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. . . City Council Minutes September 21, 1992 Page 4 Joanne Bednarski, Principal of st. Andrew's School, also stated that it was never intended to make the structures permanent. She stated that a major concern seems to be the American Disabilities Act and meeting the handicapped accessibility codes. She suggested that if the classroom receives a handicapped student, that the entire classroom be moved to the permanent structure of St. Andrew's School. She further stated she did not feel St. Andrews could afford to make the temporary structures permanent and indicated that the Church would rather save the money to put toward the building fund for a new facility. Jeff Gongoll questioned what was necessary to make the structure permanent. Cliff Skogstad, Building Official, explained that the State of Minnesota does not clarify temporary buildings for educational purposes. Cliff Skogstad explained what was necessary to bring the temporary buildings up to code. Larry Ebert, of 182nd Avenue, indicated that he felt the trailers were temporary structures and questioned staff's recommendation of making them permanent. He indicated that residents in the area would rather that the trailers remain temporary so that they would eventually be eliminated. steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that the conditional use permit could have a time stipulation as a condition. City Attorney Peter Beck, indicated that the two major issues were the zoning code and the building code. He indicated that in accordance with the zoning code, the Council must decide how long the trailers should be allowed to be used for classrooms. The building code issue revolved around the question of what needs to be done to the trailers to bring them into compliance with the SBC. He further stated that on top of the State Code regulations, the ADA has added federal regulations that must be met. Rita Johnson, Planning Commission representative, indicated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the conditional use permit for two years with the stipulation that the buildings be brought into compliance with the building code. There being no further comments, Mayor Tralle closed the public hearing. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXTENSION OF TWO YEARS FOR THE TEMPORARY CLASSROOM WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.7. Zoning Interpretation/Elk River Machine Steve Rohlf indicated that Elk River Machine is proposing to add a 26,000 square foot addition to an existing building. Elk River Machine is requesting an interpretation of the zoning ordinance as to whether or not an addition of this size would require an amendment to the original conditional use permit. The original conditional use permit was required because the building was considered a second principal