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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 applicant has submitted a plan that shows proposed screening and fencing in a section view. The plan proposes a six -foot chain link fence surrounding the 1 -1 portion of the property, outside of which the applicants would plant a "native mix of shrubs, grasses and perennials" in a six -foot wide strip all along the east boundary of the property, adjoining the waterworks trail. The applicant's plan does not specify the mix or number of planting materials proposed. A more detailed planting plan should be required as a condition of, or prior to final approval by the City Council. There are also existing plantings on the site resulting from the original site development that would be retained as a part of the proposed project. With regard to the fence, the plans show a six -foot tall chain link fence. Although the plans do not specify, the fence drawing appears to show arms on top of the fence, facing outward, that could support barbed wire Barbed wire is allowed in industrial districts on arms between 6 feet and 8 feet in height, inward toward the enclosure. The applicants have not submitted information on the following items: • Proposed lighting. The ordinance specifies that where lighting is proposed, it must be identified on the approved site plan, and be in compliance with code provisions. • Storage layout. While the layout of the proposed automobile storage does not need to meet normal parking lot dimensional requirements, the outdoor storage section provides that the layout must show access aisles at least 20 feet in width for fire protection. The applicants should revise their site plan to provide this detail, and confirm with the City's fire department that the layout meets fire protection standards. The primary potential issue relates to size of the storage area. The 1 -1 District (on which the storage is proposed, consists of an area about 98,445 square feet (2.26 acres) in size. In the 1 -1 District, storage is allowed on up to 60% of the lot area, meaning that the storage area could be up to 59,067 square feet (1.36 acres). The site plan shows all of the 1 -1 area fenced in for storage, with the exception of only about 6.6 percent reserved for landscaping along the east boundary. The southern I -P portion of the site consists of approximately 163,800 square feet (3.76 acres). In the I -P District, up to 10% of the lot, or 25% of the floor area size, may be put to outdoor storage use. The building size is about 25,800 square feet, yielding an allowance for up to 6,500 square feet of outdoor storage, although the applicants have