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Including Public Uses Planning Commission. K. Parking Capacity to be Maintained. 1. Surfacing and striping of parking lots shall be maintained in a manner that will assure that the designated parking capacity is met. 2. Snow storage areas shall be provided so that the number of parking spaces is not reduced below the minimum required. The City may initiate proceedings to require that snow be hauled off the site if parking and circulation problems related to inadequate snow-removal occur. 3. Required parking, loading or maneuvering space shall not be used for the sales, storage, display or leasing of vehicles, boats or products, except for temporary use by special permit. L. Building Permit and Site Plan Approval Required. A building permit shall be required in such case where a commercial, industrial, public or semi-public land use is intending to construct on-site parking containing a site aggregate of more than four (4) spaces or a loading facility that is not a part of, or has prior approval as part of a site plan for which a building permit has been issued. M. Inoperable and Unlicensed Vehicles. Passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, trucks and watercraft that are in an inoperable condition or are unlicensed or in storage shall not be parked outdoors in the City for a period exceeding seven (7) days. "Inoperable" shall mean incapable of movement under its own power or in need of repair or disposal in a junkyard. Subd. 2 Off-Street Loading. Off-street loading space shall be provided in connection with any use which requires the receipt or distribution of materials by truck. Where noise from such loading space is audible in a residential district, the activity shall terminate between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Subd. 3 Traffic and Circulation. A. Accessibility to Public Streets. All commercial and industrial buildings or structures and their accessory uses shall be accessible to and from nearby public streets. B. Traffic Control Measures. Vehicular traffic generated by a commercial or industrial use shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards, and excessive traffic through residential areas, particularly truck traffic. The adequacy of any proposed traffic circulation system to accomplish these objectives shall be determined by the city which may require such additional measures for traffic control as deemed necessary, including, but not limited to the following: Directional signalization, channelization, standby turn lanes, illumination, snow storage area and distribution facilities within the commercial site to prevent backup of vehicles on public