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Council 1Vlinutes 6/1'1/2003 Director Copfer, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk. Agenda items were as follows: ^ Ordinance 2003-92, which amends Section 1359.01 (d) and 1359.99 of the Building Code, entitled respectively "Definitions" and "Penalty" and further creating new Sections 1359.08 and 1359.09 of the Building Code, entitled respectively "Information to be Provide Regarding Unoccupied Commercial Building" and "Property Maintenance Bond," in order to regulate unoccupied commercial buildings, to enable the Building Commissioner to cause the abatement of nuisances, and declaring an emergency, as amended. This ordinance will further regulate unoccupied commercial buildings so as to authorize the Building Commissioner to cause the abatement of such nuisance conditions, to initiate corrective actions including expenditures of maintenance bonds and for immediate proper maintenance. The owner of the property shall in all cases be responsible for performing and liable for all costs associated with the expense incurred to maintain the unoccupied buildings and the premises following the vacancies and pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. The cost of this bond will be $1,000. The committee recommended approval. ^ Ordinance 2003-93, which is an ordinance amending Section 721.04, 721.05, 721.06 and 721.07 of the Business Regulation Code entitled "Temporary Business License; Fee and Duration," "Location of Temporary Place of Business," and "Deposit for Cleaning Premises," in order to further regulate the outdoor storage and sale of goods from commercial parking areas, to restrict commercial tent and sidewalk sales, and declaring an emergency, as amended. This ordinance covers the scope of outdoor storage and sales of goods from within the parking lot area and tents and the sidewalks in the commercial areas within the city. In order to do so, a temporary business license will be required. This will be at a cost, of anon-refundable, $100. This would be submitted to the Safety Director. It is recommended that this ordinance still be reviewed, and it's going to be held in committee for further study. ^ Carnegie Management and Development, with Mr. Berryhill addressing Parcel E. This is a parcel that is zoned for Mixed Use, which is retail, office and cluster housing. Mr. Berryhill noted that the plan calls for 70% retail and 30% cluster housing. They are proposing a 125,000 square foot store under one roof, and the Law Director advised the Building, Zoning and Development Committee that this is a preliminary land use site plan and that the zoning should not be considered at this time. After lengthy discussion, the BZD Committee recommended approval of the preliminary land use site plan with a disclaimer that the square footage of the building is not to be included in the discussion and that the proposal be sent to the Building Department and then on to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Councilman Nashar made a motion to approve the preliminary land use plan. The Law Director explained that the preliminary land use plan was approved by the committee with a disclaimer that what is being approved is the location of uses on the property and anything involving public streets and it does not include the percentages. The motion was seconded by Councilman McKay and passed unanimously. 8 s. .~~....,;....., n-x+a++rera~wawwreas,+~.. _,..: ,,.. . I