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r CITY of ORONO G. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL «845NO. The storage area of the building comprises approximately 17,000 s,f. Storage will be for internal operating uses, owner storage, and storage of facility related equipment. The office is incidental to the operation of the facility. Both storage and office would be allowed as 'incidental ’ uses of the building to the operation of the entire facility. The Conditional Use Permits for the outside sales lot and outside storage would require all items to be stored within a building; or shall be screened by a fence or wall not less than five feet in height and not less than 50% opaque. The Planning Commission finds a berm, not less that 3' in height, shall be constructed north of the outside sales lots with plantings with a height of 3*. The intent is to provide some visual screening to the outside sales area to not give the appear^ce of a retail sales lot. It is the understanding of the Planning Commission the outside display area is for the fleet customer test drive and viewing, but not to attract the general public to the site for individual purchase of vehicles. The Orono zoning ordinance does not define retail sales and wholesale sales. The City has used a general definitions book titled Tne niustrated Book of Development Definitions 1) "Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumpdon and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods." An important characteristic of re ail establishments is that they are usually a place of business engaged in activity to attract the general public to buy. Retail establishments sell to customers for their own personal or household use. Trade "Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, or to other wholesalers; cr acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies." Page 3 of iO i A*