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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> MONDAY,OCTOBER 15,2001 <br /> (#5) #01-2711 WESTERN STEEL ERECTION,INC.,2687 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, <br /> CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT,6:34 p.m.—6:58 p.m. <br /> Chuck and Stephanie Jochims,Applicants,were present. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting a conditional use permit to permit permanent <br /> "outside storage"to provide outdoor parking for six trailers,two trucks,two cranes, and one boom <br /> truck as shown on the site plan. Western Steel Erection, Inc., has leased the 16,200 square foot <br /> building located at 2687 Wayzata Boulevard. Western Steel constructs steel framing beams used for <br /> construction projects,which is a permitted use in the Industrial District. <br /> Weinberger stated all the outdoor storage is located in the far corner of the property furthest from <br /> Highway 12. The Applicants have submitted a plan showing the layout of the property and the <br /> storage area, with the intent of the Applicants being to store as much inventory as possible indoors. <br /> Weinberger stated due to the type of business,the majority of the equipment will be kept on various <br /> job sites rather than on the subject property. <br /> The revised site plan submitted by the Applicants addresses some of the issues raised at the <br /> September Planning Commission meeting. The Planning Commission at that time requested the <br /> Applicant revise their plan to address the required setbacks and parking requirements. The <br /> Applicants are proposing to remove the existing perimeter fence, construct a new fence along the <br /> perimeter that would fence in the yard from the 75-foot setback to the rear property line. Within that <br /> fenced in area would be the employee parking which consists of 29 parking stalls. <br /> Staff is recommending that the employee parking area be paved and striped. The Applicant has <br /> indicated they would like to gravel both the employee parking area and the outdoor storage area. All <br /> parking areas containing more than six spaces which face a public street shall have a solid wall or <br /> fence of not less than four feet,nor more than six feet in height along such facing. Such fences or <br /> walls shall be designed so that they are architecturally harmonious with the principal structures on the <br /> lot. The Applicant has also submitted a proposed landscape plan,with a row of evergreens along <br /> Highway 12. Staff is recommending that some evergreens also be planted closer to the fence to <br /> provide some additional screening. <br /> Weinberger stated the Applicant is also proposing to install an above ground fuel tank,which will <br /> need to meet all fire standards. <br /> Staff recommends the outside storage area meet the minimum setbacks and requirements of the <br /> zoning chapter,with the following standards being met: <br /> A. The outside storage area shall be located within the required parking setbacks, including a <br /> minimum 75 foot or more from the front property line. <br /> B. The parking and outside storage areas shall be located a minimum of ten feet from side property <br /> lines. <br /> C. A screening plan should be provided including fencing and landscaping on site in accordance <br /> with zoning requirements. <br /> D. Parking surfaces shall be paved and striped. <br /> PAGE 2 <br />