Minutes - Council - 08/25/2009 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

1. That this permit shall have a one year term and expire August 31, 2010 unless the Permittee has received an extension issued by the City Council. 2. That within thirty (30) days, the Pennittee shall be required to contact the Anoka County Environmental Services department for a review of the Subject Property and the proposed use and follow any recommendations which may be provided by said Anoka County Environmental Services department, and provide City staff with those recommendations. City Attorney Goodrich stated that paragraph #9 of the resolufion needs to be revised to clarify that the Permittee refers to two persons. .Motion by Councilmember Look, seconded by Councilmember Wise, to Adopt Resolution #09- 08-188 Approving the request for a Home Occupation Permit based on the Findings of Fact, as revised. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Look, Wise, and Elvig. Voting No: Councilmembers Dehen and McGlone. Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey. Mayor Ramsey recessed the meeting at 8:45 p.m. Mayor Ramsey reconvened the meeting at 8:52 p.m. Case #6: Request for a Home Occupation Permit to Operate a Towing and Recovery Service at 16450 Nowthen Boulevard NW; Case of Scott Grams Management Intern Hendricks reviewed the staff report A resident (Secretary was unable to catch name and address) stated he lives two houses away from Mr. Grams and has never had a problem with noise. Linda Johnson, 6835 164u' Lane NW, stated she has been Mr. Grams's neighbor for nine years and has never had a problem with noise on their street. She added County Road 5 is a very busy road and she finds it difficult to understand how noise from a tow truck could be a problem. Mayor Ramsey requested fiuther information regarding the back-up alarm issue. Mr. Grams stated his new truck has the back-up alarms disabled and his vehicles are in compliance. He stated he was not aware of Mr. Ruud's complaints prior to the Planning Commission meeting. He added none of his neighbors have complained about his business. He stated his business is primarily dealership-based, so not a lot of calls come in after 9:00 p.m. He indicated he generally pulls the vehicles with the windshield toward the house and he never has any difficulty with backing out of his driveway. Ms. Hendricks discussed the parking issue and stated at the Planning Commission, the applicant proposed removing a tree and widening the area so his vehicles can be parked side by side. She City Council /August 25, 2009 Page 12 of 20