Laserfiche WebLink
7. On October 16, 2023, the City Council reviewed the Application, and received <br />additional testimony from the public and the applicant. <br />8. The City Council concurs with the Planning Commission's recommendation and, <br />based on the record generated in these proceedings makes the following findings of <br />fact related to the Conditional Use Permit Application: <br />a. The outdoor parking and storage of large work vehicles and trailers will <br />detrimentally effect the enjoyment and general welfare of the neighborhood <br />immediately surrounding the Property. <br />(1) The large work vehicles and work trailer would be highly visible <br />and obviously commercial in nature. The work vehicles are bucket <br />trucks, which have a large visual presence and are not generally <br />found in residential areas. <br />(2) The proposed trailer is for directing traffic and is specifically <br />designed to be high visibility. It further contains uncovered traffic <br />direction material which are likewise designed to be high visibility. <br />This creates further obvious impact to the neighborhood. <br />(3) The proposed use involves parking three large work trucks and one <br />large work trailer outdoors on the Property, close to the street. This <br />use is distinctly different from ordinary residential use. <br />(4) The proposed use would frequently require multiple employees to <br />travel to and from the Property, and park there during the day, <br />generating additional vehicle traffic, noise, and visual impact and <br />further deteriorate the residential character of the neighborhood. <br />(5) The proposed use would require the parking of large work vehicles <br />and work trailers on a regular basis, and during the winter for <br />months on end, and would not represent an incidental use of the <br />Property. <br />(6) Given the layout of the Property there is no way to adequately <br />screen the proposed use without creating even more impact to the <br />surrounding neighborhood. <br />(7) The surrounding neighborhood is quiet and residential in nature, <br />and the proposed use would represent a large deviation from the <br />existing character of the neighborhood. <br />b. The operation of a business and parking of work vehicles will detrimentally <br />affect nearby residents and properties through increased traffic and excessive <br />noise. <br />(1) The proposed use includes the operation of three large work <br />vehicles. These large work vehicles generate more noise and impact <br />than personal vehicles. <br />(2) The proposed use would occasionally involve multiple employees <br />travelling to and from the Property, and parking there during the <br />workday. <br />(3) This is an after -the -fact permit application, and the proposed use <br />has in fact generated complaints from neighbors regarding noise <br />and traffic. Although neighborhood sentiment is not a basis for the <br />r1N'ATURE <br />®�E1E0II <br />2285170 <br />