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• Central Suburban September 25, 2000 page 3 • Signage Signage is governed by the City's sign ordinance and permits are required for all signs. All signs will be reviewed with the sign permit applications. • Landscaping Some landscape improvements will be added in the form of replacing existing, scraggly shrubs. This industrial area of the City is not heavily landscaped. • Utilities The applicant will hook up to City sewer and water as part of this project. The existing septic system must be properly abandoned. The well may be retained for irrigation at the discretion of the landowner. A drainage and utility easement 67 feet wide exists across the front of the property. The City acquired this easement in anticipation of needs for utility installation in Lilac Drive. The easement was not all needed, and no work will occur in it on this project. • Parking, Roads, Access, Circulation The applicant will pave a parking area as part of the project. For contractors' offices, shops and yards, our code requires two parking stalls per employee. The applicant states there are three office employees who will be in the building daily. This requires six parking stalls. Other employees will be at the site only sporadically. The area to be paved will accommodate five to seven cars. If parking becomes a problem, the City will require additional parking. There is ample area to enlarge the parking lot if needed. Access to Lilac Drive shall remain. If work is required in the County right of way, the County requires permits. (As a point of information, Lilac Drive is no longer State Trunk Highway 49. It was turned back to the County.) • Park Dedication No park dedication is needed for an addition to an existing building. • Conditional Use Permit The addition to the existing pole barn building requires a conditional use permit under Sec. 3 Subd. 4.B.2.b.2. Outdoor storage is allowed as a conditional use in the GI district. Though the storage on this site is grandfathered, staff recommends defining the conditions of the CUP to clarify the property owner's rights to the planned activities. This will ensure that the use can continue and that future owners can engage in the same activities.