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reviewed the site plan at its February 6, 2001 meeting and unanimously recommended th~-~he site plan be approved subject to the City staff review letter. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the building will be constructed with coloi;~d'block or if it would be painted block. .j.:/:.i;'~ ':' Dennis Sharp, Sharp & Associates, replied that the building will be firfisl~'~i-.~!th painted He explained that on some his other buildings in the City he has u~sed.:.autoct~ged colored bl~'iT~ 5_ because ....... he purchases them for the same price as regular block. ~:.~.~)i:,:~.. '~?'i ?~';i ~:";:~.i~'~i....:~::/. "~:~: Councflmember Hendnksen ~nqmred ~f C~ty Code reqmres that'.cr)lored blodk be used. Community Development Director Frolik replied tha. t.Gf~}~ode calls ~or-;fh!egrally treated block with color. .~ :-:: -,:,~:: ~.~ _:. :~:-~.. '7: '~2: . .2-" -','.: Z ~ Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the loop that Mr. Sharp':ha~'t"~X-posed is that he purchases many different colors of block and then uses them together to cc}~hk~ct his buildings and then paints the block to achieve a certain color, The buildings that have b~erii~aintect'~ger the colored block are not uniform in color, whichi'~'"sUSpects has more to do with'd~ffei~bfit?colored blocks, He thinks that the City needs to_ decideif"it,is'feasonable to allow painted ~biock or make City Code more precise about the c91ored block havi~ik"~ob;.;'all the same color.-"' Councilmember Anderson inquired as t0'i~.i~at the re~;fiing W~?6i:'~quiring the colored block Community Development Director Frolik i:ePL/ed that the th~kht was that painted block would have to be painted' iht he future and so~-:~fe colored block would have better long term maintenance.' She noted that the City has acc~pted p~ted block in the past, it is at the discretion of the Couficit:' ": :2'-~ '~ m. ~alC'Stated that this iS th. ~rst he ·~i~;iieard that Ramsey requires colored block. He explained thaf. he-perSonally':does n;~.', prei/fi~- colored block because the color does fade and eventually will ha.~e tO be painted. X al&eloper can paint his building three times for what it .--..:~':7~v¢'fild.cost them to ~dhase the colored block, Councilrfiember Zimmerman inquired if the Architectural Review Committee could review the issue, ;-;"*,- ":.'.-', Community D~elopment Director Frolik replied that there is no Architectural Review '"'?- Committee for ihe neighborhood. :'--:'.MI, Sharp:~a{~d that he is proposing to use gray block and then paint it. With upkeep it would ['ook 'bett~ than color blocked, -58- City Council/February 27, 2001 Page 8 of 22 I I I I I ! I I I I ! ! I ! I I