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. City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 23 , 2003 --" Mr. Runkle indicated there is no issue with the documents it is merely a situation where the County is several weeks behind in the recording process. He then asked whether it would be possible to obtain partial building permits to allow for footings and foundations. Council Member Lee indicated he was not ready t<;> put the City at any kind of risk to save a week or two of building time. He also indicated he does not want to create a precedence of ignoring the City's ordinances. Council Member Paar agreed and said that he does not want to have to deal with a situation where, even though a slim chance, the documents are not right and require amendments and building permits are already issued. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that, if she felt the City had more culpability in the delay, she would be more inclined to consider the request but she does not feel the City had anything to do with the delay. She further commented that the City has a law on the books that cannot be waived. Mr. Runkle indicated that he has worked in a number of other metro communities that allow building permits to be issued with just the receipt from the recorder's office. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that the City's Ordinance is not written this way and noted that. this is the first time this has been an issue during her five years on Council. Mayor Sweeney indicated it was the consensus of Council that Council was not interested in waiving the City's ordinance to allow for building permits prior to recorded documents. 2. Pheasant Marsh Phase III - Ground Development's Request to Start Phase ill Mayor Sweeney indicated he did not have any issues with allowing Phase III to begin early but noted it would require a Comprehensive Plan amendment that the developer would need to pay for. Council Member Capra indicated she was concerned that the Comprehensive Plan has not been amended and that should be done first. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that Ground Development was seeking approval to move forward with Phase III before spending any money on a Comprehensive Plan amendment. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that he is concerned with the fact that the improvements for Phase I and Phase II are close to the $1.8 million listed in the developer's agreement. He then said that if the improvements go over that $1.8 million the developer has the right to challenge those amounts and the City would be charged with proving the benefit of those improvements and may be left with a sizeable bill to pay. Page 4 of 11