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Memo to the City Council/CU 00-21 <br />July 17, 2000 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />outdoor storage with some employee parking near the office. <br />parking should be clearly identified. <br /> <br />The office <br /> <br />The upper parking area consists of worn bituminous and is used as employee <br />parking. The upper lot paving is joined with the Furniture and Things <br />paving and there is a common easement on a portion of the east property <br />line. The upper parking area should be patched or resurfaced and the parking <br />stalls striped. The upper parking area does not meet the 10-foot setback from <br />the property line. There are only a few curb-stops between the upper parking <br />area and lower to prevent vehicles from driving into the sloped areas. <br />Additional curb-stops should be installed in this area for public safety. <br /> <br />Last winter, the upper parking area was fenced off with orange snow fence to <br />prevent plowing of snow from Furniture and Things into the employee <br />parking area. A more permanent and more aesthetic alternative should be <br />employed prior to next winter. <br /> <br />Furniture and Things has discussed with staff, the possibility of constructing <br />a fence on the common property line outside the access easement. If a fence <br />is constructed, some of the paving should be removed to provide a buffer to <br />protect the fence from vehicles and snow storage. <br /> <br />Fueling Station <br /> <br />Adjacent the building is a refueling station for the motorized equipment. The <br />Fire Chief inspected the location of the tanks and found three fuel tanks that <br />do not comply with the Fire Code. <br /> <br />Erosion <br /> <br />The slope between the upper and lower parking area is greater than 3:1 and <br />is eroding away. A wall should be constructed in this location to prevent <br />further erosion. <br /> <br />Outdoor Storage <br /> <br />We Dig It presently stores outside some of the larger earth moving <br />equipment and trucks, excess soil, etc. The soil is stored in the southwest <br />corner of the property adjacent to Cleveland Street. The soil and debris <br />should be contained to protect the landscaped areas from disturbance. <br />Outdoor storage is a conditional use in the I1 zoning district and should be <br />screened from the public right-of-way and from future residential areas. <br /> <br />\\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\ccmmo\cuOO-21.doc <br /> <br /> <br />