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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION AUGUST 10, 2006 Planner reviewed the criteria wherein the parking of commercial vehicles would be considered a permitted use in the business and industrial districts. That criteria is as follows: 1. Vehicles may have no more than two axles. 2. Vehicles must be licenses and operable on their own power. 3. Vehicle parking must be accessory use to a principal use on the site. 4. Commercial vehicles may not occupy required parking spaces on the site. The City Planner noted that the parking of vehicles Chat do not meet these criteria would require a Conditional Use Permit for open and outdoor storage. Duray asked about the limitation to two axles rather than weight. The City Planner indicated that the axle limitation is easier to enforce than a weight limitation. He further noted that the largest vehicle type that would have two axles would be a step van. Duray recommended approval of an ordinance amending Section 903 of the Zoning Code pertaining to parking of commercial vehicles for commercial and industrial properties as recommended by the City Planner. Motion seconded by Socha. Motion carried 6 - 0. FENCE The City Planner reported that the Commission has been asked to consider PERMITS & amending the Zoning Code relative to fence permits and the establishment DRIVEWAY of driveway standards. The Planner noted Chat the Code currently requires STANDARDS a "building" permit for fences. Given that fences are exempt from building permit requirements, the proposed amendment would merely eliminate the word "building" from the Code. The result would be that a "Fence Permit" would be required for the construction of all fences. The Planner reported that the Council has established the requirement of a permiC for driveway construction given the need to ensure that setback and other Code requirements are being met. Based on the driveway permit requirement, the Commission has been asked to make a recommendation relative to the establishment of driveway standards as well as thresholds for requiring unpaved driveways to be paved. The Planner reviewed his report dated August 4, 2006 and noted the listing of thresholds for consideration. He noted that the lowest threshold would be to require all 4