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Council Proceedings City of New Brighton Feb. 22, 1977 K Motion by Fisher, seconded by Hardt to waive reading of lst reading ordinance and to hold first reading of an ordinance Ordinance entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 400:00 OF THE Minn. Building 1966 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON IN Code REGARDS TO ADOPTION OF THE MINNESOTA BUILDING CODE. 5 ayes- 0 nayes—carried Public Hearing City Attorney stated hearing remained properly called. TheDDirector of Community Development reviewed the Falcon Oil planning report and recommendations. Mayor Bromander inquired as to whether there were sign nonconformities on the property. The Director stated that there were but at the present time they 8.07 to were not included as part of the nonconformity land use 9:05 procedure. Councilman Werdouschegg asked how the canopy could be build without the setback variance. The Director stated that the options were to change the canopy or change the location of the pump islands. Councilman Fisher asked whether it was feasible to move the canopy back. The Director stated that there appeared to be enough room to do so. Rick Ahlberg, general manager for Falcon Oil, and Mike Snow, attorney representing Falcon Oil, were present to discuss the proposal. Ahlberg stated hardship existed because of the present location of the pump island noting that it was economically unfeasible to move them. He stated Falcon Oil had already purchased a 24 x 65 foot custom designed canopy for the project. He stated to move the canopy to the east would create traffic problems. Snow stated that Falcon Oil intended to remove the southern driveway on Silver Lake Road and noted that the driveway on Rice Creek Road was within 3 to 4 feet of code requirements. He added the concrete curb would be constructed to code. He noted that the original construction of the station permitted a large buffering to the rear of the property. He pointed out that the property owners in the area were personally contacted relative to this proposal and that no opposition was found. He showed pictures of where the. canopy would be located on the property noting that lighting would be recessed. He pointed out the canopy would not create a sight obstruction. He stated this location might be unique because many other stations had pump islands on two sides and aould construct canopies within code. He noted that others were far closer to the road than Falcon Oil. He stated that to remove the pump island would require removing the tanks and this was a cost that a small business could not bear.