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ti • • Planning & Zoning Board May 9, 2001 Page 4 Staff explained that the new use will be a trucking company. The company operates six straight trucks and five semis. These trucks depart the site daily between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, and return between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for parking overnight. Occasionally, trucks will return to the site with freight that is stored overnight and delivered the next day. The site contains an existing building which the applicant will use for a small office for administrative purposes and a shop area for maintenance of the trucks and trailers. Staff presented its analysis of the request by explaining that the applicant has indicated that they plan to add a loading dock. The applicant must submit a site plan showing the location of this loading dock and demonstrate that it conforms with Section 3, Subdivision 6 of the City Code. Staff presented the eight conditions, according to Section 8, Subdivision 2.I.8, that must be weighed when considering a conditional use permit to allow the operation of a truck freight transfer service in the GI District. Staff also presented staff's findings related to each of the eight conditions as listed below: 1. Vehicle access points shall be located along roadways having sufficient capacity to accommodate the traffic generated by the use and subject to the approval of the City Engineer. Finding: Access to the site comes from Lilac Drive. The 1997 Transportation Plan designates Lilac Drive as a minor collector. This road should be capable of accommodating the traffic from this site However, the City Engineer should confirm this finding. 2. A drainage system subject to the approval of the City Engineer shall be installed. Finding: The applicant's survey shows a drainage and utility easement along the site's south property line. The survey also indicates that only a small portion of the parking and storage area will be surfaced with black top, while the balance will be gravel. The City Engineer should review this survey and determine if this design is capable of accommodating the site's drainage needs. 3. Storage areas are landscaped, screened from view of neighboring uses, abutting residential zoning districts, and public rights -of -way in compliance with Section 3, Subdivision 4.S. Finding: According to the applicant's survey, there is an existing fence surrounding the area designated for truck parking, loading and storage. However, it does not indicate the type or height of this fence. According to Section 3, Subdivision 4.S, this fence must be six feet high and provide a solid screen. Staff assumes that this existing fence meets these standards 4. Each light standard base shall be landscaped.