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• AGENDA ITEM VI.A. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: September 13, 2006 TOPIC: Trash Enclosures and Accessory Structures BACKGROUND At the August meeting the board expressed an interest in discussing the zoning ordinance's standards for trash enclosures, specifically stating that they would like to move towards requiring the enclosures to be attached to or integrated into the main structures on the site. Staff �egan discussing this issue internally and identified not only the need to further research on trash enclosures specifically, but also based on previous comments by the board, that it may be the board's intention to look at commercial accessory structures as well. Board members have expressed concern over the stand alone accessory buildings on projects like the proposed Jehovah's Witness project (that was withdrawn by the applicant) and the EG Rud building (since constructed at the corner of Lake and Hodgson). Staff needs further direction on the subject prior to bringing any text forward to the board. ANALYSIS The following sections of the zoning ordinance pertain to the discussion of trash enclosures and accessory structures. Each will need to be part of the discussion and may or may not need to be amended as part of any zoning text amendment addressing the board's decisions. The first section of code is the general building type and construction requirements for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional buildings. Within this section it requires all accessory structures to have `essentially the same or a coordinated, harmonious finish treatment' as the rincipal structure on the site. This effectively covers any concerns that staff had in regards to the materials and finishes allowed for trash enclosures or accessory structures. Therefore staff sees no reason to amend this section of the ordinance (which was just adopted as part of an amendment last year).