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Access to the site would be off County Road C with no direct access onto any residential street. The site plan indicates 7 customer parking spaces, and 10 truck rental spaces. The City Code requires 4 spaces plus 1 space per 800 square feet of floor space (5 spaces) , plus 1 space for each 2,500 s.f. of outdoor storage (11 spaces). In this case, this would require 20 parking spaces, plus parking for the V-Haul equipment. New and realigned parking must be screened with fencing or landscaping to create an all seasons, eighty percent (80%) opaque screen to 5 feet in height. No landscaping, (and no overstory trees) within the parking lot is shown, where 5% of the total is required. All building and parking setbacks can be met with this site plan. No security or customer parking lighting plan has been submitted. Section 1005.01, Paragraph A3, states that where a commercial rear yard adjoins a residential district, a screen wall of not less than 4 feet and not greater than 6 feet shall be installed and maintained by the owner of the business parcel to effectively inhibit eye level vision between residential and business areas. Although the plans do not show this screen wall, it is possible to construct such a screen fence, set back 15 feet from the south property line. The site plan does not show the location for any new signage. This will be reviewed at the time of a sign permit application. In total, the signage cannot exceed 10% of the building elevations facing the County Road C. The landscape plan emphasizes infill perimeter landscaping along the south property line, with a great deal of the south side of the site being left open for trees and seeded turf space (40'x 180' or 7,200 s.f.). The landscape plan does not comply with city design standards including requirements for perimeter planting of over story trees. At the front elevations there are no overstory trees. The landscape plan does illustrate shrubbery and hedge material in front (north) of the parking area. The plan also indicates that this is not on the applicant's property. An easement or other type of permission will be necessary to accomplish this planting. In addition to the design standards relating specifically to parking and landscaping, Chapter 1013.01 of the city zoning code lists 6 criteria to be reviewed when considering an application for a conditional use permit. These criteria include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Impact on traffic. (Minimal) Impact on parks, streets, and other public utilities. (Minimal) Compatibility of the site plan, internal traffic circulation, landscaping, and structures with contiguous properties. (Impacts on south properties) Impact of use on the market value of contiguous properties. (Impacts on south properties) Impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare. (Impacts on south properties) Compatibility with the city's comprehensive plan. By complying with the specific buffer design, building and parking design, and landscape standards, staff is of the opinion that this application can meet the criteria for issuance of a conditional use permit. Endneerine Considerations It is required that the flow rate for the developed conditions not exceed the flow rate for the existing conditions. The applicant will need to meet this condition. 2