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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 7.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Public HearingsMay 15, 2017Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment Related to Outdoor Storage Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />in the I-3 District – Satellite Shelters <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Open and continue the public hearing to June 19, 2017. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The applicant, Satellite Shelters, is requesting to amend the allowed uses in the I-3 (General Industrial) <br />district to allow outdoor storage as a principal use. If the ordinance is amended and a Conditional Use <br />Permit approved, they plan to store temporary classroom and office buildings on site. <br /> <br />Council reviewed the request during a work session on April 17, 2017. Based on direction received during <br />the meeting, staff explored amending the ordinance to allow outdoor storage as a principal use, provided <br />an increased setback was included as a design standard. <br /> <br />Staff’s recommendation to the Planning Commission on April 25, 2017, included a 150-foot setback from <br />Highway 10 and screening with a six-foot fence, berm, and landscaping. The applicant requested a <br />reduction in the setback to 75 feet. <br /> <br />The Commission shared Council’s concerns about the appearance of the corridor as an entrance to Elk <br />River. They also expressed concern over what impacts allowing this type of use would have on the rest of <br />the district away from the Highway 10 corridor. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission tabled the item to provide additional time for research, development, and a <br />review of the impacts the change would have on the rest of the I-3 zoning district. They will review this <br />item again during their May 23, 2017, regular meeting. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />