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I I Ie I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I Ie I Arden Hills council April 11, 1994 4 other nursery case had requested a reimbursement for fees associated with his Special Use Permit request. Fritsinger noted that Mr. Weiss had paid his appropriate fees associated with his Special Use Permit. Hicks commented that this type of request would probably never come up again as a new business would pay any appropriate fees with the submission of an application. Probst noted that there could be a possibility that an applicant might address the Council 20 years from now and ask for a reimbursement of fees. Malone stated that currently Amoco and Ryder could be in the same situation. He further noted that he appreciated Mr. Goserud's point of view, however, the application process does state there is a fee associated at the time of application, and this fee is necessary for the general welfare of the City. Probst noted there were differences in the Special Use Permit applications from Amoco and Ryder as specific modifications and improvements were requested. The issue with Mr. Goserud's Special Use Permit was that his business was simply a paperwork process to meet ordinance requirements. This was not a request for a Special Use Permit to undertake any modifications or improvements. Person stated that this business started as a smaller business, and probably was not subject to the Special Use Permit process initially. Because of the changes and enlargement of the business, more control now needed to be taken. There had been different changes made over the years to this business, such as adding Christmas tree sales, which resulted in an increase in traffic concerns and some effect to the health and safety of the area. She further stated a public notice process is used through publications in the City's official newspaper under legal notices. After further discussion, Council concurred that this business had, in fact, changed over the years, and that those changes are typical of what had happened to other businesses. The City had not refunded the fee in those cases where other businesses had expanded. Aplikowski commented that a staff review outlining the changes that had taken place over the years would have been appropriate to assist the Council in their considerations of this request.