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• • • Planning & Zoning Board October 10, 2001 Page 4 Staff explained that the City's surface water plan must be consistent with the Watershed plan. Both the Watershed and the City included surface water plan requirements in the review of all projects. Staff presented the findings that must be made for consideration of a conditional use permit. Staff recommended finding that the project met those requirements. Staff noted that in addition to those general findings, a CUP for a concrete product plant must include the provisions detailed in Sec. 8 Subd. 2.I.9. Staff believed these provisions were addressed in the recommended conditions of approval. Staff noted the list contained in the report which included specific conditions and then specified which permit and /or approval it applied to. The "entire site" was the entire 55 acres, which was covered by the conditional use permit. The northern portion was the 20 -acre area zoned LI and covered by the interim use permit. The southern portion of the site was 35 acres and was zoned GI. The site plan review was for the proposed new extruded precast manufacturing building, overhead cranes, silos, and associated grading and site work. Staff recommended approval of the applications with the conditions detailed in the report. Mr. Lyden asked about outdoor storage and fencing and how the Ordinance applied in this instance. Mr. Smyser replied the use would be grandfathered in because they had originally received an Interim Use Permit for that. The primary reason for not addressing the fencing issue was because of the 8 -foot berm, as well as the landscaping, which also provided screening. Mr. Corson asked what percentage of the buffered area was coniferous landscaping. Mr. Smyser presented the landscaping plan to the Board and pointed out the types of landscaping that would be used. Mr. Corson asked if the staff felt comfortable that there was enough landscaping present to provide adequate screening year round. Mr. Smyser replied staff believed the landscaping was adequate. He stated it would take a number of years for all of the landscaping to sufficiently grow to provide the intended screening. Mr. Corson stated he would like to see the vegetation become established and suggested a drip hose for the first and second year. Mr. Smyser replied he would bring this issue to Council. Mr. Corson asked for further explanation regarding the semi - tractors on the southern part of the zone. Mr. Smyser replied the truckers were independent truckers and for some sites they would be required to have the back -up beepers on their trucks. Staff did not feel it was workable to have the applicant be responsible for having independently owned trucks on their property that had beepers on them. If this would become a problem, it could be addressed at that time. Mr. Lyden asked where the chain link fence was relative to the plantings and the berm. He asked for the setback of where the berm started at the northern property boundary.