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City Council Minutes August 1, 2016 Page 5 trailers outside and doesn't believe it is different than storing the product in enclosed trailers. Mr. Carlton explained the CUP dictates all outdoor materials and products be stored within the defined outdoor storage area and that is what the CUP enforcement addressed. The Council discussed increasing the amount of outdoor storage for industrial. Attorney Beck stated the maximum could be changed to 60% or 90%. He added the amount could be changed by ordinance or by variance on a case by case basis. He noted requiring variances would allow more flexibility. Councilmember Westgaard expressed concern with a business having to prove hardship to obtain a variance. Attorney Beck indicated the guidelines for hardship changed simplifying the proof of hardship. Council consensus was to increase the percentage of property allowed for outdoor storage in industrial with the following specifications: • The front yard setback for the zoning district shall be followed. • Outdoor storage must be screened (fence, vegetation, or berm).. • Must be screened from the right-of-way and residential/commercial properties. ■ Screening from industrial zoning districts is not necessary. ■ No fence line is required along property lines abutting industrial districts. The edge of an approved surface (class V, concrete, or bituminous) is sufficient. • Designated parking areas are not included in outdoor storage areas. The Council directed staff to meet with representatives of Distinctive Iron to discuss options and bring back to Council if a solution cannot be agreed upon. II. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Dietz adjourned the meeting of the Elk River City Council at 11:36 p.m. Minutes prepared by Jessica Miller. --Z4 Tina A ard, City Clerk P0WIIII II NATURE