Minutes - Council - 10/17/1977 - Public Hearing

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Public ~earing October 17, '1977 Page Three ~'.~'ayor Cox explained that nothing can be done about things that happenGd in the past and that the purpose of this Eearing is to discuss the revised present ord inanc e. I~'rr. I,ane asked when the inspections would start. jv:r. I'<ereson explained that there is a section in the ordinance whimh indicates that the inspection system will not start until the City is able to fund the position and that for the first couple years it ~ll probably be iEpossible for the inspector to inspect about 3,000 tanks in two years. He said that it will[ be started when it is funded and initiated. He explained that now the tanks that are repaired are inspected. ~,jr. I~ane said that when he went to get a digging permit when he was going to repair his system he asked for specifications and said he could get none ~. only verbal. ~'r. ~,~ereson said that Ramsey fSllows State building codes so it should be available. ~r. Lane said that ~r. %'~irz said he used to have alot of them_, but did not have any at the time he was there. Attorney Goodrich discussed changes in the zoning ordinance and explained that the following have been eliminated~ A I - A~ricultural; R 2 - Urban Residential; B 2 - General Business; C I Conservation; C 2 Conditional Agricultural. The fo].lowing have been created: Ut~. Urban Residential; UEP~ Urban Existing Residential; I~','B Urban ~.~ultip~[e Use; UP, Urban Business; UC Urban Conservation; ROS Rural Open Space (which only affects General Mills). The 1990 Urban Development Area, the Transition Area and the Rural Service Area have been created. IZe explained that Ordinance 73-5 listed conditional uses and the proposed ordinance will now try to eliminate them. It will eliminate as home occupations those activities that might be carried on in one's garage and require that it be conducted only in the principle structure. ~e said there is a temporary conditional use section added. It provides for an abbreviated hearing process for certain conditional uses and has added language defining certain terms. b'ayor Cox asked for public comment. t,:r. Gustafson asked if copies of the ordinance were available and Mr. Nereson told him that a limited number were available and anyone wanting one could leave their name and a copy would be reprod, uced for them. lichard Darstow asked questions regarding the 10 acre lot sizes and 2-1/2 acre lot sizes. ~r. Nereson told hie that the City is at l0 acre size because the ~etropolitan Council forces it. ~!r. Darstow said the value of the land is