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Interim Use Permit 2209 Phelps Road page 8 Interim Use Permit Because the record of uses on the property north of Phelps Road is not definitive regarding specific activities, staff recommends that a new interim use permit is the most effective mechanism for regulating the use. An interim use permit will establish the applicant's right to use the site for outdoor storage and establish the parameters of the activity. Discussions with the applicant led to this as well as some parameters, which are included as several of the recommended conditions of approval. The interim use permit would effective for five years with the possibility of extension by the City. The open and outdoor storage would include vehicles and construction material. The east end of Phelps Road could be blocked off for limited periods of time after discussions with the Police Department and Centennial Fire District prior to each period. Access would remain open on the west end, at the old Otter Lake Road. We note that access to the cell tower is a private matter between the tower owner and the property owner leasing the site to the tower owner. The zoning ordinance includes a category "interim use permits ". The purpose of an interim use permit is as follows: Subd. 3. Administration: Interim Use Permits. A. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of allowing interim uses is: 1. To allow a use for a brief period of time until a permanent location is obtained or while the permanent location is under construction. 2. To allow a use that is presently judged acceptable by the City Council, but that with anticipated development or redevelopment, will not be acceptable in the future or will be replaced in the future by a permitted or conditional use allowed within the respective district. 3. To allow a use which is reflective of anticipated long range change to an area and which is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan provided that said use maintains harmony and compatibility with surrounding uses and is in keeping with the architectural character and design standards of existing uses and development. Section 2, Subd. 3 of the ordinance includes general standards for all interim use permits. These require compliance with the submittal requirements, standards and procedures for a conditional use permit as well. In addition, there are specific standards listed with each individual interim use in the zoning districts. The Light Industrial zoning district includes one interim use: open and outdoor storage as a principal use. (This was added in October 1997 and retained in the 2002 update.) The City should make findings on approvals or denials of interim use permits. Resolution No. 10 -38 includes findings that list the standards and criteria that must be met and how the proposal addresses them. •