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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MARCH 21, 2016 13 Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that in the past, the City had contracted with Northstar Inspections to provide extra coverage for inspections. She recommended that the City contract with Northstar Inspections for the spring and summer of 2016 so that staff does not fall behind prior to the start of other large projects such as the Land O' Lakes expansion and the TCAAP redevelopment project. She indicated that Dave Scherbel, Building Official, performs all commercial inspections and Rob Ward, Building Inspector, performs all residential inspections and also provides code enforcement for the City. Councilmember Wicklund asked if the City had budgeted for this assistance. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated the City budgeted for this service. The potential costs associated with contracting with Northstar Inspections and the anticipated workload were discussed. The Council supported staff contracting with Northstar Inspections to assist in"cleaning up"the outstanding permits. Mayor Grant requested an update in the future as to the progress and status of all permits. I. Sandeen Road Councilmember Holden stated she had received calls from a property owner regarding the No Parking signs that were recently posted on Sandeen Road. She noted this individual has an unlicensed business in her garage and said the property owner's complaint is that her staff has difficulty finding parking. She stated that this property owner also had asked for a waiver for parking for her family on Easter. Mayor Grant stated that while overnight parking is allowed by special permit on a City street that allows parking at all other times, if a street is posted as no parking, this means no parking is allowed at any point in time. Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated that another issue was that an employee of this business parked their vehicle across the street in a location that restricted access to the road. That vehicle also parked into the yard of the property across the street, which was a cause for concern. The Council had a general consensus that no special waiver would be granted regarding parking for one day as the location is designated as No Parking. 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Holden asked how long storage PODS were allowed to remain in the yard of properties. Senior Planner Bachler stated that there were regulations as to how long a storage unit could be at a residential property.