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PLANNING REPORT DATE: 11 September, 1991 CASE NUMBER: 2360 APPLICANT: united Trailer Leasing LOCATION: 2507 Walnut Street ACTION REQUESTED: Interim Use Permit (Truck Trailer Leasing) PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. BACKGROUND united Trailer Leasing had been in business at 2500 Walnut Street since 1978. That building was sold last November, requiring united to look for new space. They moved across the street to 2507 Walnut Street temporarily while they continued their search for a permanent location. They have a one-year lease with a one-year renewal option, and are requesting an Interim Use Permit to operate in their present location for that two-year period. 2. DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS Rental and leasing of motor vehicles in the 1-2 District is by Special Use Permit only. If the property were to be permanently used for that purpose, a permit would have to be granted and the property would have to be brought into compliance with the design standards in the Code. The Interim Use Permit allows the city some flexibility in enforcing these standards given the temporary nature of the use. The standards that would apply in this case involve the building materials, site paving and curbing, and landscaping. The building is metal, the site is mostly gravel and there is little landscaping on the boulevard, and none internally. The applicants have supplied a drawing that illustrates their proposed use of the site. The drawing is not entirely to scale, but it is close enough to illustrate their intentions. Also attached is an aerial photo of the site, on which we have added a dashed line corresponding to the applicant's dimensions, which shows that they will be utilizing the site essentially as it was used when the photo was taken in 1985, with one exception: they propose trailer parking outside the fenced area adjacent to Walnut Street at the southeast corner and in the northeast corner of the site.