Conditional Use in B-2 Zoning Districts. Planning Associate Heller presented the code amendment .under consideration and recommendation to approve second reading, adopt the ordinance, and publication by summary. She explained this request came about based on the Conditional Use Permit application by Leon Theis for a carwash a B-2 Zoning District. Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:45 p.m. John Rysgaard, Board of Directors of the New Brighton Al Anon Society, stated they are not adverse to the car wash but are concerned about potential traffic conflicts in the shared use area of this site. Leon Theis, 2280 West County Road I, stated he spoke with the Al Anon Society President and learned that out of 100 members, only 1 person voiced objection. He assured the City there will not be a problem because his business traffic would not use the Al Anon Society property. Hearing no additional public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 833, Approval of Amendments to Chapter 1113 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to Add a Car Wash as a Conditional Use in B-2 Zoning Districts, and Publication by Summary Ordinance in the Sun Focus. Council Member Hull asked Mr. Theis if he would work with the City and Al Anon Society should a problem occur. Mr. Theis answered in the affirmative. Council Member Stigney stated he found this use to be too intrusive in the B-2 Zoning District and noted that the ordinance language appears to favor one business since there is only one gasoline service station in the B-2 Zoning District. Mayor Flaherty stated he received some resident communication not favoring this amendment because they believed it was too much for this area, it was to act as a neighborhood filling station, and was to not compete with larger-sized gas stations. Mayor Flaherty stated during Festival in the Park many approached him in support of the car wash. He explained that his concern with the car wash was the location, iced conditions during winter weather, blower noise, and building height, which had all been resolved.