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City Council Meeting January 6, 1992 Page 3 . as part of the license renewal process, kennels are inspected by the Ci ty to ensure compl iance to conditional use permit stipulations. She noted that Janelle Szklarski inspected the kennels and, upon making the inspection of the Reitsma kennel, had a couple concerns regarding the conditional use permit. Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, stated that at the time of the conditional use permit approval for the Reitsma kennel, there was a stipulation in the conditional use stating that the Reitsma's should either have their dogs debarked or a building built to house the dogs for the purpose of controlling the noise. Steve Rohlf indicated that he would like to clarify that stipulation in the conditional use permi t. He indicated that at the time of the meeting, it was inferred that the debarking or construction of the building would take place if needed due to consistent barking of the animals. He stated that this wording was not noted in the minutes. Steve Rohlf stated that he would like the Council to clarify this stipulation by stating that if there are problems that cannot be resolved due to the barking of the animals, the Reitsma's would have the option to either debark the dogs or house the dogs in a building. . Steve Rohlf also indicated that there was another stipulation in the conditional use permit which stated that there should be only one dog per kennel run. He indicated that when Janelle Szklarski inspected the kennels, there were two dogs per kennel run. Janelle Szklarski was informed that the purpose of two dogs per kennel run was so that an older dog could trai n a younger dog. Steve Rohlf requested that this stipulation be withdrawn from the conditional use permit. It was the consensus of the Council to withdraw the stipulation in the condi tional use permit requiring one dog per kennel run and also to clarify the conditi on in the conditional use regarding the debarking of the dogs or building a house indicating that these options would only have to take place if necessary due to excess barking or complaints received because of the dogs. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO APPROVE THE KENNEL LICENSES AS STATED I N THE JANUARY 2 , 1 992 , MEMO FROM THE CITY CLERK. COUNC I LMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 8.1.5. BuildinJLPermit Fees . Councilmember Schuldt stated that he would 1 ike to try to ease the local recession by cons idering the lowering of remodeling permi t fees for 1992. Steve Rohlf, the Building and Zoning Administrator, stated that currently the City follows the State Fee Schedule. He further stated that he did not feel the remodeling permit fees are excessive in Elk River and stated that the actual permit fee is a very small percentage of the remodeling project cost. Pat Klaers indicated that if the inspection fees were lowered, the City could face the possibility of fees not covering the costs of the inspection process. Councilmember Holmgren stated that he felt the permit fees may be discouraging people from pulling a building permit for projects. Councilmember Holmgren requested Steve Rohlf to investigate the number