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l-lc explained if the applicant does not make the siding colors match the Council could take it forward and revoke the conditional use permit. The problem is that the building would already be tip. Councihnember Strommen noted City Code allows one year to finish the extension of a building. Councihnember Kurak commented the colors are different than completion. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Zimmerman, Elvig, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #7: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Exceed the Allotted Square Footage for Accessory Buildings; Case of Eric Thomsen Assistant Comlnunity Development Director Trudgeon indicated the City has received an application fi'om Eric Thomsen for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the maximum allowable square footage for accessory buildings on properties 10.6 acres or greater in size as established in City Code on the property located at 6210 Green Valley Road NW. The subject property is approximately 60 acres in size and is located outside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). According to City Code, the property is eligible for 5,664 square feet of accessory building space. The applicant has a hobby farm on the subject property and needs additional storage space. He is proposing to construct a pole building on the subject property that is 5,500 square feet (50' x 110') in size. The proposed pole building would be utilized for agricultural purposes to accommodate the storage of machinery, hay and grain. Assistant Com~nunity Development Director Trudgeon explained the applicant's request would result in an overage of 5,546 square feet. The City has approved similar requests in the past for agricultural related activities. Several Conditional Use Permits to exceed the allotted square footage for accessory structures related to agricultural uses have been approved with the overages ranging fi'om 2,140 square feet to 26,395 square feet. The Planning Commission recommended that City Council approve the request for a Conditional Use Permit. Counci hncmber Cook questioned why this is not considered agricultural if it will be used for the storage of agricultural equipment. Assistant Commnnity Development Director Trudgeon replied it is regulated as an accessory building. Motion by Councihnember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adopt Resolution #04- 09-272 to adopt Fieldings of Fact #0698 relating to Eric Thomsen's request for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the allotted square footage for accessory buildings. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councihnember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Pearson, to adopt Resolution #04-09-073 to approve Eric Thomsen's request to exceed the allotted square footage for accessory buildings based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same. City Council/September 13, 2004 Page 20 of 29