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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 12, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 18 (6. #11-3530 MIKE SEELAND OF PROPERTY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 2725 WAYZATA BOULEVARD WEST, Continued) industrial park and is to the south and to the north of Industrial Boulevard, which is currently an unimproved right-of-way. Gozola depicted the layout of the site on the overhead. The area to the south is slated for future industrial development. There is currently parking on the north and eastern portion of the building. There is a connection to the existing building. To the south is an area of hard packed gravel and some debris. Removal of the debris has been completed by the applicant. There is also a fair amount of vegetation to the east of the building. The lighting on the building will continue. To the north there is some pole lighting. The additional lighting would be similar to what currently exists. The area in red depicts the fencing. The applicant is proposing to remove a portion of the existing building to allow them to expand the area for the outdoor storage. The red line defines the area of outdoor storage and contains the entirety of the operation that is being proposed. To the north of the building, the green circles indicate the existing light poles and the yellow circles indicate the proposed light poles. Also in the northern portion of the building is a one-employee office which will be used for selling retail packing goods such as boxes and to rent out Budget moving truck and the mini-storage units. An existing business, Core Tubes, LLC, would remain in their current location but would transition to additional interior mini-storage units once they leave. The areas in green depict the existing lighting on the site. Additional lighting would be added towards the rear of the building. The proposed use is both anticipated and supported by the Comprehensive Plan. The property is not located in a floodplain and there are no watershed issues. Provided all recommended conditions are met, the proposed use appears to be in compliance with all general zoning code requirements. The proposed use is also compatible with adjacent present and future anticipated land uses and conforms with all applicable performance standards. Gozola reviewed the 21 code requirements for the site, noting the first six criteria are specific to industrial CUPs and the rest are applicable to a general CUP within the City. It is the finding of Staff that the proposed use is supported by the comprehensive plan and there are no shoreland issues. Overall hardcover is in compliance with City code requirements and the site is compatible with surrounding uses currently and into the future. The third criteria require that use specific performance criteria within the City’s code be met, which in this case only relate to the outdoor storage. The first criteria requires proper landscaping. The applicant has submitted a landscape plan and the engineer will review that plan to ensure they adhere to all code requirements at the time of building permit application. The open outdoor storage area is to be surfaced with concrete or bituminous, which is the case with this particular plan. In addition, the plan meets all applicable setbacks. No required parking would be used for outdoor storage. The conditions of approval can assure that the area is not used for hazardous materials or storage of junk. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 01/09/2012 Approval of Council Minutes 12/12/2012 [Page 3 of 18]