PC Packet 11.21.19 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Sketch Plan Review and Exterior Storage CUP Page 6 1. The proposed use is permissible bylaw. The proposed use is permissible by law. 2. The proposed use is keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. The spirit and intent of the ordinance is to allow exterior storage, as long as it's adequately screened from view of adjacent properties. The applicant is proposing to screen the exterior storage areas. The exterior storage area will be located behind the principal building and staff is comfortable with the proposed location of the outdoor storage area. Additional landscaping may be required to screen the locations on the east side of the property. 3. The proposed use is compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the character of the surrounding area. The property is guided as Industrial in the 2040 Land Use Plan with residential properties to the west. The character of the area is mostly industrial. There are industrial users to the north, east, and south of the property that also utilize exterior storage on site. The surrounding industrial users have similar ratios of buildings to exterior storage and is compatible with the land use of the surrounding area. In addition to Fenway Boulevard, the building and proposed screening will act as a buffer between the residential neighborhood and the industrial park. It is in staff's opinion that the proposed use is compatible with the character of the surrounding area. The applicant is cognizant of the residential neighborhood within close proximity of the site. Staff has asked the applicant to create an emphasis of interior circulation on site to limit the traffic on public streets. 4. The proposed use has adequate drainage, water supply, electrical, gas, and sewage treatment facilities. The property has adequate utilities available to the site and will utilize stormwater management on site. 5. The proposed use has adequate road access. The property has adequate access from Fenway Boulevard North. 6. Technical Evaluation of Floodplain. The applicant is not proposing to impact any floodplain. 7. The proposed use may not create a danger that materials may be swept onto other lands, or downstream to the injury of others, or block bridges, culverts, or other hydraulic structures. The proposed use will not have materials swept downstream.