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Criteria #3: The proposed use will not be injurious to the surrounding neighborhood or 51 otherwise harm the public health, safety, and general welfare. 52 Criteria #3 Staff Analysis: Planning Division staff believes that, in the short term, the proposed 53 trailer storage would not be injurious to the surrounding neighborhood, especially since the 54 proposed use would generate limited noise, does not deal with chemicals, and would have 55 limited vehicle movements on Walnut Street. Similarly, staff has concluded that the short-term 56 storage of trailers (up to 2 years) would not harm the public health, safety, or general welfare of 57 the area. 58 Additional Staff Analysis: The proposal (Attachment D) does have two issues that could 59 potentially harm public health: 1) If the trailers contained items that could leak hazardous 60 materials there could be an environmental concern; 2) the Fire Marshal has previously indicated 61 that the current trailer storage configurations provided limited or no separation and are a fire 62 hazard. The Fire Marshal has also said that it would be very difficult for the fire department to 63 extinguish if a fire were to occur in the interior. The Fire Marshal has indicated that in order to 64 reduce the fire danger, the IU should include a trailer parking plan that allows for the stacking of 65 no more than 2 trailers back-to-back, requires a minimum separation between trailers of 5 feet, 66 and includes fire access lanes. It is also important that the trailers remain locked and secured so 67 that they do not become a magnet for crime. 68 Based on staff discussion and input from the Fire Marshal, the Planning Division recommends 69 that a storage/staging plan addressing the following items be submitted to the City for review 70 and approval: 71 1. No trailers will be allowed to be stored in the front yard; all trailer storage shall be 72 limited to the rear yard as proposed on the submitted concept site plan. 73 2. Access to the site for trailer drop-off or removal shall be from the south shared access 74 road, which provides a direct link to Terminal Road and Walnut Street. 75 3. The parked/stored trailers shall have a minimum 10-foot setback from the west (rear) 76 property line. 77 4. Trailers can be parked back-to-back and next to one another, however there shall be a 5- 78 foot separation between (along the sides) the trailers. 79 5. Fire lanes shall be provided throughout the site so that emergency apparatus can access 80 the property in case of fire or accident. These access lanes (final width and number) shall 81 be approved the Fire Marshal. 82 AC CTIONONSIDERATION 83 By motion, recommend approval Interim Use of the proposedof the property addressed as 84 2470 Highcrest/2501 Walnut based on the comments and findings of this report and the five 85 conditions above. 86 Pass a motion to table the application for future action. Tabling the IU request beyond 87 September 5, 2016, would require extension of the 60-day action deadline established in Minn. 88 Stat. 15.99. 89 90 PF16-021_RPCA_080316 Page 3 of 4