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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br /> April 3,2017 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> 10.1 Northern Tiny Home Builders Concept Review <br /> Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. He noted staff is looking for Council's <br /> thoughts regarding the variety of uses requested. <br /> Mr. Carlton further stated the applicant is requesting to live on the site in a tiny <br /> home but city ordinance states a single-family residential dwelling on an I3 (General <br /> Industrial) zoned lot must be located within a building serving the principal use of <br /> the property which is no less than 10,000 square feet in size. He noted the applicant <br /> is proposing a 2,160 square foot building. <br /> Council questioned why the city requires a building to be greater than 10,000 square <br /> feet in order for someone to live in it. Council questioned if there are other examples <br /> in the city where people are living in spaces that don't currently meet the <br /> requirement. <br /> Mr. Carlton stated there are some legal non-conforming uses in the city because the <br /> ordinance was created after they had already been living in their facilities. <br /> Mr. Ruprecht stated he doesn't know the history for the requirement but notes per <br /> the building code it triggers a sprinkler system requirement in certain uses. He stated <br /> if you change the ordinance to allow a living space next to a non-sprinkled building <br /> there could be potential issues regarding separate living spaces and firewalls. He <br /> stated if it is changed it would need to be reviewed from a safety aspect. <br /> Council asked the applicant if landscaping materials would be stored on the site. <br /> Jay Hagelberg, applicant representative, stated no,because the materials would go <br /> directly to a client's home. <br /> Councilmember Wagner questioned how much trailer repair would be allowed in the <br /> I3 district. She expressed concerns with the applicant working on a certain number <br /> of trailers and not rotating through them,then the property becoming a junkyard and <br /> coming back to Council due to complaints. <br /> Mr. Carlton stated the applicant would be refurbishing buses and building tiny home <br /> trailers. There would be no maintenance or engine work completed. He stated if the <br /> applicant is not currently working on a trailer/bus,he would put it in the outdoor <br /> storage area which is proposed to be screened by an 8-10 foot fence. <br /> Mr. Hagelberg confirmed Mr. Carlton's comments. <br /> Councilmember Westgaard expressed concerns with the location becoming an RV or <br /> mobile home park due to certain state laws. He questioned if restrooms would be <br /> required at the site and whether the Council wants to allow a person to live at his <br /> place of business. He further questioned if the wastewater and drinking water would <br /> POWERED 9r <br /> UREJ <br />