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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Associate Planner DATE: May 16, 2019 RE: 32 S. Owasso Blvd. – On-Site Sanitation Variance and Interim Use Permit Action Requested: Consider the request for a Variance for additional outdoor storage from On-Site Sanitation. Background: The Planning Commission reviewed the Variance and Interim Use Permit request from On-Site Sanitation at their meeting on May 9th. Their recommendation was: Johnson moved approval of the Variance as requested based on these findings of fact: • The narrowness and irregular shape of the site are contributing factors not created by the land owner which lend to inefficiencies in maximization of lot as described in the I-P District. • The redeveloped intended use of the site is designed to meet the intent of the I-P District and by granting the variance for additional outdoor storage up to 60% of lot area this is considered a reasonable use of the parcel given the first finding with lot irregularities. • The natural buffer of the railroad tracks along the west edge of the parcel creates a buffer of screening beyond the code requirements and provides further assurance that there will be no negative impacts on the properties to the west by the proposed use. Buesing asked if they could put a building construction timing condition on the approval. The Planning Associate stated that those types of conditions would go in the Interim Use Permit. Motion seconded by Schwalbach. Motion carried 6 – 1. Westadt. From that discussion, I wanted to provide some additional clarification on the actions to be considered. With regards to the variance, city staff has provided Findings of Fact for approval or denial of said request. In your consideration of the variance, the City Council is determining whether or not the proposed is a reasonable use of the site that is thereby not allowed by code. As stated in the findings for approval, the City Council is not bound to approving the variance in the exact manner as requested by Mr. Holm. The narrowness and irregular shape of the site are factors that the Planning Commission felt were a hardship for developing the site in a manner allowed by code. This hindrance is thereby limiting the building size or layout which then has a direct impact in amount of allowed outdoor storage area in the I-P District. The applicant has requested to be allowed outdoor storage area up to the 60% as allowed in the I-1, Light Industrial District. Should the City Council also agree that narrowness and irregular shape of the site are a practical difficulty then there is flexibility in your