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Attachment F PLANNING FILE 10-029 Request by Meritex for approval of outdo ©r storage of rubble as an INTERIM USE at 2295 Walnut Street to all ©w the pile created by the demoliti ©n for the former building to remain until October 31 1 2011. Vice Chant Boe�rii gte'r con�tiin�ule'd the PuIbl�iic Hearing for PLANNING FILE 10-029 at 7:3,5 p.m. Associate Pl�an�n�e'r Bryan Lloyd re'viie'we'd the re'q�ule'st of Me'riite'x Enterprises, Inc., 2295 WaInut Stre'e't, for an INTERIM USE to leave the e'xiistiin pile of rubble on the prope'rty through the 2011 con strulctiion� se'ason . Mr. Lloyd n�ote'd tIl at the buliil�diin head been de'mmol�iish�e'd and tIl at the iin�te'n�t of the own�e'r was to sell the de'mmol�iitiion mmate'riial�s for re'cycl�iin as base con struIctiion mmate'riial�s, rather that sh�iippiin them off to a l�an�dfiil�l�. Staff re'commmme'n�de'd approval of the proposed INTERIM USE, subject to ce'rtaiin conditions, as de'taine'd iin� the staff report dated Nove'mmbe'r 17, 2010. .1 Diisculssiion� iin�cl�uIde'd a h�iistory of the de'miol�iitiion� m�ate'riial�s n�ot be'iin�g addre'sse'd pre'vi�ou�sl�y, due to staff n�ot be'itn aware of the ownee `s non-compliance with de'm�ol�iltilon� pe'rm�itt provisions, and due to the con�strl. colon mmarke�t sl�owiln and the sale ®f mmate'rilal�s n®t takiln place it the an�tilcilpate'd tilmme'framme'; and staff then becc omi iIni more aggressive with enforcement pri r to instituting an abate'm�e�n�t proce'ss. FuIrth�e'r dilsculssilon iln�cl�ulde'd the proposed use of the vacant land, cuIrre'n�tl r be'iln mmarke�te'd as primarily industrial prope'rty as a whole ®r suI bdilvilde'd; re'm�ailn�iln mmate'rilal�s n®t be'ilnl g ®f great significance commpare'd t® the original am�ouIn�t ®f mr ate'rilal�; oth�e'r parts ®f the de'mmol�iltilon�, such as se'e'diln ®r re�storatiIon�, still pe'nIdilnl g; and length ®f time the de'mmol�iltilon mmate'rilal�s head been ®n ante', e'stilmmate'd by staff t® be since mmild-suImm me'r ®f 2010. Commissioners expre'sse'd frulstratilon tIl at represe n� tat ilve's ®f Me'rilte'x were n®t pre'se'nt at ton�ilghlt"s m�e'e'tiln t® provide additional commmme'n�t. Mr. Lloyd adviise'd tII at, ib addiitiion to those commmme'n�ts re'ce'iive'd identified iin ttach�mme'n�t C of the staff report, one additional e-mail commmme'n�t head been fiie'l�de'd by staff earlier today from an adjace'n�t property own�e'r who was supportive of the appl�iicatiion� proviide'd the proposed timeframe was n�ot pe'rmman�e'n�t and wou�l�d be addre'sse'd iin the suIgge'ste'd time Public Comment Vice Chant Boe�riff gte'r cl�ose�d the PuIbl�iic Hearing at 7:42 p.mm., with n�o one appe'arun for or against. Commissioners diisculsse'd and con�culrre'd tIl at there was n�o rationale to e'xte'nd the approval for al�mmost a ye'ar, and tIl at the applicant sh�oull�d be e'n�coulrage'd to remove re'miaiin�iin mmate'riial�s by the e'n�d of JuIl r of 2011 at the latest, since iit h�ad re'mmaiin�e'd ib nonconformance ib the fiirst place', as outdoor storage its net allowed wiith�oult a Conditional Use pe'rmmiit. Mr. Paschke suIgge'ste'd tIl at the property own�e'r may n�ot have been aware of tIl at storage as somec'th�iin�g prohI ii biite'd uIn�de'r code', since iit head been on site for some time before staff became aware of iit and iin�iitiiate'd correspondence with the property own�e'r. Mr. Paschke n�ote'd tIl at the property own�e' r 11s contractor may have faiil�e'd to communicate tIl at information throng h the process or tIl at pre'sulmmptiion�s head be'e'n� made by one or the oth�e'r party aboult the re'spon�sii biil�iity for re'mmoval�. MOTION Member Boerigter moved, seconded by Member Cook to RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL, APPROVAL, of the proposed INTERIM USE, pursuant to City Code, Secti ©n 1013.09 (interim Uses); Lased on the comments of the staff report and subject to conditions detailed in Secti ©n 7 of the Request for Planning Commission Acti ©n dated November 171 2010; amended as follows: Conditions 6.c revised to read:,"This approval shall expire at the end of July 31,, 2011,, or upon the complete removal of the rubble material,, whichever comes first. The property owner shall incur a fine of $100 for each day, or portion thereof the rubble material remains on the property after October July 31,, 2011. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 liTotio-F carried.