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Hugo City Council Minutes for October 5, 2009 Page 5 of 6 Approve Variances for Dan and Ranell Tennyson at 12582 Ingersoll Avenue North Dan and Ranell Tennyson are requesting variances to allow the construction of a 1,152 square foot addition to their existing home located at 12582 Ingersoll Avenue North. The first variance request is to allow the addition to be built 36 feet from the front property line where 40 feet is required by ordinance. The second variance request is to allow the addition to be built 31 feet from the rear property line where 50 feet is required by ordinance. The final variance request is from the shoreland setback requirements to allow the addition to be 21 feet from the ordinary high water (OHW) mark of Sunset Lake where 100 feet is required. At its September 24, 2009, meeting the Board of Zoning held a public hearing on the variance requests. There was no one who spoke at the public hearing except the applicant. The Board asked questions about what the addition would include and the applicant stated that a portion of it would be an attached garage. The Board unanimously recommended to the City Council approval of the variance requests. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2009-34 APPROVING VARIANCES FOR DANIEL AND RANELL TENNYSON IN THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12582 INGERSOLL AVENUE NORTH. Approve Revisions to Development Agreement for Inclusion of Safe Room Option At its September 24, 2009 meeting, the Hugo City Council listened to a presentation from Community Development Director Bryan Bear who shared with Council issues related to a request for the option for construction of safe rooms in homes. This request was from residents living in the Water's Edge neighborhood who experienced the May 25, 2008 tornado disaster. Council agreed that it should not mandate the construction of safe rooms but should include them as an option to be presented to new home owners. Council directed staff to prepare revisions to the City's standard development agreement for the inclusion of a safe room option. KSTP Channel 5 News Crew was in attendance along with Betty Zuettlel, 5164 1581 Street North, who initially brought this issue to Council. The Mayor and Community Development Director Bryan Bear provided a recap of previous discussions on safe rooms, and the Mayor thanked Betty for raising this issue to the Council. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved revisions to the City of Hugo's standard development agreement for the inclusion of a safe room option with the construction of new homes in new developments. Approve Authorization to Hold Public Hearing on Ordinance for Interim Use Permits, Special Event Permits, Transient Merchants and Peddlers The City of Hugo has formed an Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) to update several areas of the Municipal Code. There are members of the Planning Commission and City Council on the ORC. On August 3, 2009, the City Council authorized staff to have the ORC review the interim use permits, special event permits, transient merchants, and peddlers ordinance. Over the past two months the ORC has been working on creating and updating the ordinances. Staff is looking for authorization from the Council to schedule a public hearing at the Planning Commission on the ordinances. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved scheduling a public hearing on interim use permits, special event permits, transient merchants, and peddlers ordinance.