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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 24, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING Keis opened the public hearing. — PUD PERMIT AMENDMENT The Associate Planner stated that Mr. Meyer, owner of Pete's Water & FOR OUTDOOR Sewer, has submitted a revised site plan and staff has met with him and his STORAGE & representative twice since this case was tabled at the December Planning ALLOW Commission meeting. She explained that they have revised their site plan OUTDOOR #12, by reducing the amount of outdoor storage, and are no longer seeking STORAGE IN THE the encroachment into the required front yard setback. She explained that FRONT YARD due to the lack of rear yard, staff does feel that there is a reason to vary AREA AND from some of the requirements, and that variation is consistent with how CONDITIONAL staff has handled 209 and 221 Ryan Drive with the exception of storage USE PERMIT FOR directly in front of the buildings. She stated that site plan # 12 shows A SPECIAL outdoor storage in front of both buildings. PURPOSE FENCE AT 3151 COUNTRY The Associate Planner indicated that Mr. Meyer will be remodeling the DRIVE; interior of the west building from a multi -tenant into a single tenant space APPLICANT: for 7-10 employees, and will be eliminating the multiple entrances. She MEYER stated that the west building is considered the principal building for this COMPANIES site and staff believes the visibility and appearance of that should be maintained. She noted that in similar variances for nearby properties, approval was granted for outdoor storage to encroach past the front line of the building, but it was not allowed in front of the principal building. She stated that Mr. Meyer is seeking to be allowed outdoor storage in front of the building because he feels he is maintaining the visibility of having a prominent entrance to the building. She explained that based on being consistent with how the other two similar variance requests on Ryan Drive were handled, staff would recommend that no outdoor storage be located in front of the principal (west) building. She stated staff believes that outdoor storage in front of the east building is reasonable since this is an accessory building. The Associate Planner reported that in addition to reconfiguring the layout of the site, Mr. Meyer has also changed how the outdoor storage areas will be screened. She explained that a survey confirmed that the existing chain link fence on the south side of the property is located within the City's right-of-way. As a result, Mr. Meyer is now proposing to replace all of the existing fencing with a new, solid, six-foot high wood fence in the front yard and eight -foot high in the side and rear yard. The Associate Planner explained that the proposed fence heights do comply with city ordinances, however the City Code would only allow either a chain link or woven wire fence in the front yard (along Ryan Drive) to allow visibility. She noted that the Code does have a provision to allow for a Special Purpose Fence by Conditional Use Permit if it is determined that construction, height or length, should differ from this requirement. With that, the applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to 0a