Minutes-02/08/1989

Attorney Michael said maintenance of existing driveway off Grant Street driveway would be equally shared by city and property holder. City is responsible for maintaining one-half of driveway as is is now (gravel). If owner of larger building changes driveway surface, it would be at his own expense. City only responsible for half of maintenance costs. A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE JOINT DRIVEWAY EASEMENT ON PROPERTY ON RAILROAD STREET was introduced by Morgan. Mayor Potter read Resolution. Motion Eggers second Spivey to approve Resolution No. 1989-2. Roll call vote: Eggers, aye; Morgan, aye; Stoner, aye; Spivey, aye; Stratton, aye. Mayor Potter declared Resolution No. 1989-2 duly passed and adopted. Request by Iowa State Bank to amend Zoning Ordinance to allow manufacturing of wooden trusses in M-1 industrial zones. Attorney for Iowa State Bank introduced Leo Buell, who is interested in buying property at 141 Railroad St. Buell said he would like to start wooden truss manufacturing company. His company would employ between six to eight people. He would also put a cyclone fence around the 150' foot area west of building and fill area in with 6" of gravel. This would be a storage area for finished product. Waste products from manufacturing would be sawdust and wood chips. These would be hauled away to landfill. A gate would also be installed to allow trucks bringing raw materials in. Would be some semi-trailer traffic into the facility from interstate bringing raw materials in. Buell plans to make a driveway into the west end of property in the 100 block of Railroad Street. Motion Spivey second Stoner to refer request by Iowa State Bank to amend Zoning Ordinance to allow manufacturing of wooden trusses in M-1 industrial zones to Planning and Zoning Commission. Carried unanimously. Council consensus to conduct public hearing on zoning request during regular council meeting on March 8, 1989. Motion Spivey second Morgan to refer request by Iowa State Bank to amend Zoning ordinance to rezone property at 141 Railroad Street from R-1 (single-family residential) to M-1 (industrial) to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Carried unanimously. Council consensus to conduct public hearing on rezoning request by Iowa State Bank on March 8, 1989 during regular council meeting. Motion Stratton second Stoner to refer request by Jeff Josylan to amend zoning ordinance to allow well diggers in M-1 industrial zones to Planning and Zoning Commission. Carried unanimously. Potter reported on conversation with attorney Greenleaf concerning vandalism of signs. Greenleaf told Potter that city cannot provide reward money for anyone giving information leading to the arrest of individual(s) who spray-painted city signs. Sheriff Carpenter said his department had possible suspects in the case and asked council to take no further action at this time. Dave Stoner volunteered to try to clean or repaint signs if they were taken down.