Agenda - Council Work Session - 07/23/2019

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CC Work Session 2. 1. Meeting Date: 07/23/2019 Information Title: Receive Update on 15415 St Francis Blvd NW Code Enforcement Case (Case of Ken's Repair and Sales) Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to provide Cite Council with an update on the active code enforcement case related to Ken's Repair and Sales. Staff does want to recognize that the property owner has completed considerable clean up on the property since this case was most recently pursued and has been a willing participant with the process. Staff is now looking to work towards certain broad policy direction on the code enforcement case in order to formulate final action plans. The intent of this case is to seek broad policy direction on each of these key topics. Generally speaking, these topics represent an area where the Owner desires to keep the site in its current condition. For privacy reasons, photos of inspections are not included in this case. However, Staff will present these photos at the meeting. Staff conducted a site visit with the property owner on June 6th to inventory vehicles currently on site and gain a better grasp on conditions of the property. In addition to the June 6th meeting, City Staff had a follow up meeting with representatives from Ken's Repair and Sales on Thursday, July I lth to discuss next steps as it relates to the open code enforcement case. Based on the site inspection and follow up meeting with Kens Repair and Sales, Staff has outlined a number of aspects of the case that require direction from the City Council which include the following: 1. Outdoor storage on "The Hill". Currently there are both personal and business related vehicles being parked on the area known as "The Hill". Representatives from Ken's appear willing to relocate the business related vehicles with are the white box trucks currently parked on the hill to behind the barn to reduce the amount of visible outdoor storage. They would like to continue to store personal vehicles including a truck/trailer in that area for maneuverability reasons. Staff believes this is a reasonable request but seeks City Council policy direction on how to proceed. Staff would recommend that a gravel driveway and parking pad be installed for parking and storage areas of motor vehicles. Does City Council agree with the above proposal related to outdoor storage on 'The Hill'? If not, what revisions to the action plan would City Council desire to see made? Note - depending on the alternative, additional zoning amendments may be necessary. 2. Outdoor Storage in "the Wetland Area". Staff documented a number of inoperable vehicles being parked in the low area behind the barns. Staff has concerns regarding the number of inoperable vehicles and their proximity to area wetlands/water bodies and their potential to cause contamination. Staff would recommend that all inoperable vehicles be removed from this area. Staff does recognizing that the repair of vehicles is important to the current business, Does City Council agree with the above staff recommendation related to outdoor storage in this area? If not, what revisions would City Council desire to see made? Note - depending on the alternative, additional zoning amendments may be necessary. 3. Inoperable Vehicles.