07-25-07 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 25, 2007 occur. The IUP indicates the temporary nature of the use and points out that the City has long term redevelopment plans for the area. Keis asked about the impact on land values. The City Planner suggested that this is not something that the City should be too concerned about. The Planner also noted that the IUP may get people thinking about a redevelopment plan. The Planner pointed out that outdoor storage is an easy way for property owners to make money. Blesener suggested that if property owners did not have CUP's for outdoor storage and the City was issuing only IUP's, this would not impact property values. However, if a property owner has a CUP that runs with the property, that property owner must comply with the conditions of the CUP. To have a change approved for outdoor storage, the property owner would have no alternative other than the IUP. Blesener and Allan indicated that they support the IUP option for regulating outdoor storage. McCrraw pointed out that there are other areas in the City with I-1 zoning other than Ryan Industrial park. He noted that whatever regulations the City adopted must fit all the I-I properties in the City. The City Administrator noted that the McGough property wilt be utilized as an outdoor storage site until the property owners are ready to do something with the property. Blesener agreed, and pointed out that given the nature of the McGough CUP, whatever the City does will not affect them. The City Administrator noted that McGough could sell the property as an outdoor storage site. The consensus of the Council was to regulate outdoor storage by IUP to the property owner with individual tenants needing an outdoor storage license. The Planner reviewed item 4 under interim use section requiring that storage material and equipment be capable of moving under its own power, or stored on a trailer or within a container. Keis asked about storage of materials that would typically be placed directly on the ground such as pipes. Montour commented that it is difficult to regulate neatness. The City Planner stated that the question is how one distinguishes between a pile of pipes on the ground and a pile of radiators. Keis questioned the suggested requirement that outdoor storage areas be monitored by video surveillance whenever employees are not on the property. The City Planner indicated that the Sheriff's Department is 6