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parking regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. 13. The property, including buildings and exterior site areas, shall comply with all applicable fire codes. 14. 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 903.020.1 of the Zoning Ordinance. 15. All other provisions and requirements as deemed necessary by the City Council. 16. The applicant complies with the provisions of Section 921 of the Zoning Ordinance. The greatest change from the ordinance under which the previous permit was issued is a new requirement in the 1 -1 District to limit storage area to 60% of the lot area. For the 1 -1 parcel, this would result in a maximum of about 1.36 acres of eligible storage area. The existing site was developed with pavement and striped truck parking stalls covering approximately 42,000 square feet or .96 acres, about 43% of the 1 -1 parcel. On the I -P zoned parcel, the revised code requires that the storage is required to be no more than 25% of the building size, or 10% of the lot area, whichever is less. In addition, the current code requires that the truck parking and /or outdoor storage is to be located behind the rear building line. The current layout shows an area of approximately 12,000 square feet utilized on the Industrial Park, 1 -P parcel, about 7% of the lot area. the building is approximately 25,800 square feet in floor area, meaning that the storage area covers approximately 46% of the area of the building. The maximum such area under the code as written would be about 6,500 square feet. A second issue for the Industrial Park portion of the site relates to a prohibition of any storage either in the side or front yards of the property, that is, closer to the street than the rear building line. Some of the truck storage violates this provision. If the truck parking /storage were removed from the area in front of the rear building line, the I -P storage area would be only about 3,000 square feet, below the ordinance threshold. When the building was originally constructed, a landscaping plan provided plantings along South Owasso Boulevard, as well as along the truck parking area adjacent to the Waterworks easement bordering the east boundary of the site. Because the Waterworks easement contains a public trail, the requirement for screening included this boundary. Verification that landscaping exists along the south and east exposures would be necessary to meet the current zoning language. Summary and Recommendation The proposed parking and storage of trucks on the property at 5 South Owasso Boulevard is an allowable activity by CUP, under the current zoning regulations. The truck parking on the north 1 -1 zoned parcel appears to meet the requirements of the revised ordinance as developed, although the applicant should provide verification of landscaping, location of refuse equipment, and any lighting existing or proposed.