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City Council meeting of April 20, 1998 Page 2 - Paul Keleher, developer for Waugh Preserves, felt the City should remain flexible, and allow negotiations rather than set a fee. Future land purchaser ultimately pays fee. - Ed Waller felt that land within the development should be set aside for playgrounds rather than accepting cash. - John Waller said rules should be hardfast. The burden of payment should not be placed on the general budget. - Marvin Lavalle felt that the fee would come from the pockets of the landowner, not the land purchaser, and deduct from the value of the property. - Joe Marier agreed with Mr. LaValle's assessment. Should the City increase the parkland dedication fee, Attorney Galler stated that any proposed developments within the City that have preliminary plat approval would be liable for the fee existing at the time of the preliminary approval. Barnes made motion, Goiffon seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 1998-320, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 290-13, SUBD. B(3)f BY INCREASING THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE TO $1,350 PER LOT. VOTING AYE: Barnes, Goiffon, Leroux, Miron ABSTAINED: Warren Arcand Motion Carried. AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING LICENSE (HUGO AUTO PARTS) Richard and Mikel Brandt, dba Hugo Auto Parts, 16615 Forest Boulevard, requested an Automobile Dismantling License for their business at the above location. The City's Building Official conducted a site inspection of the facility on April 9, 1998, and found it in compliance with the site's Special Use Permit and the City's automobile recycling ordinance, accept for screening of the exterior storage areas from adjacent property. The SUP for the site requires evergreen trees around the building and on the south, east, and north property lines; the trees are to be over six (6) feet in height. In addition, Hugo City Code, Chapter 130-8, Subd. J., requires visual screening to block from view all auto dismantling, auto and junk storage, and related activities from adjacent property or any public right-of-way. At the time the facility was last licensed in 1996, a screening plan was required as a condition of license approval. The Brandts were proposing to use white, pole barn steel as a fence along the south property line to meet the screening requirement. Staff believed that the use of steel siding was not acceptable, and the approval of the Junkyard License be conditioned upon the applicants screening the property in accordance with the draft standards for site screening. Richard and Mikel Brandt defended their use of the pole barn steel to screen their property on the south. Mayor Miron and Councilman Goiffon agreed with the Brandts, and did not feel that there was any need for additional screening in other directions.