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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • June 25, 1996 Page 6 1 1. Strict enforcement would cause undue hardship not created by the landowner due 2 to the unique configuration of the property. 3 2. Unique circumstances in that this is a redevelopment and expansion of an existing 4 property. 5 3. Keeping in the spirit of the granting of previous variance requests for properties in 6 the area including the Phillips 66 service station. 7 8 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve the 10 foot variance to park in the 9 front yard parking setback along Kenzie Terrace based on the Planning Commission 10 recommendations and that it is supported by all parties involved. 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 2. Housing Code Plan Update. 13 Commissioner Bergstrom explained that during the goal-setting retreat last winter, the 14 City Council charged the Planning Commission to review the City Code and processes 15 and make recommendations on how the City can improve residential housing. City Staff provided the Commission with a list of residential housing which had received multiple 7 letters from the City and also copies of the letters which had been sent, so they could see 18 the nature of code violations, the relative number of residences so affected, and 19 personally view the houses. On May 21, 1996, the Planning Commission held a work 20 session along with the City Manager and City Public Works Director to discuss 21 observations, experiences, and concerns. 22 The consensus of the Planning Commission is that the City building and housing code do 23 not need to be rewritten. The issue which needs to be addressed is enforcement of the 24 existing codes. The chronic conditions of most concern to the Director of Public Works 25 generally included: 26 -Long term storage of large quantities of used construction materials 27 -Storage of unlicensed vehicles which were being stripped for parts 28 -Accumulation of miscellaneous"debris" in yards, including isolated auto parts 29 -Regular parking of vehicles on lawns, and 30 -Lack of housing maintenance, including structural problems. 31 Bergstrom reported the Planning Commission makes the following recommendations: 32 1. Specify deadlines for compliance in letters of violation. 33 2. Specify what actions the City will take if corrections are not made by the deadline. 3. Revise Section 1335.03, Subd. 21, to read"Debris"rather than"Refuse"and include "auto parts". The Public Works Director indicates that the word"refuse"can be highly