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4 <br /> <br />building does not meet side yard building setbacks. Since a fence is allowed to be located on a <br />lot line, the fence location could be allowed and the actual outdoor storage of semi-trailers, <br />vehicles, equipment, materials etc. shall be 10 ft within the fence. <br /> <br />No outside storage is located between the principal structure and any public right-of-way. <br /> <br />2. The storage area is landscaped and screened from view of <br />adjacent uses and public rights-of-way via a fence and greenbelt planting strip, <br />in accordance with §1007.043 (17)(f) of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Section 1007.043(17)(f) Buffer and Screen Standards requires for Outdoor Storage Yards, a <br />minimum 8 foot tall wall or fence of permanent materials and planting shall provide shrub <br />cover for 50% of the wall of fence on the exterior side. At its discretion, the City Council may <br />approve a modification or waiver from these standards where the affected property line adjoins <br />another industrial property. <br /> <br />The property owner has requested as an alternative, a row of arborvitae 15 ft tall x 4 ft wide <br />along south of the parking lot. Staff and the Planning & Zoning Board do not recommend this <br />alternative. CR 84 (Otter Lake Road) is a high traffic road and the site, building and outdoor <br />storage area are highly visible from the road. The existing bioretention basins and 22 ft wide <br />easement also shall not be encumbered or disturbed by plantings, trees or shrubs. There is no <br />room between the parking lot and the basins or easement to plant arborvitae or other <br />landscaping. <br /> <br />The 8 ft tall fence also provides greater security than coniferous trees and shrubs. Securing the <br />outdoor storage is a main concern of the property owner as stated in their land use application. <br />They have had several issues of trespassing and vandalism due to the unsecured, outdoor <br />storage. <br /> <br />A reasonable modification could be to waive the 50% shrub cover along south, west and east <br />lot lines due existing trees and landscaping. These existing trees and landscaping shall not be <br />removed or they shall be replaced. <br /> <br />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 outdoor <br />storage area smaller. <br /> <br />3. The entire storage area is fenced and secured in an appropriate <br />manner. <br /> <br />The entire storage area is fenced and secured with an 8ft tall opaque white vinyl privacy fence <br />and the existing building. A 16 ft wide gate is proposed along the west side of the outdoor <br />storage area. <br /> <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 <br />suitable to control dust and drainage and is specifically approved by the City <br />Council.