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)\~\ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 3-23-92 ITEM NO.: r -- if ~ Agenda Section: Reports and Recommendations Department Approval: ~ Manager Reviewed: Item Description: Amoco Pipeline request for a variance to the design standards of the zoning ordinance at 2280 W. County Road C. Backqround: 1. Amoco Pipeline Company is proposing to construct a 44x32 foot pump and motor building and a 34x12 foot control building on their tank farm property. The structures will be located approximately 1000 feet west of Long Lake Road and 1300 feet south of County Road C. 2. The existing tank farm is a legal nonconforming use. Such a facility requires a special use permit but because of the age of the facility, none was required at the time it was constructed. The City Attorney's office has determined that the City should consider these proposed structures as normal maintenance items and not consider them an expansion of a nonconforming use. 3. The proposed buildings would be metal buildings which would not be allowed under the design standards of the zoning code. 4. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Amoco Pipeline Company request for a variance to the design standards of the zoning ordinance at 2280 W. county Road C. The Commission felt the variance should be granted based on the distance of the proposed buildings from adjacent property lines and the unique nature of the site. Alternatives: 1. Deny the request for a variance and require the buildings to be constructed of materials consistent with the design standards of the ordinance based on the finding that no hardship or practical difficulty exists. 2. Approve the variance based on the finding that hardships or practical difficulties exist on the site. policv Obiectives: 1. To grant variances where hardships or practical difficulties