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VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated that Mr. Michaels had sent in a letter asking that he be allowed to either leave his storage shed in its existing location even though City Staff has said it must be moved because it is too close to the house, or to have an extension to spring to move the shed because new grass has been planted and he does not want to disturb it. Commissioner Wilharber asked how close the shed was to the house. Commissioner Kilian indicated it must be 6 feet or less away from the house if the inspector cited it. Council Liaison Broussard Vickers indicated that Staff had told Mr. Michaels that he did not need a permit based on the size of the shed. She then indicated that the shed had fallen down and was rebuilt. She further indicated that Staff did not have information as to the close proximity of the shed to the house when the resident called to ask ifhe needed a permit and determined he did not need one based on the size of the shed. Commissioner Wilharber commented that the addition to Ordinance #4 to require a nominal fee for a permit for this type of matter would eliminate this type of problem in the future. Commissioner DeVine indicated he felt the Commission should allow him time to spring to move the shed. He then commented that there is another resident in the City that received a letter from the City telling him his shed needed to be moved within 30 days. He further commented that the shed has been there since the resident bought the home and nobody complained. He did say, however, that the resident had pulled a permit to add onto the house and the changes to Ordinance #4 gives the building official the authority to cite for other violations. Council Liaison Broussard Vickers indicated the City was trying to improve the ordinance going forward by making changes. She then commented that the situation, as described, may be stretching the intent of the Ordinance. Commissioner DeVine said he thinks it is weird that the building permit generated the letter for the shed. He then commented that he thinks a witch hunt is going on in the City because letters were sent to a lot of people wasting a lot of taxpayer money when the letters were not correct. He further commented that he had received a letter indicating his signs were illegal and they are not. Council Liaison Broussard Vickers indicated that the City had been running without a chief for too long and said that now that there is a City Administrator things should get back to normal. She then commented that Council had directed the building official to take a look around when at a resident's home for any obvious violations that could cause a safety issue. Page 21 of24