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garbage dumpster enclosures which were built into the site planning for the project. It would appear to be inconsistent with the intent of the district, as well as inconsistent with the City's routine zoning standards, to provide for outdoor dumpster storage on an ongoing basis. Since PUD projects are required to demonstrate how such projects represent upgraded design, approval of outdoor storage of dumpsters in opposition to ordinance standards would seem to require significant upgrades in other areas. Item 5 -Make the front yard gazebo display permanent rather than seasonal Planning staff continues to believe that outdoor display is inconsistent with the intent of the district as aoffice-warehouse development. To the extent that retail activities occur on the site in such areas, they are typically conducted within the buildings as a part of the showroom aspect of the business. It would not appear compatible with the intent of this zoning district to begin an allowance for outdoor display of retail goods, even though this particular display is likely to generate only a lower volume of traffic. Summary and Recommendation The purpose of the development district in which the applicant's building is located was to provide for ahigh-quality office and office-warehouse project area. The addition of new outdoor display, outdoor storage, and retail/service uses to the site appear to be inconsistent with the intent of the district. As such, planning staff recommends denial of the requests for permanent outdoor display, outdoor storage of display trailers, outdoor storage of dumpsters, and a PUD Permit for the Health and Wellness business as a retail/service use (Items 1,2,4 and 5). The following findings would support these recommendations: • The introduction of a retail/service use into the area would generate consumer retail traffic that the development was not designed to accommodate. • The additional storage space would occupy parking spaces that were programmed to serve potential office occupancy of the building, and would not be available if the building use changes to a more intense use. • The outdoor display of retail goods is not consistent with purpose of the district as a site for office and office-warehouse uses. • The outdoor storage of display trailers is not consistent with the purpose of the PUD District as a higher quality office-warehouse development. • The outdoor storage of dumpsters is not consistent with the purpose of the PUD District as a higher quality office-warehouse development. • The permanent display of the gazebo would occupy parking spaces assigned to the building based on the zoning ordinance, and would occupy space in the front yard area which is inconsistent with the purpose and aesthetic objectives of the district. 4