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Page 4 City Council Minutes August 21. 1989 -- 6.7 Consider Model Home Extension This item was tabled until 7:30 p.m. 6.8 Consider Planning Commission Applications Mayor Tralle indicated that t4ere is one opening on the Planning Commission due to the resignation of Nick Olsen. He further indicated that the Planning Commission has received six applications for the position. Mayor Tralle listed the applicants as follows: Jackie Heinz Ward 1 Joanna Hendrickson Ward 4 Brenda Johnson Ward 2 Alan Nadeau Ward 4 Jim Rossman Ward 2 Robert Bischoff Ward 4 e Mayor Tralle indicated that two of the individuals who have applied. Jim Rossman and Robert Bischoff. are in the Real Estate profession and that this has proposed a problem for the Council in the past. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that due to the involvement in real estate. there would be many items which the Planning Commission would consider which would be considered a conflict of interest to the Real Estate profession and therefore. the individual would have to abstain from voting. Councilmember Schuldt indicated that this would be unfair to the Commission as a whole. It was the consensus of the Council to not interview Jim Rossman or Robert Bischoff because of the potentially perceived conflict of interest and because they have previously been interviewed. It was further the consensus of the Council to interview the remaining four applicants on September 11. at 6:00 p.m. 6.7 Consider Model Home Extension Steve Bjork. Zoning Assistant. indicated that an ordinance amendment adopted in 1988 allows for certain standards for the operation of model homes within plats. He indicated that one of these standards deals with the amount of time that a house would be allowed to be used as a model home and that the time allowed is a three year limit from the time that the subdivision received final plat approval. Mr. Bjork indicated that there are several model homes within various plats throughout the City that are nearing or have passed the time limit allowed for model homes. e Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that this was a complex and difficult issue to look at. He stated that there is a difference between a model in a residential area that is zoned residential and a model that is located in an area that is zoned residential but is not residential in nature such as those along the highway. He further stated that he felt the City may be too restrictive with its current ordinance. He indicated that Ziegler Construction has a model home in Deerfield II and the time limit for the model homes in this area has expired. He indicated that Ziegler feels that they are an asset to the community.