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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 96-5 Page 3 April 23, 1996 • The outdoor storage area will be class 5 aggregate. The applicant is also proposing to keep the existing class 5 on the east side of the shop, between the shop and the residential garage. If this area is to be used to access the shop, it should be paved. If no access is planned from this side, the class 5 should be removed and replaced with grass. Since the plan is to subdivide the lot and in order to comply with the 10 foot setback requirement for parking, loading or drive aisle, a minimum ten foot wide grass area should be provided between the proposed property line, which will be located between the shop and the residential garage, and any pavement. • Screening The applicant is proposing to screen the outdoor storage area with a fence. However, he has not indicated what type of fence will be used or how high the fence will be. The zoning code requires the fence to be 100% opaque and not less than five feet high. A six foot high stockade fence would comply with the fence requirements. Landscaping is also required and should be used to supplement the screening that the fence provides. The Zoning Code formula for the required number of trees is the perimeter divided by 40 equals the number of tree required. Based • on the perimeter of the described area, in this case the width was measured from the south property line 200 feet to the proposed fence on the north side of the building and the depth from the west property line 300 feet to the proposed property line east of the shop, 25 trees are required. The applicant has not provided a landscape plan. In order to best screen the storage area from affected properties and the road, most of the tree should be coniferous with three or oaks or maples to add some diversity. To provide the most efficient screening, the conifers should be planted along the south property line and the north side of the storage area. • Phasing The applicant has indicated that he would like to phase the improvements to the site. In his letter dated 4/16/96, he indicates that they would like to delay completing improvements until this fall, after the subdivision has been finalized. This does not seem unreasonable for the landscaping and paving. However, staff would like to see the fence installed prior to them utilizing the outdoor storage area for storing any equipment or materials. Recommendation • s:\planning\scott\cu96-5.doc