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15. All other provisions and requirements as deemed necessary by the City Council. The proposed storage area appears to be compliant with these requirements, with the note that the applicant much request an inspection from the fire department to verify consistency with the fire safety aspects of the existing and proposed conditions. With regard to total storage area, the parcel size is 81,893 square feet, and the building square footage is approximately 27,500 square feet. According to the code requirements, the storage area could be as much as 8,189 square feet by lot area, or about 6,865 square feet by building area, meaning the maximum outdoor storage would be 6,865 square feet. As proposed, the applicant's proposed storage area of 6,000 square feet (50 feet wide by 120 feet long) would fall within the allotted code standard. Variance for location in a side yard. As noted above, the Industrial Park district requires that outdoor storage is not be allowed in any yard other than a rear yard. In the 2006 application, the City granted a variance based generally on findings that the orientation of the property made the use of the north lot area unusable for storage, since it was not attached to most of the tenant areas of the building, and that storage in that location would interfere with business and truck traffic circulating around the building. Variances are to be judged by a specific set of conditions as identified in the Zoning Ordinance, as follows: 1. In considering all requests for a variance and in taking subsequent action, the City staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council serving as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall make a finding of fact that the proposed action will not: a. Impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property. b. Unreasonably increase the congestion in the public street. c. Increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety. d. Unreasonably diminish or impair established property values within the neighborhood, or in any way be contrary to the intent of this Ordinance. e. Violate the intent and purpose of the City Comprehensive Plan. 2. A variance from the terms of this Ordinance shall not be granted unless it can be demonstrated that: a. Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure, or building involved. (1) Special conditions may include exceptional topographic or water conditions or, in the case of an existing lot or parcel of record, narrowness, shallowness, insufficient area or shape of the property. (2) Special conditions and circumstances may not be primarily economic in nature. b. Literal interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Ordinance. c. The special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. d. Granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Ordinance to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district. e. A genuine hardship exists in complying with the literal terms of this Ordinance.