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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 27,2012 Page 33 tioned whether this created an existing, non-conforming use; and expressed concern with creating a land-locked LDR parcel with approval of this request. In response, Mr. Lloyd advised that light manufacturing was allowed in the Of- fice/Business Park zoning district; and clarified that this patch of land would continue to have LDR guidance in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. Mr. Lloyd further clarified that this property line was not being added, but was simply a relocation of an existing property boundary and not a separate parcel and matching the zoning of others within the parcel boundaries of or larger business parcel boundaries. While not as clean as preferred, Mr. Lloyd advised that this would not serve as the first example in Roseville with one par- cel overlapping another parcel's zoning. Mr. Lloyd further advised that the City did not have the ability to require zoning changes or Comprehensive Plan Amendments based on changing property boundaries. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Lloyd advised that Planning staff did not think that by the applicant acquiring this property for snow storage, it created a commercial use on an LDR parcel; and as standard operating proce- dure, snow storage was not regulated except for shopping center properties. Mr. Lloyd clarified that snow storage was not regulated except for properties like shopping centers and large offices; snow storage could not reduce minimum parking space requirements; nor could snow be consolidated into one large pile from an office or shopping center in an area of residential zoning beyond one (1) week. Examples of this restriction were discussed specific to short- and long-term snow storage. Councilmember Johnson noted that he had visited the site as well, and observed a definite "little valley" in the area of most concern with drainage, specifically Mr. Wright's property that he and Mr. Wright had walked. Councilmember Johnson opined that he could see future snow remediation in the future due to it going to the low density lot; as well as Mr. Tschida's property and others north of the newly-acquired property. Councilmember Johnson noted that there was a sizable, six foot (6') drop off where snow would be stored and seeping into those back yards; and questioned if any consideration had been given by staff for the potential melt into those yards in the spring. Ms. Bloom noted that there were currently no restrictions without the conditions staff was attempting to include on this Recombination Minor Subdivision re- quest; with the back yard drains potentially covered. As far as snow storage is concerned, Ms. Bloom reiterated that today there were no restrictions as to where the snow could be piled, since the Code had no restrictions at this time. From the perspective of snow melt causing additional issues, Ms. Bloom opined that piled snow typically melts slowly, and can be spread out to reduce flow;but either way the snow was still going to be there with or without the subdivision; and still has to be managed by the owner. Ms. Bloom advised that staff was at-