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Special Planning CommissionMeeting Minutes –Wednesday, September 17, 2015 Page 15 Temporary Uses 683 Portable Storage Containers 684 At the request of Member Cunningham, Mr. Lloyd clarified that this would relate to pod rentals for 685 short-term storage (e.g. moving, construction storage during renovation, etc.). 686 Upon further discussion, Mr. Bilotta noted the need for staff to define “temporary.” 687 End of Table of Uses Discussion 688 Chair Boguszewski summarized discussions to-date related to limited business hours, height 689 restrictions and how those fit together. 690 As asked at a previous meeting by a neighbor, Member Cunningham asked how the number of 691 stories for height regulations looked in reality. 692 Mr. Bilotta advised that the issue with height being regulated is whether light, air and shading is 693 facilitate, rather than whether a 2-story building 80’ tall is the same as a building with a number of 694 floors; and if regulating stories, essentially you were trying to regulate intensity to some degree. 695 While that option may work, Mr. Bilotta opined this method had proven most effective and efficient 696 and addresses multiple considerations as to the height of floors in an apartment building, how 697 underground parking impacts a structure; and how other parking becomes a regulating factor in 698 determining the number of units and/or size of the building’s footprint related to other factors 699 being regulated. 700 Based on the history of City Code, Mr. Paschke noted various problems encountered in using the 701 number of stories versus height; with the 2010 rewrite of zoning code and design standards 702 moving strictly to feet, which was becoming fairly consistent with most municipalities to address 703 feet versus stories and making it easier to regulate, while still allowing some flexibility with 704 building design and considering grade. 705 Regulating Plan 706 Senior Planner Lloyd reviewed the background and history of the current regulating plan, and 707 proposed changes presented tonight as a culmination of public input meetings, City Council 708 discussions and planning processes over the last year, resulting in the City Council’s subsequent 709 direction to staff to initiate amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map, amending 710 zoning text and maps accordingly in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area.Details of the 711 proposed changes and references to the public references for this discussion were provided in 712 the staff report dated September 2, 2015. 713 Mr. Lloyd advised that shortly after the 2010 zoning code adoption, CMU Districts were written 714 beyond the regulating plan and map, and as previously discussed tonight, further expanded by 715 form and map, and indicated in the existing and proposed comprehensive land use plan maps 716 included in the staff report (RPCA Attachment A).Mr. Lloyd advised that staff had replicated and 717 repeated themes as appropriate where no current regulating plan was in place to-date, especially 718 in the area east of Fairview Avenue, with amenities and themes carried out for greatest 719 consistency. 720 Community Development Director Paul Bilotta noted different design standards now in place and 721 attempts to pullthe entire district together in mixed use consistency of form, not use.Mr. Bilotta 722 reviewed the east side of Fairview Avenue, indicating little change with Terrace Drive and County 723 Road C in place, but also picking up similar treatments at the four corners at Fairview Avenue 724 and Terrace Drive for similarity, and showing a potential roadway between County Road C and 725 Terrace Drive as highlighted on the displayed map, as indicated historically with 2 cul-de-sacs 726 planned and requiring major redevelopment.Mr.Bilotta noted that this would include and 727 recognize significant challenges on Lincoln Drive by the Byerly’s strip mall; and if a developer 728 came through to revitalize that area, this improvements would be the initial starting point for 729 discussions unless they proposed something different that proved better than current proposed 730 plans.Mr. Bilotta noted that the goal was to improve existing traffic issues and anticipated 731 increased vehicles in that area. 732