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• 1 concluded by saying, although she perceived the 2 Planning Commission had been careful to impose 3 good conditions on the permit, she still opposed 4 the concept. 5 Marks responded by saying the picture of the Gelco 6 trailer in the agenda packet certainly didn' t look 7 "junky" to him and the Planning Chair had 8 indicated it would fit attractively next to the 9 building. 10 Franzese responded by pointing out that the 11 trailer would be the same width as the building 12 so it shouldn' t give the impression of just being 13 added on and shouldn' t detract from the appearance 14 of the neighborhood; 15 reported the only response from that neighborhood 16 had been from the next door neighbor who said he 17 was only concerned that the trailer be removed 18 when the firm moved and was not opposed to its 19 placement under the conditions the Commission 20 recommended be imposed upon granting the permit. 21 Sundland said he recalled a similar instance where 1822 the City had allowed Medtronics, who had outgrown 23 their building in St. Anthony, to put a mobile 24 office next to their building until their building 25 in Fridley was completed; 26 indicated he shared Councilmember Makowske' s con- 27 cerns but tended to agree with the Planning Com- 28 mission that, if all the conditions the Commission 29 recommended are met and the trailer is removed 30 when the company moves, the permit should be 31 granted. 32 Council Action 33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Sundland to grant a special Use 34 Permit to Minnesota Scientific which would allow that company to 35 temporarily install the 672 square foot mobile office they propose 36 on the east side of their building at 3839 Chandler Drive, on the 37 conditions that: 38 *the trailer would be removed by October 31 , 1988 ; 39 *the structure meets all applicable building, electrical, 40 fire, and placement codes ; • 5