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3 February 1998 To: Planning and Zoning Committee From: Paul PaIzer, Public Works Director/Building Official e Re: Ordinance 44A Dear Chairperson Welk and Committee Members: I have provided a handout on Zoning Criteria which came from a recent building seminar which was attended by Ken Cook. It helps to walk through the zoning process and explains the goals to be achieved by various zoning procedures. I hope it is useful as a reference guide for your use over the next year. In a recent cooversion with fun March, the intent of a "Pole Barn" type buildings in the commercial and industrial zoning has lead to some confusion between how the city staffhas interpreted this restrictioo and how it literally reads within the ordinance. Staff has lead potential business owners to believe that only concrete or block exterior walled buildings were permitted within these zones and that no pole barn or pre-engineered metal buildings were permitted by this ordinance. As a staff member I would like the Planning and Zoning Committee to issue an interpretation of their intentions with this restrictioo and possibly amend the ordinance to more accurately state the intended restrictions for these zones. This would only include the exterior walls of a building and clarify the following items. I. Whether cootinuous or pier footings are permitted. 2. If any structural wood framing is allowed or if all studs are required to be of metal. 3. The issue of the main wall constructioo must be concrete or masonry versus steel or wood construction. I believe that with the rapid expansion of the city in the industrial and commercial zones that this is an important issue as to what type of businesses the city will attract and will impact the makeup of our industrial base and the revenues generated from these structures.