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Planning & Zoning Board <br />October 13, 2010 <br />Page 4 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />ordinance text to specify the use. Board members h ad no issues with the suggested <br />change. <br /> <br />Staff will draft amended ordinance language to addr ess this issue for clarification and <br />bring back to the board for review. <br /> <br /> <br />No one was present to speak at the public hearing. Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to <br />continue the Public Hearing to the November Mtg. at 7:28 p.m. Motion was supported <br />by Mr. Nelson. Motion passed 5 - 0. <br /> <br /> <br />VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Outdoor Storage in the General Business Zone <br /> <br />Staff informed the board that the city received a r equest from a property owner in the <br />General Business zone to allow outdoor storage as a business. Utilities are currently <br />unavailable to the site, which limits the type of u ses that can occur. <br /> <br />Outdoor storage is not a use currently allowed in t he GB Zone. Outdoor storage is <br />allowed as an accessory use in certain zoning distr icts. Additionally, many of the <br />allowable uses in the GB district prohibit outdoor storage. <br /> <br />Staff informed the applicant that the P&Z Board and the City Council could informally <br />discuss the issue and provide some direction prior to the applicant spending money to <br />submit an official application to request an ordina nce amendment. <br /> <br />Staff was seeking direction from the board as to wh ether they would consider allowing <br />outdoor storage as a business in a general business zone. <br /> <br />Staff clarified that the applicant is not requestin g the use of self-contained storage units, <br />but storage of items directly on the property. <br /> <br />The board discussed the possibility of issuing an i nterim use permit to allow for outdoor <br />storage. Staff pointed out that interim uses are o ften hard to remove. <br /> <br />The consensus of board members was that the use mig ht be considered in an industrial <br />zone, but a business zone was not the appropriate l ocation for this use. <br /> <br />Staff stated that this item will be brought to a Co uncil Work Session for discussion. <br /> <br />B. Conversion of Detached Townhome lots to Single Fami ly Detached lots in <br />Century Farm North Development <br /> <br />Staff explained that the approved plat for the Cent ury Farm North development included