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