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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 28, 201.0 McGraw asked if the lumber will be wrapped. Johnson indicated that some will be wrapped, some will not, but what is not wrapped will be banded. Blesener asked how long the lumber would be stored on site. Johnson indicated that the amount of storage is perpetual given the materials will be moved out while new materials move in. Johnson anticipated that the inventory will turn over 12 to l 5 times per year. He also estimated that the site will have two to three rail car deliveries per week and that one rail car delivery equates to three to four truck loads. Keis noted that the Code allows for outdoor storage of materials for businesses that occupy office space on-site. Keis indicated that the issue for him is that this business will not occupy office space and does not have any office location in the City. Keis suggested that if this request is approved for Mr. Johnson, there will be other businesses in the City asking for the same consideration. Johnson pointed out that his situation is different in that he will be taking ownership of a portion of the inventory. Blesener noted that the City has accommodated a couple of other businesses in town allowing for non-resident businesses to have outdoor storage for a period of two to three years. Blesener pointed out that this consensus was made given the current state of the economy. Blesener pointed out that the outdoor storage proposed by Mr. Johnson will not be visible except from some Ryan Industrial Park properties. Blesener stated that he would support the request for a period of time that coincides with the consensus made for R & S Automotive and another business in the City. Keis asked what the Council should tell the next business owner that comes in making this same request. The City Administrator pointed out that at the August Planning Commission meeting, R & S is requesting a code amendment to the I-1 District that would allow outdoor storage by non-resident businesses. The City Planner clarified that the Industrial District allows outdoor storage by resident (Little Canada) businesses through an Interim Use Permit. R & S is requesting the Code be amendment to allow outdoor storage by non- resident (non-Little Canada) businesses. The Planner also noted that the rules for outdoor storage apply to the Industrial Districts. The Johnson property is zoned PUD, therefore, the Council has flexibility in what it can allow. Keis noted that he understands the flexibility issue with a PUD District, but noted that there is Industrial land adjacent to the Jolu~sou property and questioned the fairness of allowing something for one property owner that would not be allowed for another. 6