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1. The area is fenced and screened from the public right of way. For Commercial Roofing, the site plan illustrates a series of five to six foot high shrubs behind a chain link fence placed at the front property line. This would be an eligible screening treatment, assuming that the shrubs are evergreen. In the PUD District, the City has not considered fences with slats to be an eligible screening treatment, so deciduous shrubs would not provide a year -round screen. Based on the type of evergreen shrubs proposed, they should be spaced four to five feet apart. The Zoning Ordinance requires such shrubs to be no less than three feet in height at the time of planting. 2. Fencing must constructed in compliance with zoning ordinance requirements (Sect. 903.020.F.4). A survey of the true property line will be required for submission to the Building Official to verify that the fencing is placed upon the applicant's property. 3. The storage area is to be paved, or the City Council must approve an alternative material. The site plan does not indicate a proposed surfacing for the storage areas. The City has approved Class V gravel in some locations. This item should be clarified at the Planning Commission's meeting. 4. The storage area is not to take up parking required for the operation of the business. All parking and circulation areas must be paved, and surrounding by curbing. The City has accepted concrete curb barriers in lieu of continuous poured concrete curbing where drainage on the site is handled properly. The applicant has provided for up to 22 parking spaces on the site. The building size is approximately 5,300 square feet. For a storage building with limited office space, the site is likely to need fewer parking spaces than typical of other industrial buildings. For industrial buildings comprised of office, storage, and manufacturing or shop space, a parking demand of approximately 16 spaces would be expected. The proposed 22 spaces exceeds this calculation. No parking is expected to be located within the fenced enclosure on the west side of the building. If this area is shown to be needed for additional parking, it will need to be paved and curbed. The parking areas are required to be set back at least 5 feet from the property line and 15 feet from the edge of the street pavement. Storage is required to be set back 40 feet from the front, and 10 feet from side and rear lines. The sketch site plan is not specific as to location of the property lines. These setbacks must be observed to comply with the City's CUP standards. Finally, the trailers may not be used for permanent storage in lieu of interior building storage. The applicant has indicated that the trailers are taken each day (generally) to job sites. This would comply with the standards permitting the parking and storage of trailers. Page 120