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PiAing The required setbacks for the parking and outside storage must be a minimum of 75* from the front property lines and 10* from the side and rear lot lines. Parking stalls are required to be 20' in length and 9* wide. Parking areas shall be surfaced with a hard. all-\^eatlier, durable, dust-free surfacing material and be properly drained and landscaped. All parking areas containing more than six spaces which face a public street shall have a solid wall or fence of not less tluin four feet nor more than six feet in height along such facing. Such fences or walls shall be so designed that they are architecturally harmonious with the principal structures on the lot. A screen planting approved bv the Council mav be substituted for the required wall or fence This is the approach used by ABC Supply as they have proposed to construct a 6’ berm and plant a number of trees that will screen the outside storage area. The parking areas at ABC w ill be located south of the ABC building and not visible to Highway 12. Required parking for the property based on the size of the building includes 4 spaces plus one additional space for each 800 s.f of building space. (4 + 16,208/800 = 25 required parking spaces). Outside storage requires one additional space for each 2,500 s.f devoted to the outside storage. The proposed plan indicates approximately 25,000 s.f devoted to outside storage and parking requiring an additional 10 parking spaces. Total parking required ” 35 spaces Out.side Storaae Area The Conditional Use Permit/Industrial district standards require the applicant provide screening to buffer the storage area and activity associated with t^c outside storage area. The lots located around the site are located in the 1, Industrial District. The screening of the open storage area shall be screened by a fence or W’all not less than five feet in height and not less than 50% opaque. Lots are also required to be landscaped with trees, shrubs or planted ground cover. Such landscaping shall conform with a plan acceptable by the City. The Code does permit motor vehicles necessary to the operation of the principal use and of not more than three-fourths ton capacity be stored within required parking areas. Zoning Issues Related to Outside Storage and Parking • The proposed outside storage and parking area is within the required 75* setback to the front property line. The survcy.'site plan submined by Western Steel indicates the parking and outside storage area to be vsithin the 75' front setback and Iff side setbacks. A total of approximately 65' X I Off of parking area for company vehicles and equipment would be located within 75’ of the front lot line. There is no room remaining for landscaping and screening beyond the front property line. • A portion of the existing gravel parking/storage area east of the building is within the 1 O' side setback. At the closest the fence encroaches to within 3' of the side property line. •01-2711 Waatni Steel Erection. Inc. 26l7WayauBoHte««0 9/17/01 p^2or4