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outdoors in the park, improving the neighborhood environment. To do so, the applicant <br />will eliminate 3 mobile home lots, in keeping with the spirit of Subsection F by reducing <br />the density, thereby lessening the non - conformity slightly. <br />Because the City has addressed non - conforming mobile home parks separately in its <br />ordinance, it is believed that an amendment concerning the storage building would be <br />option most consistent with past practice. A draft amendment is attached to this report <br />accommodating this approach. <br />Conditional Use Permit. The amendment creates the ability to construct a storage <br />building for non - conforming mobile home parks by Conditional Use Permit. The <br />following conditions are included in the CUP: <br />a. The storage building is an accessory use to the mobile home park, and shall <br />not be operated as a principal use of property. <br />b. The storage is available only to residents of the mobile home park, and is not <br />open to non - residents. <br />c. The building is constructed of materials consistent with residential <br />construction and architecture. <br />d. The building must be remodeled to be consistent with the underlying zoning if <br />the mobile home park use is discontinued and the storage building is retained <br />for the future use. <br />e. The building does not occupy land required for parking or other uses in the <br />park. <br />f. The addition of the storage building does not result in an increase in the <br />number of units in the mobile home park. <br />The applicant's proposed building meets these conditions, with the exception of the <br />building materials. The applicant has proposed a metal building of pole -type <br />construction with vertical metal panel sidewalls and a ribbed metal roof. This type of <br />building is not permitted in the City's residential or business districts. The applicant is <br />seeking a variance from this aspect of the zoning ordinance. <br />Building Materials Variance /Architectural Review. For a variance, an applicant must <br />show that physical condition of the property exists that creates a hardship in complying <br />with the zoning ordinance regulations. Economic reasons are excluded from being the <br />sole justification. In this case, the applicant could easily construct a building with <br />standard perimeter foundation and residential architecture and siding. There is no <br />physical condition interfering with ordinance compliance on this point. Moreover, the <br />architectural guidelines prohibit pole buildings in this area for any use. <br />As such, the applicant should be required to comply with the Zoning Regulations and <br />construct a building that is consistent with residential neighborhoods. Elements that <br />should be included would be a full perimeter foundation, residential siding such as <br />horizontal lap siding, and asphalt shingled roof. As noted in the draft ordinance, if the <br />park is ever to be converted to commercial use under the B -3 regulations, this building <br />would be required to be remodeled to meet the commercial architectural guidelines. <br />2 <br />