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� • 6.3 Interim uses typically represent departures from what is allowed by the normal zoning requirements; in this case, the outdoor storage is inconsistent with the existing I-1 zoning and the Comprehensive Plan land use designation. Temporary approval of the nv1'ERt1v1 usE can ensure that the approval expires on a pre-determined date or when the use is discontinued, whichever comes first. Since MIDC has occupied the property for a long time and intends to remain for the foreseeable future, Planning Division staff recommends approving the �v1'ER11v1 USE with the maximum duration of 5 years. If the respective owners of the business and of the property agree that the use should continue beyond the 5-year limit, they may apply for renewed approval of the �1vTER�1vt vSE. 6.4 The site plan illustrating the proposed arrangement of irrigation supplies and delivery vehicles, included with this staff report as Attachment E, shows a 20-foot separation between the existing fence and the proposed stacks of pipe material. Outdoor storage uses in General Industrial (I-2) Districts are required to be screened to a height of at least 8 feet by opaque fences or walls. The existing fence meets that height standard and has the 20-foot setback from the rear property line required by the village Council in the 1963 SUP. The record doesn't provide clear information about why the 20-foot setback was required for the fence, but it seems to complicate the maintenance of additional, taller vegetative screening south of the fence. Under the circumstances, however, perhaps the most reasonable alternative is to require the applicant to work with City staff, including the staff arborist, to determine the type, number, and location of plantings to create adequate vegetative screening between the fence and the materials stored on the property. 7.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Based on the comments and findings outlined in Sections 4-6 of this report, the Planning Division recommends approval of the proposed nvTEx�lvt uSE, allowing the continuation of the outdoor storage use, subject to the following conditions: 1 � � },,. � , . • , �, : .,, � a. Materials for outdoo4- storage shall be limited to items (like PVC pipe, coiled polyethylene pipe, valve control boxes, and so on) used in MIDC's business; b. Stacks of materials shall be neat and orderly, shall not exceed 6 feet in height, and shall be generally located as shown on the site plan reviewed with the rt•�`rEx��vt usE application; c. Sheds and other portable storage containers shall not be allowed; d. The proposed cedar fence shown on the site plan along the northern boundary of the property shall be located at or behind the front building setback line; � u� ir ;.k�l� � .r ---- e. The property owner shall work with City staff to develop¢a�vegetative screen planting plan for the area between the e��s�trrg-�e�ee and the proposed storage arpea; and � � � �°� ` �' < , � l�l��!.tf��i... ��h,,�`"¢'�_^i". '�,.."j.,�.r':1 ��t. f. This approval s�[all expire on May �1, 2015 or upon the discontinuation of the outdoor storage use or the departure of the present irrigation supply business, whichever comes first. The outdoor storage use shall only be continued beyond May 31, 2015 with renewed approval of the interim use; application for renewal should be made by April 1, 2015 to ensure that a renewed approval may be granted prior to May 31, 2015. PF10-014 RPCA 050510 Page 3 of 4