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• 1 City of St. Anthony 2 Planning Commission Meeting 3 February 15, 1994 4 Page 4 5 zoning administrator (who is the City Manager) should have that responsibility because it 6 would be more consistent. There was general agreement from Commission members to the 7 suggestion. 8 Commissioner Gondorchin questioned how to distinguish different types of businesses relative 9 to screening. He wants to add that to the proposed language. Bellefuil said perhaps the 10 zoning of the property could be included or be even more specific by stating the type of 11 business. Bergstrom asked what criteria will be required to obtain the proposed permit for 12 outside storage. Chair Faust pointed out that only one business in St. Anthony is open for 24 13 hours. Other businesses usually bring outside items into their buildings when they close. 14 Commissioner Gondorchin felt there should be something in the proposed amendment which 15 would be a basis for enforcement, otherwise it would make no sense to have an ordinance for 16 this issue. 07 Commissioner Franzese asked how a special use permit differs from a temporary permit. 8 Bellefuil responded that a permit is temporary if it is only for a short span of time, i.e., selling 19 Christmas trees. If the City restricted the selling of an item from the outside, then a special 20 permit would be needed. The special use permit can be for any length of time for a specific 21 business. These are not grandfathered in the ordinance; new owners would have to obtain a 22 special use permit for the same business. Franzese felt this proposed ordinance amendment, 23 as presented, is very unclear and asked for more research. The Management Assistant said 24 she had contacted other cities' ordinances regarding this issue and found anywhere from a 25 short paragraph to a quite lengthy ordinance. 26 Commissioner Horst felt the word "storage" would have to be clarified. Chair Faust perceived 27 that storing items outside could evolve from storing one small item into storing large item(s). 28 He said staff should produce an ordinance which would be liveable and stays within the City's 29 perceived image. Faust indicated that the objective needs to be defined. 30 The zoning administrator could have the power to say what is in good or bad taste or what a 31 reasonable amount of time is. As presented, the amendment needs to be more specific. A 32 distinction between sales (display) and storage needs to be made. City Manager Burt felt the 33 proposed ordinance should be broader. He indicated that at some point there will need to be 34 administrative latitude and interpretation. Chair Faust asked about dumpsters being considered as storage. Burt indicated the problems with dumpsters would decrease if screening were addressed in this ordinance. Burt said 37 screening the containers will give St. Anthony a better image. If trash containers are in an