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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - DECEMBER 11, 2000 10 Councilmember Rem agreed that according to docwnentation presented, thc Building Official . has reached an appropriate detcrmination which shc supports. Councilmcmbcr Aplikowski askcd if the propcrty owncr was notified whcn the City changed thc zoning. Mr. Filla statcd hc rcviewed thc City filcs and in 1990, whcn City adopted the Gateway zoning regulations, it was preceded with appropriate mailed and published notices. In 1993, there was also appropriate published noticc. However, he remembers Mr. Vaughan indicating he may have had somc hcalth problems during those times, which preventcd him from being as involved, as he would have liked to have been. Mr. Filla stated the action taken tcn years ago and seven years ago was not contested. MOTION: Councilmembcr Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to uphold the dccision of the Building Official and rccommendation of the Planning Commission to dcny a building pcrmit request by Mr. Dan Vaughan based on the following findings: 1. An application for a building permit was made by Dan Vaughan to reconstruct a new 700 foot antenna tower; and 2. The proposed new tower is greater than 75 feet in height and serves as thc principal use on the property; and , City staff denied the application bascd on staff s interprctation of City -'. Ordinancc 291; and . 4. City staff correctly intcrpreted the Ordinance and the denial is affirmed by the Planning Commission. Thc motion carried unanimously (5-0). B. Planning Commission Vacancy, Appointment Mayor Probst rcported there was correspondence from Planning Commissioncr Nelson indicating flexibility in his situation. Mayor Probst stated he would recommend the Council appoint two new Planning Commissioners, Warren Pakulski and A. Clayton Zimmerman, effective the first meeting in January of 2001. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to affirm the following appointments to the Planning Commission: Warren Pakulski and A. Clayton Zimmerman effective the first meeting in January of 2001. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. Resolution #00-41, Resolution Authorizing a Surcharge and Eventual Shutofffor City Water Users Using Non-Radio Read Meters Mr. Stafford reviewed that at the November 13, 2000 Council meeting, he had advised that . approximately 160 water meters remain to be replaced or upgraded. He noted the three options undertaken to encourage the remaining residents to schedule access to the City-owned meter on their property as required by City Ordinance Section 28-71.