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heigi it of the equipment and /or materials to be stored, additional screening may be required. • Storage is screened from view of the public right -of -way in compliance with Section 903.020.G. of this Ordinance. Depending on the height of the equipment and /or materials to be stored, additional screening may be required. • Storage area is black top or concrete. • 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 residences and shall be in compliance with Sections 902.020.1. of this Ordinance. • Area does not take up parking space as required for conformity to this Ordinance. • The provisions of Section 921.010.C. of this Ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. • No outdoor storage area shall include storage of materials that are considered hazardous materials by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. • No outdoor storage shall be permitted in any yard except the rear yard of the property. In any yard, no outdoor storage area in the I -P, Industrial Park District, shall be closer to any property line than ten feet. Screening. Open and outdoor storage is allowed in the I -P District, under the condition that the site is fenced and screened from the view of neighboring residential properties and the public right of way. The proposed outdoor storage area is located in the southwest corner of the site, abutting the south property line. The area is within the industrial park, and does not abut any public rights of way or residential properties. However, the outdoor storage area is proposed in the side yard, as opposed to the rear yard, and will require screening. An existing fence seven feet in height currently surrounds the outdoor storage area. The applicant is proposing a metal treatment to the existing gate to improve the aesthetics of the site. In addition to the fencing, ten trees are proposed around the perimeter of the outdoor storage area. Seven trees are proposed along the west side of the site, and three trees are proposed in the northeast corner. The site plan simply labels these trees as arborvitaes, and does not specify the species. This information shall be required to ensure that the site is properly screened. Setbacks. Outdoor storage is only permitted in the I -P District in the rear yard of the property and must be setback a minimum of 10 feet from the property line. The proposed outdoor storage area is located in the side yard of the property. Thus, the applicant is requesting a Variance. The existing building is setback 15 feet from the rear property line, leaving very limited space within the rear yard for storage. Thus, the applicant has chosen the side yard 2