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Community Development Director Frolik noted that the surrounding properties were notified, but no public comment has been received. Mr. Richmond stated that when he applied for the permit he went around to all the neighbors informing them of what he was doing. He explained that the case before the City Council states conditional use permit, but all he was asking for was a variance. At the time he purchased the property he was under the understanding that the City had a two-acre minimum on lot sizes and on a two-acre lot, an accessory structure can be up to 2,064 square feet. He is proposing to have 2,064 in accessory buildings. In working with staff on the issue they pulled a plat map that included a note indicating that his lot was 1.94 acres, which is the reason all this was taking place. He stated that he thought he was doing everything correctly when he proceeded with the project. Mayor Gamec inquired as to the reason for requiring the conditional use permit over a variance. Community Development Director Frolik explained that a variance is for dimensional issues only when they can't meet setbacks and have to prove a hardship. As staff amends Chapter 9 of City Code they are going to include a provision in the variance language for practical difficulty. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to adopt Resolution #03- 05-109 adopting Findings of Fact #0647 relating to Daryl and Carol Richmond's request for a conditional use permit to exceed accessory structure size restrictions on the property at 17623 Marmoset Street NW. Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the lot size is calculated by not including the right of way. Community Development Director Frolik replied yes. Councilmember Elvig complimented Mr. Richmond for discussing the project with his neighbors prior to proceeding forward. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Kurak, Elvig, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to approve Daryl and Carol Richmond's request to exceed accessory structure size restrictions based on Findings of Fact #0647 and adopt Resolution #03-05-110 declaring terms of same. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Kurak, Elvig, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #10: Order 2003 Street Maintenance Program City Engineer Jankowski stated that the 2003 Pavement Maintenance Program consists of (a) five projects, which consist of cracksealing and sealcoating of City streets (b) two projects, which involve a one and one-half inch bituminous overlay of City streets, and (c) a one-inch overlay of bituminous trails in Emerald Pond Park. City Council/May 13, 2003 Page 16 of 29