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include the provision of 46 parking spaces (19 for shop area, 20 for office area, and 7 for storage area), proper curbing and paving, and a minimum five foot landscaped setback for the public right -of -way. A second issue is that of process and the general acceptability of requests of this type. The 30 percent restriction is a "carryover" requirement from the business districts, where storage is not a permitted principal use. In such a case, assuring that storage on a business zoned parcel does not in fact become the principal use is an important issue. IL may be that this distinction is less important in an industrial district where storage is an allowed principal use of a building. This all becomes significant since, by our review of the variance criteria, the request does not meet the requirements for uniqueness, hardship, or avoidance of special privilege. However, we believe the request may be appropriate if properly controlled. Such a request would be better addressed by Conditional Use Permit than by variance. If the City believes it is appropriate, we would recommend an amendment to the Ordinance which will consider the following issues: Accessory buildings in excess of 30 percent of the principal use allowed by CUP where: o Proposed accessory use is allowed as principal or accessory use in the zoning district. o Construction similar to principal building. o Site meets all other performance standards of the Zoning Ordinance. o The total accessory building area is less than the principal building area. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the City consider a text amendment to allow proposals such as Fuel Economy's if it believes such proposals are appropriate. According to the criteria listed in the Ordinance, the required special conditions are not present in this request to warrant a variance. cc: Joel Hanson Kathy Glanzer Tom Sweeney 2 Page 51 Don Carley John Palacio A.H. Johnson