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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 28, 2008 7:00 o'clock p.m. *4. #08-3371 JOEL A. GERBER AND P. CHRIS GERBER, 1295 BRIAR STREET - VARIAN CE -RESOLUTION NO. 5762 Murphy moved, McMillan seconded to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5762, a Resolution Granting a Variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-420, li95 Briar Street. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. #08-3372 CITY OF ORONO CODE AMENDMENT -REVISION OF CHAPTER 86, VISE BUILDING PERMIT SURVEY REQUIREMENTS Turne stated the Ordinance attached to the staff report is an amendment to City Code Section 86-68 relating building permit application information, specifically relating to surveys. The Council tabled this item a the July 14th meeting in order to revise the language to allow for exemptions by the Building Offi ial. d. d . . .. 1 . "" d . d /I . , mance amen ment requtres an m1tia survey , a 1oun at10n survey , an an as -,t.1u1 t survey. I of the code amendment. Murphy noted Exhibit A , whi oq is the actual ordinance, contains the words unless -empted from the building .official. Murphy stateJ\ e still has some confusion regarding the ordR:ance, noting that the language under (b) (1) requires tha he survey be prepared by a Minnesota ,egistered Land Surveyor unless the building official determine he construction project is exempt Qm this section, but that items (2) and (3) do not contain that same Jang age. Murphy asked who wo ·cl be .allowed to perform the surveys under items (2) and (3). Turner indicated it is her understanding of state statute that on a registered land surveyor is able to prepare a survey . Murphy stated he has received some comments from t , ere idents that they are already being required to submit a number of surveys, the costs related to hav·ng those urveys completed, and that he is uncertain whether the language in the ordinance is clear ,@ugh. McMillan noted that a foundation survey n;i4'not always be required. Gaffron stated it was the understandin. · of Staff that the surveyor would complete all three surveys. Murphy asked what the anticipate increased cost would be to an applicant. Gaffron stated step two is P. ~ly under $500 and step three may be another $500 to $1000. McMillan stated as a l}e ~nt of the whole project, this cost is rather small , and that there 'may be some projects where the f efu ndation survey is waived. McMillan stated this would help resolve issues with , ' grading and elev,ations . / Murphy st tld he would like to make the ordinance absolutely clear to every applicant about what is being required. Murphy recommended that the language in items (2) and (3) also include similar _ \, langl,\a(e about the survey being completed by a registered land surveyor. ,, _,,., PAGE3 of7