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an erosion control plan must resubmitted <br />• the driveway elevations are incorrect and. must match the contour plan <br />• the lot must drain to the north <br />■ the City must decide if you wan t.]andscaping within a public right -of way <br />Several items should be discussed. by the Planning Commission regarding this proposal <br />and others in the future. Does the Planning Commission plan to follow the. regulations of <br />the Consolidated Wand Use Ordinance or are variances from the requirements of the <br />ordinance acceptable. Keep in mind that a "use variance" is not allowed. Proving a <br />"practical difficulty" from meeting the ordinance requirements is difficult to define, <br />especially on a vacant piece or property. Applicants commlonly note fin,ancial hardship <br />.as reason not to follow the ordinance. This is understandable in the Polar Too[ proposal <br />as they are proposing a building, which will aesthetically match their current building <br />and be very similar to most of the buildings: on the eastside of Scheuneman Road. <br />Typical variance are for area or dimensions dealing with setbacks and height. A. <br />variance for a use, which is not allowed, is not a variance request but`rather a zoning <br />'ordinance amendment. Use of corrugated siding is not permitted. The ordinance must. <br />be amended to permit the use. Irrigation of landscaped areas. is required. The. <br />ordinance :must be amended, adopting are exception to. this requirement. <br />The creation of the Gateway Zoning district anticipated redevelopment of all of the <br />non -conforming uses and sites within the.zone. This is .an aggressive goal,. which is <br />difficult to reach unless you have one large developer planning to redevelop several <br />configuous properties at once, In the Polar Tools proposal, you have a fairly sirrall <br />business looking to expand with. a moderately priced building, which will suit their <br />warehousing needs. Permitting: moderately priced new buildings make the property <br />more affordable to a future purchaser looking to develop this and other nearby <br />properties when the current owner chooses to sell, <br />If the City supports the Polar Tool proposal; you may want to consider a.n amendment <br />to the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance, which would permit.an owner of an abutting <br />property to construct a building, which is similar to their current building, <br />The following ordinance amendmentwording could be considered for discussion: <br />Add to 9.6.5 under Others <br />"When anon -conforming use or building is proposed to expand on site or to an <br />abutting property, within the Gateway Zoning District, the City shall require <br />approval of a Conditional Use Permit." Specific: building and site requirements <br />required by this ordinance,. may be varied from in order to provide consistency in <br />site and building. design. <br />Reasonable conditions can be. attached to the. approval of the Conditional Use Permit,. <br />possible Gorldition5 for approval may]nclude <br />