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Planning Commission/CU 03-22 August 20,2003 Page 3 • The Outdoor Storage The applicant would like to provide an outdoor storage area on the subject property for use with their contracting business. The equipment that will be stored initially will be two hook trucks, one skidsteer with trailer,one dumping trailer,twenty-two roll-off containers and a small number of custom built mobile storage containers. They will also offer outside storage to customers wanting to rent storage space for their campers,RV's,trucks, boats, etc. There is also an existing detached accessory structure located along the south property line that will be utilized by the business. Analysis The House/Interim Use Staff feels that five years might be to long of a "waiting period" for the entire residence to be converted to office space. Single-family residential dwelling units are not allowed in the I-2 district,unless they meet eight criteria. This residence does not meet those criteria. Staff recommends that three years would be more appropriate for termination of the rental use Outdoor Storage • The subject property is approximately 2.20-acres in size and is roughly 300-feet by 300-feet. The storage area of Phase I will be approximately 300-feet by 120-feet at the west end of the property. This surface of this will be prepared with Class-5. Access to the site will be off of Jarvis Street at the southeast corner of the site on an existing driveway along the south property line. The applicant,within three years,plans to extend this outdoor storage area to approximately the front of the existing garage as well as construct a 3,500 square-foot pole building in the northwest corner of the site. Screening/Landscaping The entire outdoor storage area will be fenced,with a six foot high wooden fence on the east side with six-foot high chain link fencing on the remaining sides. Staff recommends that opaque slats be placed in the chain link fencing to further help with the screening of the storage area. The front (east end) of the property is well screened with existing mature trees, and with the proposed six foot high wooden fence and the relocation of some trees, staff feels this would provide enough screening along Jarvis Street. The required amount of trees for the site is 32. The site has roughly 35 trees in various III locations. There is plenty of screening from the street at the northeast corner. Staff spoke S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2003\CU 03-22 Contractor&Consultants\CU03-22 PC.DOC