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Todd Fen'ara - Upton Avenue S., Minneapolis - Said that he is a licensed contractor in Ramsey and <br />feels that conditional use permits are a good vehicle for enforcing ordinances and that zoning <br />ordinances do not deal with complaints. Conditional use permits would empower the City to deal <br />with violators on a complaint basis. Mr. Fen'ara mentioned that he feels recreational vehicles <br />should be excluded from this proposal and overly restrictive laws do not serve the property owners <br />or neighboring businesses. He suggested that we review the process that Minneapolis is presently <br />revising. <br /> <br />Planning Commissioner Hendriksen suggested a certain time limit for a business to apply for a <br />conditional use permit. <br /> <br />Arlan Enfield - 14810 Nowthen Boulevard - feels that the draft presented this evening reached <br />beyond commercial activity. <br /> <br />Mayor Hardin stated that we are dealing with a situation that should be treated as three separate <br />issues; recreational vehicle storage in one's own yard, a one-person operation with no employees, <br />and businesses with employees. <br /> <br />Councilmember Beahen sees screening as one viable solution. <br /> <br />Councilmember Beyer stated that she is not comfortable with the three-acre limitation and that Staff <br />has done nothing to deal with Ms. Moore's complaint, which needs to be addressed. <br />Councilmember Beyer aff'mmed her confidence in the Ramsey Planning Commission and felt that <br />they should be consulted with regard to this issue. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman suggested that new businesses could deal with the permit process and <br />that those who are already operating could be classified as having "grandfather" rights. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to recommend that <br />the Ramsey Planning Commission propose an ordinance amendment and bring it to City Council <br />as soon as possible. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, and Beahen. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Peterson. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adjourn the <br />workshop. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, and Beyer. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberPeterson. <br /> <br />The workshop adjourned at 7:55 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Colleen Rybak <br />Recording Secretary <br /> <br />City Council Workshop/September 20, 1995 <br /> Page 4 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />