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MEMORANDUM To; Chair Mabusth and Planning Commissioners From; Mike Gaffron, Planning Director Date; May 2^2004 Subject;#04-3024B Proposed Zoning Code Amendment; Section 78*1577(C)2a - Reconsider 5 acre requirement for storage of vehicles >14,000 lbs. G\’W AIlKkl A - Ron Moorse Memo to Council 5-17-04 with MPG .Memo Attachment B - Zoning Code Section 78-1577 (as amended 11-24-03 via Ordinance «4, Third Series) Discussion The City Council has asked that the Planning Commission consider heilicr it may be appropnatc to revise the 5-acre minimum lot size requirement for storage of large vehicles, under the recently revised “Exterior Storage in R Districts” ordinance. The 5-acre standard was put in place to ensure the ability to provide adequate separation, buffering and screening of large vehicles fiom adjacent properties. The code as wTitten requires that velticlcs exceeding 14,000 lbs. GVW stored outside must meet a 50' setback from lot lines, must be fully screened (“not visible") from adjacent properties and streets, and any maintenance of the vehicle must occur within a building. The basis for the current ordinance is to protect our neighborhoods from the noise, vibration, odor and general visual intrusion and disruption caused by the comings, goings and storage ofvcry large vehicles. Council has expressed a relatively strong degree of support for the ordinance as-is, but is concerned about the impact of the ordinance on those properties w ith existing large vehicles stored on lots less than S acres. Council has suggested a few options to make the ordinance less onerous for su :h situations. These include ; Revising the code to allow such vehicles to be stored on lots of2 0-4.99 acres in area only if stored in a building; or Granting a lot area variance for outside storage for pre-existing situations on a case by case basis; or . “Grandfathering" existing situations but not allow ing new on«. Planning Commission is asked to make a recommendation as to whether the onfinance diQtdd be revised. Staff Recommendation This has been published for a Public Hearing for June 21. Planning Commission should hold the Hearing, then discuss whether the code should be amended, and if so, recommend any appropriate conditions to be incoiporated into the ordinance.