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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 11, 2013 Page 24 Mr. Trudgeon opined that it should be a very interesting discussion, and may open a Pandora's box; however, he noted the more outreach the City could provide to inform people who to contact and where to obtain information, the better for eve- ryone in the long-run. Councilmember Etten spoke in support of any tools to help businesses function better in the community. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of an annual sign permit option for businesses. Councilmember McGehee further supported the need to reasonably accommodate and differentiate Christmas tree sales as a seasonal option for per- manent businesses versus transient seasonal sales in a parking lot. Councilmem- ber McGehee spoke in support of metal roofs,but not siding. Councilmembers McGehee and Willmus asked staff to address the requirement that garage doors have a five foot(5') set back from the front door of the house. Mr. Trudgeon noted that such a variance was scheduled at the March Variance Board meeting; and provided the rationale for that setback requirement and design standard that garages not dominate a house, but that the front door or porch domi- nate it. Mr. Trudgeon noted that staff had had limited success in the education process regarding this requirement to-date. Councilmember McGehee opined that a house is a house, and further opined that 80% of them in the community have the garage forward of the house, and she didn't see anything offensive about it, but that it was simply a matter of taste. Councilmember McGehee concurred with the height restrictions for"silos." Mr. Paschke clarified that there were existing industrial silos in the community, so they couldn't be excluded, but the heights could be capped. Page 2, lines 62-24 At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Paschke reviewed the rationale in Community Business and Regional Business zoning districts for placement of certain amenities, including drive-thru's not allowed adjacent to public streets, with trash enclosures and dumpsters allowable. Mr. Paschke advised that staff was working with design issues and how they were located on properties when not just on one public street. While offering challenges, Mr. Paschke advised that an attempt was being made to re-craft language to allow for greater flexibility in meeting code requirements.