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-2- Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to table consideration of Ordinance 1981-0a5, finding that Section 9 , Sub- division 2 , No. 43 of the City. Zoning Ordinance which permits physical culture clubs, spas and health clubs, does not permit what are com- monly known and referred to as massage parlors or saunas . ORDINANCE 19.81-005 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE, PROVIDING. FOR MASSAGE PARLORS AS A . CONDITIONAL PERMITTED USE Motion carried unanimously. - Planning Commission member.; Judy Makowske, complimented the Council on this action, saying she personally "couldn.'t vote for something rotten" at the hearing. Mr.. Sopcinski then reported the Commission•.had , recommended the Christen Addition .platting be approved as proposed but the Hennepin County request for a dedication .of seven feet along Silver Lake Road be denied.. Mr. Berg speculated the County had made the request in anticipation _of .having to widen Silver Lake Road sometime in the future, seeing this as a less expensive method of acquiring land thancondemnation;. but advised the Council the County. has no leverage to force the request. Robert Christen; owner .of one of the parcels in question, was present but .did not speak. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor. Haik to approve the preliminary platting for the Christen Addition - as presented in the Consulting Engineers, Inc,. Exhibit, Reg. No. 13507 , dated February 23 , 1980 , finding, as did. the Planning Commission, the platting fulfills the 1972 City Council direction .that the properties known- as 3501 and .3505 Silver Lake Road be platted, and further concurs with the Commission that the request from Hennepin County for the dedication .of seven feet of the property along Silver Lake Road should not .be granted because such action would place the property in significant non-conformance with the existing zoning regulations . Motion carried unanimously. . The Council also agreed with the Commission the new signage for the Faith Methodist .Church should be .permitted, as proposed on the site drawings presented by Mr. Berg. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve the requested variance to. the City Sign Ordinance for a free standing sign which will permit the Faith Methodist to erect the sign proposed in Exhibit A in the- location requested on their property at 2708 33rd Avenue N:E. , finding, as did the Commission, the proposal will actually - reduce the total signage for the church and will bring the signage into closer conformance with .the type of monument type signage .currently being permitted by the City. Motion carried unanimously. The Planning Commission'.representative told the -Council the Commission had agreed- there had not been sufficient information offered to make