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Elk River City Council Meeting <br />July 22, 1996 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />6.1. <br /> <br />6.2, <br /> <br />6.3. <br /> <br />5.3. <br /> <br />City of Elk River Request for Ordinance Amendment to Establish New Use Entitled <br />Animal, Nutrition, and Aqricultural Research, Public Hearin.q Case No. CA 96-9 <br /> <br />City of Elk River Request for Zone Chanqe from Rl-a to I1, Public Hearin.q Case No. <br />ZC 96-10 <br /> <br />City of Elk River Request for Ordinance Amendin.q Permitted and Conditional Uses <br />in the I! and 12 Districts and Definition for Li.qht/Heavy Manufacturin.q, Public:. <br />Hearin.q Case No. CA 96-4 <br /> <br />COUNClLMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO POSTPONE ITEMS 6.1., 6.2., AND 6.3., <br />UNTIL THE AUGUST 19, 1996, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ <br />SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />Housin.q Maintenance Ordinance <br /> <br />Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Rohlf reviewed the staff report on the <br />proposed Housing Maintenance Ordinance which the city is initiating. He <br />indicated that the main purpose of the ordinance is to determine the health, <br />safety, and welfare issues of apartments. <br /> <br />Mayor Duitsman opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Sherry Emerson of Guardian Angels Foundation distributed a handout to the <br />Council which indicated the types of inspections which the Guardian Angels <br />apartments are required to have. She indicated that the Guardian Angels <br />Apartments are a different situation than normal apartments and requested the <br />city to consider them exempt. She further indicated that she felt the city's <br />inspection program would be an invasion of privacy. <br /> <br />Building Official Cliff Skogstad indicated that the city's inspections will be different <br />from the HUD inspections which the Guardian Angels apartments are required to <br />have. He further indicated that it is the city's responsibility to maintain the <br />building codes. <br /> <br />David Kuefler, apartment manager, indicated that he was not opposed to the <br />housing inspection program, however, he would lille some clarification to some <br />certain parts of the ordinance. Mr. Kuefler discussed the issues of inspections <br />every year, controlled access entry, and the timeframe as to how long the <br />apartment manager has to correct the violation. Mr. Kuefler also had a concern <br />regarding the city's fee structure for the inspection program. <br /> <br />Mark Pendergrass, River City Apartments, indicated he had a concern with the <br />city's fee structure, stating that it was too high as proposed. He further indicated <br />he had a concern with the city proposing an annual inspection. He suggested <br />that the city consider random inspections. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO CHARGE $12 PER UNIT FOR THE INSPECTIONS. <br />COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED $-0. <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 96-56, A RESOLUTION <br />ESTABLISHING FEES FOR RENTAL DWELLING LICENSES AND REINSPECTION OF RENTAL <br /> <br /> <br />