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e. The outdoor storage area of active fleet vehicles could add vehicle trips to the local road network each day, but not so many trips as to be out of line with other permitted uses, and not so many as to impose an excessive burden on the public street infrastructure. Aside from the potential for some additional traffic, visual clutter seems to be the only other source of potential harm to public health, safety, and general welfare, and the zoning code's specific requirements for outdoor storage areas should address this concern; f. The proposed outdoor storage area is at the rear of the building; this location should not be visible from the public street except through the entrance gate; g. Installing slats in the existing 6-foot-tall fence as proposed would fall short of the letter of the screening requirement, but the existing trailer leasing facility predates the zoning requirements for screening and adding slats to the existing fence to improve the screening is reasonable because it will bring the site into greater conformity even though it would not completely meet the code requirements. Likewise, the proposal to screen the rear of the property, which faces the Gross Golf Course in Minneapolis, with arborvitae or other opaque evergreen plantings is unconventional in an industrial area, but such screening would be an effective alternative and appreciated by users of the golf course; h. Aggregates or granular materials are not proposed to be stored outdoors, nor would this be allowed without appropriate review and approval; and i. Fleet vehicles would have a much smaller range of visibility than large piles of materials or tall pieces of machinery. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Roseville City Council,to APPROVE the proposed outdoor storage of fleet vehicles at 2507 Walnut Street as a CONDITIONAL USE in accordance with Section §1009.02 of the Roseville City Code, subject to the following conditions: a. Inoperable vehicles shall not remain outdoors; b. Any screen plantings along the western property boundary shall remain outside of any easements; and c. The applicant shall continue to work with Planning Division staff to select slats and plant materials that will be reasonably attractive and effective at screening the outdoor storage and shall maintain and replace the screening materials as necessary to ensure effective screening. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council Member McGehee and upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor: Pust, Willmus, McGehee, Johnson and Roe; and the following Members voted against: None. WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.