05-23-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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directly to the consumer. Warehouse is defined as follows: A building where wares or goods are stored as before distribution to retailers or are kept in reserve, in bond etc. a wholesale store or sometimes a large retail store, to place or store in a warehouse. The applicant notes that under the permitted use: in Subdivision 2(a) it defines a wholesaling operation that includes item 3 under that section allowing sales of automobiles, trucks and automobile parts when completely enclosed in a building. Item 30 of permitted uses includes warehousing. Under subdivison 3 conditional uses the applicant notes other similar uses such as farm equipment sales, repair and storage, open sales lots, although not similar, still far more intense in their impact. Staff would contend that some of the uses are quite similar, certainly the impact of those uses on an industrial site. In consideration of certain performance standards cited in Section 10.61 it would appear that certain commercial standards would be more appropriate. Review the signage and the parking, specifically the parking requirement for warehousing in Section 10.61 Subd. 10, Item Q (1 parking space for each 500 square feet in excess of the f irst 500 square feet of f loor area in the principal structure). Staff would not suggest that the standard for a retail use area at 150 square feet per 1 stall is more appropriate but rather a more mid -road approach or to be determined with each retail use application by the Council at the time of a conditional use permit review. Under a conditional use permit the staff can condition Council's approval on a future reference back to Council for reconsideration if parking problems are documented. Signage would also be subject to special consideration under a warehouse/retail use located within an industrial zone. Alternatives of Action Available to the Planning Commission 1. To approve the use as a warehouse finding the use compatible with industrial use and to have the Zoning office issue the appropriate zoning certificate of occupancy. Finding all industrial standards compatible for the warehouse/retail use. 2. Deny the application finding the use in conflict and inconsistent with the intent of the recent Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the Highway 12 corridor. 3. Recommend ammending the code to allow retail sales as a conditional use permit in the industrial zone. To be defined as follows: Retail sales in an industrial district, the sales of products not generally considered appropriate or compatible for sale within a commercial. district. Such amendment would also include appropriate performance standards for commercial site plan review, such as access, parking, signage, product classification, hours of operation, outside storage, screening, and any other standards Planning Commission feels appropriate. 3