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11. Waste or recyclable material shall be contained in a refuse container. All such containers shall be stored within a screened enclosure within the rear yard of the property. Waste handling equipment is not shown on the site plan - if indoors, it would meet tke requirements of this section. 12. The storage area shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or other material approved by the City Council. The storage area is listed being paved witk asphalt surface, consistent with this requirement. 13. The storage area shall not occupy any space required for conformity to the parking regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. The applicant proposes five spaces in tl:e front area on a paved and curbed driveway, based on a low employee count on the property. The parking requirement for this building as a combination of offzce and shop space would be 12 spaces. The site plan should be revised fo show where an additional seven parking spaces could be provided as "proof of parking" if they were defermined to be necessary in the future. 14. The property, including buildings and exterior site areas, shall comply with all applicable fire codes. Tl:e fire chief s/zould comment on compliance with this regulation. 15. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right-of--way or from neighboring residential uses, and shall be in compliance with Section 903.020.I of the Zoning Ordinance. T/ze site plan does not detail the layout of the site lighting, although the applicant provides a verbal description of lighting as being hooded. Amore complete site plan description of this requirement shall be a condition of approval. 16. All other provisions and requirements as deemed necessary by the City Council. 17. The applicant complies with the provisions of Section 921 of the Zoning Ordinance. Variances. Variances are to be reviewed based on the Zoning Ordinance requirements that a specific, unique condition of the property is identified that creates anon-economic hardship in putting the property to reasonable use. The applicant is seeking two variances, one for height (to allow RV's to be stored outside, exceeding the 8 foot storage height limitation), and another to avoid installing additional landscaping in front of the screening fences. With regard to the height of storage, the City adopted the current ordinance, in part, to ensure that while outdoor storage was allowed in the I-1 District, it would allowed in a such a way that it would have the least visual impact possible. An exception was written in for construction equipment, acknowledging that many current businesses in the park would need this type of exception to continue operation, and that most construction equipment was not able to be stored indoors. It would not appear this type of exception would apply to Recreational Vehicles, for which garages, or garage entrances, can be constructed to accommodate their indoor storage. For the subject property, it is clear that indoor service work on such vehicles would require this type of access. Unless the City wishes to amend the ordinance to carve out an exception for 3