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Larry Henke - 8062 154th Avenue - Stated his neighborhood has been plagued with ordinance violation problens; people have moved from the neighborhood because of it; his house is for sale for the same reason. ~he ordinance is in place and Council should enforce it. Resident - 15355 Eland - Stated that violators only temporarily remedy the problem to satisfy City Staff; there should be guidelines established providing that violators are monitored on an on-going basis so the burden is not on the neighbors to keep registering complaints. Margarite Hanke - 8062 154th - Stated that she is concerned with the contradiction between city ordinances and what Planning and Zoning is doing, i.e., Planning and Zoning is recommending approval for a conditional use permit to locate a cement business in a residential area Workshop_On March..6_; _1986. _at .~:00,, p. M.: Councilmember Cox suggested that an item for the joint Council/Commission meeting agenda be how commissions and council relate to each other and the roles of each; also important for all to be aware of the taxing structure as it relates to real estate. Mayor Heitman requested that Mr. Hartley have the joint Council/commission meeting agenda prepared in sufficient time for all attending to review it. Request For.__Condi~i0na] _Use ~erm~t To_O~rahe Aecoqg_tinq Bu_siness F~om Home: _Case~of Ms .... Connie__Skarbakka: Ms. Skarbakka was present earlier but not at the time her case came up for di scussion. Motion Dy Councilmember COx and seconded by Councilmember Reimann to defer any requests for conditional use permits for a home occupation until after the joint Council/Commission workshop meeting scheduled for March 6, 1986. Further Discussion: Mr. Goodrich stated that the action in the motion is inappropriate because City Ordinance does allow for home occupation permits and Ms. Skarbakka is making application pursuant to ordinance. Mr. Goodrich stated that Council does not have the right to table the case based on proposed amendments to the ordinance, but Council can place a moratorium on the ordinance itself. Mr. Goodrich stated that the past general policy in Ramsey has been to approve requests for home occupation permits; denial of this request would require the adoption of a findings of fact. Councilmember Cox withdrew his motion and Councilmember Reiman withdrew his second to the motion. Motion Dy Councilmember Cox and seconded by Councilmember Reimann to table Ms. Skarbakka's request for a home occupation until such time as Ms. Skarbakka can be present to answer questions relating to the request that Council might have. February 25, 1986 Page 12 of 22