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Little Canada Mayor and City Council Little Canada Planning Commission 8 May 1984 Page Two Conditional Use Permits. Auto Body Shop and Outside Storage: The I -1 zoning district allows auto body operations as a conditional use permit, provided that restrictions or special concerns of the City are addressed. The Ryan Industrial Park has attracted such types of business in the past. While this use, in and of itself, is viewed as compatible, the operation and maintenance of such business and the park in general have been far from satisfactory. The area, although of recent construction, is environmentally blighted and far from a compliment to the City. The primary contributing factors leading to the present state of affairs are outside storage and improper site improvement. The outside storage issue relative to the application at hand is a specific conditional use permit which must be granted by the City. The general site development and improve- ments are also regulated by the Zoning Ordinance under the general provisions. They can, however, also be tied to the two conditional use permits required for the proposed development. Outside storage is required to be screened from public view. As such, the site is limited as to area where anticipated damaged vehicles can be stored while awaiting repair. The screening requirement necessitates that such storage occur at or beyond the 40 foot front yard setback line. It is therefore suggested that the applicant modify his site plan to designate the parking area to the west of the building, plus the area to the east side and rear of the building as outside storage. This area should be surfaced with gravel as a permissible soil coverage and thoroughly screened. If the proposed split rail fence which is planned for the eastern border of the site is extended to hide the storage area, it will have to be accompanied by mature dense plantings such as lilac or honeysuckle. This should occur arround the entire storage area. It is also important to impress upon the applicant that all parts and damaged vehicle storage must be confined to the designated storage area. The required number of parking spaces for the use is eight spaces. These can be located within the required front yard up to five feet from the property line. A gravel surface is proposed for this area. A black top curbed type of site improvement is suggested as a better alternative which will properly regulate parking and access. All ground area not designated and surfaced for parking, drives and exterior storage must be seeded or sodded. This has generally been suggested on the site plan. It has also been verbally indicated that trees will also be planted towards the front of the site. 87