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• Planning & Zoning Board September 10, 1997 Page 5 5. All site signage shall comply with the City's Sign Ordinance. 6. A development plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Rice Creek Watershed District. 7. The City Engineer shall review and approve the final site grading and drainage plan. 8. Racing of motorized bikes shall be prohibited. 9. An event schedule for outdoor races shall be reviewed and approved by the City Council. 10. At the choice of the applicant, either a 25 -foot setback variance is approved or a minor subdivision to transfer property in order to meet City setback requirements. 11. Approval is conditioned on a review of the area by the City Forester for recommendations to plant trees for noise abatement. • The motion carried unanimously, 7 -0. • B. Public Hearing - Molin Concrete - 415 Lilac Street - Amended Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Rezoning and Street Vacation Chair Schaps declared the public hearing open at 7:05 p.m. Mr. Brixius stated that Molin Concrete Products is seeking to expand their plant on Lilac Street. Mr. Molin owns land south and north of the 77th Street easement and would like to use 20 acres of undeveloped land north of the 77th Street right -of -way for outdoor storage. In order to accommodate this request, rezoning would be necessary from Light Industrial (LI) to General Industrial(GI). In addition, the City would need to vacate the 77th Street easement, approve a conditional use permit for outdoor storage and approve a building height in excess of 45 feet within a GI district. This is a policy decision by the Board and the City Council. The proposed site lies outside the MUSA boundary, and sanitary sewer is not available to the property. It is served by a private well and septic system. An additional burden to the City system is not expected. Mr. Brixius noted that the designate land use in the area is industrial. The site is surrounded by residential and a park, which raise issues of compatibility. If the Board finds this use acceptable, mitigation and screening from surrounding properties will need to be addressed. As an outdoor storage area, additional traffic is not anticipated. The traffic that does occur will be large trucks. Mr. Brixius noted the criteria listed in the staff report for a conditional use permit. If acceptable, a 100 -foot setback with 40 feet of deciduous and conifer trees planted for screening to the east is proposed. Existing trees will be preserved. A detailed landscaping plan will be required. City ordinance requires that outdoor storage areas be surfaced with blacktop or concrete unless approved by the City Council. Considering the concrete material to be stored, it is recommended that the