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3. The storage area shall not occupy any portion of the yard between the front building line and the adjoining public street, or the side building line and public street on a corner lot. Mr. Rossow has indicated that the enclosed area in front of the building will only be used for employee parking. City staff has made Mr. Rossow aware that outdoor storage is not allowed in front of the building line. 4. The storage is utilized solely by those tenants of the principal building in an amount proportionate to each tenant’s occupancy of said principal building. The proposal is for outdoor storage limited to tenants of the building. Mr. Rossow is aware of the code requirements for outdoor storage of non-tenants of the building and that an amendment would be needed. Mr. Rossow owns three other parcels within the Ryan Industrial Park and has non-tenant outdoor storage on one of those so he is familiar with our code requirements. 5. The outdoor storage of equipment or materials, as defined by this Ordinance, must be capable of moving under its own power, stored on a trailer, stored within weather-proof containers, or other storage arrangements as approved by the City Council. Storage of any material directly on the ground when the dimensions of such item are less than three (3) feet in width, length, and height, shall be prohibited wherever the City Council determines that reasonable alternatives exist consistent with this section. The current tenants of the building will be storing trucks, trailers, equipment and supplies that are part of their business operation. When city staff conducted an inspection in July for renewal of the Outdoor Storage license, all of the items in the rear yard complied with this requirement. 6. When storage or shipping containers are utilized, the following regulations shall apply: a. Containers shall be those manufactured expressly for the purpose of storing and/or shipping materials. b. No container, for the purpose of this ordinance, shall be greater than forty (40) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width, or eight and one half (8.5) feet in height. c. No more than one (1) such container may be allowed for each seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of lot area. d. Containers shall not be stacked or arranged to exceed the eight and one-half (8.5) foot height. e. Containers shall be painted to match or be complementary in color to the principal building, and shall be maintained to avoid rusting or other visible deterioration of the container. f. There shall be no storage of hazardous materials, as defined by the zoning ordinance Section 902 of this Ordinance, within any such container. The CUP for outdoor storage issued to Mr. Rossow in 2011 included the approval of three shipping containers, but city staff did not see any on the property at the last inspection. Additionally, Mr. Rossow has not indicated that storage containers are part of the current request. Mr. Rossow would be allowed to use these containers for storage in the future subject to the conditions above. 7. Outdoor storage areas must be kept in an orderly condition, permitting vehicular access to all materials or equipment. Lanes at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be required to meet this standard. No portion of the outdoor storage shall be more than fifty (50) feet from any access lane or other drive aisle, nor shall it block access to hydrants, fire sprinklers, or other fire-fighting equipment. Except for construction equipment which is stored or parked in its most compact condition, outdoor storage may not exceed eight (8) feet in height as measured from the ground on which it is located.