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City Engineer Jankowski replied that they would hope the added measures would have caught <br />the error, but if it had not the City would have to share some of the liability. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he sees a bigger problem with not getting the footings to <br />a proper elevations, and the proper location of the comer irons. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he is only aware of one incident of a home being built <br />on the wrong lot. <br /> <br />Councilmember Connolly stated that it is the proper placement of the home that is a concern. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to what the current practice is. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that they currently check the Certificate of Survey to see that it <br />is consistent with the grading plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to who stakes the house. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that some builders stake them, and others hire surveyors. <br /> <br />Director of Public Works Kapler noted that there is no standard practice. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he has mixed emotions on the issue. He explained that <br />the City that has both an urban area and a rural area and if a property owner has a 40-acre parcel <br />that he wants to construct a building on it would not impose on the setbacks and he should not <br />have to hire a surveyor to do the work. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that, with the natural gas pipeline that is currently being <br />installed, a property owner could be in the middle of a forty-acre parcel and still have a problem. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen commented that to survey an area that has been recently surveyed, <br />the process might not be expensive, but in the rural area, it could be very expensive. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that in the sewer and water district where the lots are closer <br />together and could cause more problems there should be additional requirements, but in a rural <br />area, it probably is not necessary. He also noted that it is not a requirement to have lot irons <br />installed at the time of plat approval and wondered if it would be possible to receive ordinances <br />from other cities, like Plymouth, that would allow for better control in the sewer and water <br />district. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the problem with the Andover ordinance is that <br />it only addresses the problem after the house is built and he would like to be able to catch the <br />problem when they are laying the footings. <br /> <br />Public Works Committee/November 16, 1999 <br /> Page 6 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />