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Memo to ?lsnning Comrrnssion <br />May 28, 1996 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Screening and Landscaping <br /> <br />A chain link fence with slats is proposed around the outdoor storage area. It will <br />extend from the west side of the loading area, around the outdoor storage area <br />and retention pond, along the east side of the driveway to a gate that crosses the <br />driveway and finally attaches to the east side of the building. No details <br />regarding the height or color of the fence have been provided. The zoning code <br />requires a fence to be 100% opaque and not less than five feet high. <br /> <br />Landscaping is also required and should be used to supplement the screening <br />that the fence provides. Five conifers along the west property line, adjacent to <br />the rear loading area and four deciduous trees to the rear of the storage area are <br />proposed as part of an overall landscaping plan for the site. However, two of the <br />four deciduous trees are to be planted in the area that will be utilized for the <br />retention pond. No landscaping is shown around the storage area. Given the <br />concerns raised by adjacent property owners, the EDA, the City Council and the <br />Plannin g Commission during the review of the Conditional Use Permit for the <br />pubhc works facility, landscaping should be included as part of the screenin g for <br />the storage area. In order to best screen the storage area from affected property <br />owners, landscaping should include approximately 20 scotch pine and white <br />pine planted along the east and west sides of the proposed fenced area and along <br />the east side of the driveway leading back to the loading and storage areas. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />This request was compared to the seven criteria listed in Section 900.20 of the <br />Zoning Ordinance and it was found to be in compliance with those criteria. Staff <br />is recommending approval of the conditional use permit to allow outdoor storage <br />to be located at 19072 Triangle Road in the Elk River Industrial Park with the <br />following conditions: <br /> <br />1. The applicant shall submit fence details and a landscape plan for approval. <br />The fence details shall include height and type of durable slats and landscaping <br />plan shall include number and types of trees. <br /> <br />2. The approved fence and landscaping shall be in place prior to the utilization <br />of the outdoor storage area. <br /> <br />3. Bituminous surfacing be installed in the outdoor storage area. <br /> <br />s:\plsnnin g\sco~\cu96- lO.doc <br /> <br /> <br />