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The applicant has also expressed concerns about the cost of the fence. Their land use <br /> application states a cost of$60,000. To decrease costs, the applicant could make the <br /> outdoor storage area smaller. <br /> 3. The entire storage area is fenced and secured in an appropriate manner. <br /> The entire storage area is fenced and secured with an 8ft tall opaque white vinyl privacy <br /> fence and the existing building. A 16 ft wide gate is proposed along the west side of the <br /> outdoor storage area. <br /> 4. The storage area is blacktopped or concrete surfaced, unless an <br /> alternative wear-resistant material is determined by the City Engineer to be suitable to <br /> control dust and drainage and is specifically approved by the City Council. <br /> The outdoor storage area is located on the existing bituminous blacktopped parking lot. <br /> No outdoor storage shall occur on the grass or landscape area located between the <br /> building and the parking lot. <br /> 5. The storage area does not take up parking space or loading space as <br /> required for conformity to this Ordinance and is not located in the front yard. <br /> Per the submitted Site Plan, the required number of parking stalls based on building <br /> occupancy is 156 spaces. The total number of parking stalls on site is 360. The outdoor <br /> storage area proposes to eliminate 167 parking stalls. This will leave 193 parking stalls <br /> which exceeds the required 156. This requirement is met. <br /> 6. The property shall not abut I-35W or I-35E. <br /> The property does not abut 1-35 W or 1-35E. <br /> 7. The ratio of storage area to building footprint shall not exceed 2.5:1. <br /> 2.5 x 137,824sf building footprint= 344,560 sf storage area allowed. <br /> The proposed outdoor storage area as shown on the Site Plan is approximately 71,200 sf. <br /> This requirement is met. <br /> 8. All parking, loading and truck staging activities shall occur on site. On- <br /> street parking and loading associated with the use is prohibited. <br /> No on-street parking is proposed. <br /> 9. Storage shall not include material considered hazardous under Federal or <br /> State Environmental Law. <br /> No additional comment. <br /> 5 <br />