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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL D);CEMBI;R 16, 2009 has not been maintained in a manner consistent with the Code. He noted that there have been two tenants occupying the property that do not have outdoor storage approval. The first is an asphalt paving company which has outdoor storage and occupies building space; the second is a tree service which does not have building space, only outdoor storage. The City Administrator reported that the tree service has recently vacated the property. The Administrator reported that in wanking to bring the property into compliance, the asphalt company has removed some of their larger pieces of equipment from the site. However, there are a couple of company trucks on the site that are being considered outdoor storage since they occupy approved parking spaces in violation of City Code. The City Administrator reported that the City has tried to work with the property owner for a number of years to achieve compliance on the site. Most recently the property owner applied for an amendment to their PUD Permit for outdoor storage. The Adminstrator noted that this amendment request fell under the new outdoor storage standards which are more restrictive than those that apply to the existing PUD Permit for this site. At its July, 2009 meeting the City Council denied the request for the PUD Amendment noting that the request did not comply with Code requirements. The property owner was also given until October 22, 2009 to bring the site into compliance. This deadline was not achieved, and the Council extended it to November 30`x' given there was some confusion on the part of the property owner as to the deadline. The City Administrator re~orted that staff attempted to inspect the property on November 30", but was told by the property owner to return the next day. The property was inspected on December 15` and a number ofnon-compliant items were found. The Administrator reviewed those issues which are outlined in his report dated December 8, 2009. The Administrator reported that since December 1 S` the property owner has made additional progress on the property, however, there are still outstanding issues. Those include: The enclosing of the cold storage building is not complete; The floor of the storage building remains a dirt floor; therefore, the truck being stored in the building is not allowed; Outdoor storage of equipment exists in unapproved locations; There is debris on the side of the building; There is outdoor storage in front of the screening fence; There are vehicles in unapproved locations and these vehicles appear to be inoperable; The outdoor storage area on the side of the building is not screened. 5