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Page 4 City Council Minutes July 6. 1987 e 5.6. Temporary Liquor License. Elk River Lions It was the consensus of the City Council to approve a temporary liquor license for the Sherburne County Lions to sell 3.2 non- intoxicating malt liquor during the 4 days of the Sherburne County Fair at the Fairgrounds. 6.1. Conditional Use Permit by Mark Zieska/Public Hearing Mayor Gunkel indicated that this item was tabled from the 6/15/87 City Council Meeting due to the fact that the applicant was not present at the meeting. e Steve Rohlf. Building and Zoning Administrator. indicated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the conditional use permit which would allow light manufacturing with related sales operations in a C-3A/highway commercial zoned district with a number of stipulations. The Council discussed the recommendations of the Planning Commission which are listed in the memo to the City Council from the Building and Zoning Administrator dated June 9. 1987. The main concern of the items discussed was #5 which related to all parking and drive areas being hardsurfaced. Mr. Zieska had not planned on hardsurfacing the turn around area for trucks on the far north side of the parking lot. He indicated he is intending to put class five on this area. In number 7. the Planning operation from surrounding appearance of the steel including the roof. unless Commission did not recommend screening of this properties. but instead asked that the outside building be a baked enamel colored steel the roof stays to a 1/2 in 12 pitch. Mr. Zieska indicated to the Planning Commission that he may be putting a free standing sign up in the future. Mayor Gunkel opened the public hearing. Mr. Gary Santwire stated that he was present representing himself as a broker and also George Dietz. Mr. and Mrs. Decker. Mr. and Mrs. Norah and Cynthia Meardon. all of who own commercial real estate in Elk River. Mr. Santwire questioned the fact that the City Code calls for all drives to be hardsurfaced and also the fact that all other commercial property owners have been required to landscape with shrubs. trees. etc. Mr. Santwire indicated that his main concern is keeping the requirements for commercial businesses equal. He indicated that by not doing this it is unfair. especially when it comes to the assessed valuation of the property in relation to taxing. Mayor Gunkel closed the public hearing. e The Building and Zoning Administrator cited sections from the City Code in relation to blacktopping and landscaping. He stated that according to sections 900.24(8). 900.32(1) and 900.30(2) of the Elk River City Code. blacktopping and landscaping are required with no exceptions. After further discussion it was the consensus of the Council that the entire park and drive area be blacktopped and further that shrubbery be planted around the building.