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1 problems have intervened since that time, delaying progress <br /> 2 of paving t-144 motor r _',-] <br /> 3 the area with rock to as not to obstruct the new pattern of <br /> 4 water flowag+_ , they feel that a concrete pad <br /> 5 would be undermined by the flowage. The Grovenders <br /> 6 expressed desire to cooperate with the City and regret at <br /> 7 having taken so long to finish their home improvements . <br /> 8 <br /> 9 In response to a question by Council Member. Fr.r•_%,-�t': ; <br /> 10 Grovender replied that the motor home is parked on the side <br /> 11 of the house where they plan to install one and a half <br /> 12 inches of gravel over a plastic shield. She stated that <br /> 13 they were considering installing a more no! id <br /> 14 underneath the tires of the motor home, but had concerns <br /> 15 thai a full cement pad would re-create the water problems <br /> 16 they had worked to eliminate. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo called Section 4 , Item 13 of the. <br /> 19 pertinent ordinance to the attention of the Council and the <br /> 20 Grovenders . Council Member Makowske asked whether the <br /> 21 portion of the ordinance regarding gravel parking surfaces <br /> 22 is a grandfathered item. Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo agreed that • <br /> 23 it is. Council Member Enrooth clarified that any new <br /> 24 parking surfaces must be paved with asphalt or concrete. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Council Marks reminded the Grovenders that the three <br /> 27 criteria for obtaining a zon -::g . var:i .once T tt <br /> 28 economic hardship. Mrs. Grovender clarified that their. n:24-n <br /> 29 reason for requesting permission to install gravel was the <br /> 30 water problem, and that they were open to better <br /> 31 suggestions, if there were any. She also stated that they <br /> 32 felt that the motor home is more inconspicuous, from an <br /> 33 aesthetic point of view, on the side of the house rather <br /> 34 than in the front. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo advised the Grovenders to apply for a <br /> 37 variance and present the matter to the Planning Commission <br /> 38 at their next meeting. He agreed that portions of <br /> 39 St. Anthony do have water problems , and that their property <br /> 40 might be one of those partic1' <br /> 41 Burt invited the Grovenders to meet the following T;;urning <br /> 42 w:itij Public Works Director Larry Hamer and himself to <br /> 43 discuss the water problem. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Council Member Marks noted that the more ground is covered <br /> 46 - up with structures and parking areas, the less able it is to <br /> 47 absorb water, thus creating runoff problems . Mayor Pro T(:T;: <br /> 48 Ranallo stated that the City has denied such variances in • <br /> 49 the past and would not like to create precedent by allowing . <br /> 50 one that is not justified, but agreed that Larry Hamer <br />