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Mayor and City Council / CU 03-15 July 21, 2003 Page 3 Delivery of lumber usually occurs early in the week via a flat-bed semi truck which is then unloaded in the outdoor storage yard. The proposed business will have two 24-foot flat bed trucks, one single axle and the other a tandem axle. These trucks will then deliver lumber to its customers. These two tracks will be stored in the existing building. The outdoor storage area is a mix of class-5, concrete and asphalt that is approximately 8- feet lower than Cleveland Street. The building will have to meet all applicable building and fire codes. Landscaping The total number of trees required by the ordinance is 32 and the proposed ske plan shows 33 trees. There is a small berm between Cleveland Street and the lowered outdoor storage area and this provides some screening of the yard. The ske plan shows a proposed 6-foot high chain link fence around the north, east and south perimeters of the outdoor storage yard. Staff recommends that the fence have the opaque slats placed in it to help further screen the property. Trees should be placed on the outside of the fencing. Parking and Circulation Based on the square footage of the building and the City's requirement of one parking stall for every 2000 sq. ft. of floor area, a total of 9 parking stalls would be required. The site plan did not indicate as spedfic number of parking stalls, however, based on the area indicated for parking, there is adequate space to accommodate the required number of stalls. Staff recommends that it be paved and provide striped parking stalls. There will be two access points into the yard, one at the north end of the property, off of the existing parking area, and the second will be directly off of Cleveland Street in the southeast corner. The applicant will need to maintain proper circulation, as determined by the Fire Chief, around the stacks of lumber. Planning Commission Action Screening was the major topic and the Commission wanted to make sure that the yard was adequately screened on the south side as the adjoining property is zoned residential. There was some discussion regarding the adjacent zoning and whether or not retail sales should be allowed. The Commission agreed that no retail sales should be allowed. The ordinance states that in the I-1 zoning district retail sales are allowed such as, the re'ca//sa/es aag/ty does not ocmpy more than 15 percent of the gross floor area of the omqiet quarters. Permitted Accessory Uses that are allowed in the ordinance cannot be disapproved by action of the Council. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2003\CU03-15 Talbot\CU03-15 CC.DOC