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URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 1989
1. CALL TO ORDER
The October 24, 1989 Urban Affairs Committee Meeting was called to
order by Chairman John McKay.
Members Present: Chairman John McKay, Sharon Schwartz, Jeffrey
Weldon.
Members Absent: Pamela Sohlberg, Jeannine Churchill, JoAnne
Ellison.
Staff Present: Bruce Erickson, Scott Hickok.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: A motion was made by Member Weldon, seconded by Member
Schwartz to approve the agenda as written. The motion carried
unanimously.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: A motion was made to approve the minutes with two
corrections. The date should read August 22, 1989, not 1980. Chairman
McKay was absent and the meeting was chaired by Member Weldon. The motion
carried unanimously.
4. CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS FOR UNLICENSED HOME OCCUPATIONS
Scott Hickok gave an overview of what was discussed at the August 22,
1989 Urban Affairs Meeting. This summary included:
-- The removal of daycare from the home occupations section of the
code.
-- Discussion about the possible requirement of registration for the
home occupations.
-- Current regulations and their adequacy.
Jeff Weldon added that the people would be afraid to come forward to
register.
Bruce Erickson asked if the information would be worth the
administrative mess it could lead to.
Urban Affairs Committee Minutes
October 24, 1989
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Sharon Schultz asked how we could assure compliance.
A general discussion ensued.
5. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Chairman McKay asked staff far an update of the parking
ordinance before moving onto the housing maintenance issues.
Planner Hickok responded by explaining the changes that had occurred
and the general progress of the ordinance. For the most part, the
ordinance stayed the same with the exceptions of:
-- Removal of the permit requirements for surfaces. This was because
further staff discussion and Planning Commission discussion indicated that
the administration of such a permit would be difficult because of existing
slabs. The verification could be extremely difficult.
-- The City Council appeared to support the recommendation, but asked
staff to be more specific about crushed rock surfaces. depth, size rock,
size pad, etc.
-- The City Council asked to have the ordinance tabled until a
satisfactory surface definition could be given to non-motorized vehicles.
This will appear on the Council agenda again in mid-November.
B. Planner Hickok discussed the home occupation ordinance and asked
the members of the committee to refer to the sample ordinances in the
earlier packets - specifically, Winona's ordinance. This ordinance is
very similar to the others in the packet, but tends to cover more of the
specifics we would like to see.
In his review, Planner Hickok pointed out the importance of the
definitions in a housing maintenance code. An example of how valuable the
definition section is is - "Sub-Standard Housing" much thought should be
considered when defining sub-standard housing. It was suggested that the
group review this particular ordinance and be prepared to list sub-
standard components at our next meeting. Member Weldon also questioned
whether Winona's ordinance was specifically designed for rental or does
the ordinance focus on owner occupied as well. Planner Hickok responded
that owner occupied should be included.
The next meeting was set for November 14, 1989.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:30.
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