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Council Minutes of 4/20/2004 Northern Mall. But because of variances, they actually currently have 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. There was a memo drafted in May of 2000 by former Assistant City Engineer Cmffith to Building Commissioner Conway discussing the possible reduction. It's a very thorough research and discusses a number of different alternatives and a number of different recommendations that could take place. Ordinance 2004-66 proposes to reduce the minimum parking to 5 instead of the current 6.5 space per 1,000 square feet. Ms. Wenger did also recommend that a flexible parking standard be used to give some leeway to the ordinance and to allow it to become used in different ways in particular suitable situations. The legislation has been referred to the Planning Commission as required. • Ordinance 2003-93, an ordinance amending Sections 721.04, ?21.05, 721.Ob 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. With good weather, the display of merchandise is moved outdoors. This legislation, when it was originally introduced in 2003, sought to address those particular unique issues. The committee has recognized that the ordinance, as proposed, went too far. It attempted to regulate things that may not necessarily need to be regulated.. Also, the committee was not comfortable with some of the methods of regulation. The committee voted to hold the legislation with the intent of substantially revising the ordinance and to bring it back to the table for further discussion. • Ordinance 2003-128 was originally scheduled for discussion. However, given the nature of the ordinance as it deals with water runoff, the committee decided that it should properly be reviewed by the Environmental Control Committee. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane. • Questioned the need for 30 cell phones. It was explained that these are replacements, not new phones. The phone use has been and will be continue to be monitored. The annual cost of the phones is approximately $8,500. Steve Fannin, 3784 Clague Road, Apt. 2. • Questioned the Law Director about the action being taken with regard to the trash issue at the apartment building. He is interested in the amount of the fine and the start date of the fine. Mr. Dubetko said the city cited the property owner, and the case will be heard for the first initial appearance in Rocky River Municipal Court on May 4. A two-count complaint was filed, and possibly some additional citations may be filed in the future. As to the fines, that is a complicated issue. The ordinance provides that every day is a continuing violation. But not knowing how the judge may read that, the Law Department will probably file a complaint every week to coincide with the garbage pick-up day. It is a continuing violation every day, but they also would like to have multiple complaints filed to get the best possible effort at getting compliance. Mr. Fannin noted that the property owner has not made an effort to pick up the trash even though he had contacted the residents by phone saying he would have the trash picked up on Friday. Trash is piled next to the buildings, behind shrubs-people are 6 ~~~...