07-25-07 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 25, 2007 Repair. The Planner indicated that it was not a permitted use in the I-1 District, and was only allowed in the B-2 District given it is a more retail oriented use. Keis noted the requirement that major auto repair businesses would have to store all vehicles waiting for repair indoors. The City Planner replied that to have outdoor storage, the proposed ordinance would require that the property owner obtain an Interim Use Permit. The Planner next reviewed his proposed standards related to Interim Use Permits. He noted that rather than requiring a CUP for outdoor storage, the proposal is to require an IUP. The interim use could have several triggers for expiration, such as a specific expiration date, sale of the property, code enforcement issues, etc. The IUP would require a development agreement between the City and the property owner within which all the conditions would be spelled out. Blesener stated that he liked the IUP options, noting that it would provide for an expiration of the outdoor storage use. He noted the CUP that McGough has for outdoor storage on their property which provides for no established standards. The Planner indicated that there are a couple of administrative downsides to the IUP. The first is that the IUP would be tied to the property owner and not the tenants. There will be some struggle to determine how much outdoor storage individual tenants are entitled to. The Planner recommended that the City license the individual outdoor storage users to gain some control over the tenants. Allan stated that her concern is when the outdoor storage use would sunset. Would it be when the property is sold, at a specific date, or as the result of code enforcement issues? Allan asked if the City would address enforcement with property owners rather than tenants. The City Planner indicated that ultimately the responsibility for the property lies with the property owner. However, the business licensing aspect will provide the City with some control over the tenant. The Planner suggested that it would be better to tie license renewal to code enforcement activities than tying the IUP to enforcement issues. Blesener asked if other cities are utilizing IUP's for outdoor storage rather than CUP's. The Planner indicated that he is aware of one other community utilizing NP's, but noted that a number of communities are having this discussion. The Planner further pointed out that many cities are no longer allowing outdoor storage at all.