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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 23, 2008 Allan expressed concern as to how the Code Enforcement Officer will be able to determine whose outdoor storage belongs to whom. Blesener noted that there are only a handful of properties that will have adequate land to offer off-premise outdoor storage. Blesener also noted that properties offering and properties wanting off-site outdoor storage will have to be compliant with the new code standards. The City Planner indicated that for the business leasing the off=site outdoor storage, his/her property would have to be compliance with today's code. The property on which the off-site outdoor storage is located would have to be compliance with the new code. Montour pointed out that the properties have to be code compliant for the previous 12 months as well. Michael Mergens, representing Valor Enterprises, pointed out the long process that it has taken to get to this point. Mergens stated that it is time to get the code amendment enacted and the moratorium lifted so that everyone can move on. Mergens pointed out that the Valor property could have been sold a year ago if this ordinance had been in place. Mergens urged the Council to adopt the amendment so everyone could move on. Bruce Kath, Kath Oil, indicated that he has three semi-ri•ailers on his Rice Street property that he uses for storage. Kath indicated that these trailers are moved only about 12 to 15 days each year. The Code Enforcement Officer noted that the Kath Rice Street site is zoned B-3, therefore, outdoor storage is not allowed. Stanke asked if his cargo containers are grandfathered in. The City Administrator indicated that if they show up on the Stanke CUP, then they would be allowed. Otherwise, the Stanke CUP would have to be amended to include the cargo containers. Blesener noted that whatever ordinance amendments are passed would not apply to any property with a CUP in place. However, if a property owner needs to amend their CUP or applies for a new CUP, compliance would be required with the new code. Stanke indicated that his present CUP does not reference trailers or storage containers, although he has had them on this property since 1979. Montour indicated that if the amendment is passed outdoor storage would be allowed up to 60% of the property area. However, this does not mean that properties will all be able to achieve that percentage. The 60% is the maximum only after building area, setbacks, landscaping, required parking, etc. is deducted from the total property area.