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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 10, 2008 property taxes each year for which he obtains no City services. Deeb stated that he has been promised a road and does not have it. He also reported the vandalism problem in his area and indicated that semi-trailer storage has worked to help curtail theft losses. Deeb expressed concern with the lack of police protection in his particular area. The City Administrator indicated that he would have to research the history of the uses on the Deeb property to determine if any of those uses would be grandfathered in. If they are, then the amended ordinance would not apply to his property until such time as he requests a change. If they are not grandfathered in, Mr. Deeb would be subject to the conditions outlined in the ordinance. The City Administrator noted that as the result of extensive code enforcement issues on properties such as Valor Enterprises, the City undertook the study of the I-1 Dishict. The Administrator noted that many properties have CUP's and some property owners have done a good job complying with the conditions of their CUP's. Others have not. The Administrator also noted that the existing I-I standards are more lax than exist in other communities. He also pointed out that the code enforcement issues have had a negative impact on property values. The Administrator pointed out that those property owners doing a good job with their properties should not be penalized by those that do not. The Administrator stated that with regard to Mr. Deeb's comments about the lack of police protection, he would discuss this issue with the Sheriffls Department. The Administrator noted that code enforcement has been somewhat of a cyclical issue for the City, and he listed some of the major problem properties that the City has dealt with. The Administrator pointed out that the Council had initially contemplated much more restrictive conditions such as allowing outdoor storage by Interim Use Permit rather than CUP. The Administrator noted that in discussions with the Ryan Industrial Park property owners at recent workshop meetings, the Council agreed to continue outdoor storage as a CUP. He also noted that at those workshop meetings, the Ryan Industrial Park property owners asked for more code enforcement. With regard to Mr. Deeb's comments, the Administrator indicated that staff will have to review his property file to determine whether or not his containerized storage is grandfathered in. Stanke indicated that when he advertises space for rent, most of the inquiries are for a loading dock. Stanke noted that none of the buildings in Ryan have loading docks, therefore, but use trailers for storage given the ability to back up to a trailer at the same level and load and unload. Deeb noted that D & T Trucking has 30 trailers. There are four on his property and two on the Donovan property. Deeb noted that these trailers -5-