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• • • ordinance, statute, resolution, or regulation, the regulations which are more restrictive, or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail. The CUP language will remain in the ordinance that states that no outdoor storage can occur on properties adjacent to residential properties or the freeway, staff finds this in conflict with the Interim Use Permit language as proposed. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. As the proposed use would be accessory to an existing use, on a developed site, the proposed use will not overburden the city's service capacity. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. The site is currently served and developed for industrial use and therefore the traffic generation of the site is within the capabilities of the surrounding street system. Recommendation In addition to the findings included above, staff has identified 5 additional reasons why this request carries a staff recommendation for denial: 1. Location — while there are many properties within the city that are zoned Light Industrial, only a handful of those properties are adjacent to residential or rural properties. As such, prohibiting exterior storage on properties in such a situation is not prohibiting that use from the city, but rather keeping it consistent with the surrounding area. 2. Screening — while fencing may reduce the actual storage activity visually, it cannot do so for noise. The noise of vehicles moving product (any kind of product) would have a negative impact on the surrounding homeowners. Additionally, fencing may fall short of a visual screen if adjacent properties are at a higher elevation. 3. Aesthetics — the first impression of the city is often drawn from the perspective of 35W and 35E. A long expanse of fencing will not allow visitors and residents to see the strides taken by staff, boardmembers and council in enforcing stricter development standards and raising the bar on industrial and commercial development. Outdoor uses along freeways may lead to high quality developments avoiding those portions of the city.