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14. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right -of -way or from neighboring residential uses, and shall be in compliance with Section 903.020.1 of the Zoning Ordinance. 15. All other provisions and requirements as deemed necessary by the City Council. 16. The applicant complies with the provisions of Section 921 of the Zoning Ordinance. Very few of these requirements can be verified from the proposed site plan. It appears that screening will require additional material to comply with the ordinance requirements, and that the 60% maximum coverage area appears to be met, with about 50% of the site dedicated to outdoor storage. Vehicular parking is provided in the front and to the south of the building, with about 30 spaces identified for the 7,200 square foot building. A typical requirement of about 20 parking spaces would be adequate, in most cases, for an industrial building of this size. If the CUP is to proceed, a condition that the applicant provides a plan that verifies compliance with the required CUP provisions should accompany an approval recommendation. Approval of the amendment request would not result in any increase in outdoor storage on the site — it would only have the effect of transferring some of the storage previously dedicated to an on -site tenant to that of an off -site tenant. The particulars of compliance with the terms of the original permit are not affected by this change. Effect of CUP Approval and IUP Approval. The proposed CUP and IUP presume compliance with the code provisions regulating those uses. As noted above, most of the proposed changes are not identified in detail in the application materials, and require clarification for formal consideration. It is also important to note that Conditional Use Permit approval is valid for one year from the date of approval, and where the permit has not be utilized for that period, the approval expires. This is also true for permits that are used, but then lapse for the one year period in subsequent years. With regard to the IUP, the City has typically granted these permits for a period of up to 5 years, with a new permit necessary at the end of that term if the applicant wishes to continue to off-site storage use. Summary and Recommendation The proposed outdoor storage CUP and IUP are allowed by the zoning ordinance, but only a few of the requirements of the ordinance can be verified by the materials submitted as part of this application. This permit should be withheld until additional detail is provided by the applicant. In summary, if the City wishes to consider approval of the permit, staff recommends the following: 9