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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 3, 2016 Page 4 Paschke referenced the conditions applied to the IU, similar to other IU’s and 150 addressing storage/staging plans and alignment to meet Fire Marshal 151 requirements (page 3, lines 69 – 82 of the staff report). Mr. Paschke advised that, 152 from staff’s perspective and analysis, there was nothing leading them to believe 153 short-term storage of trailers was in conflict with the IU criteria; and therefore staff 154 supported approval of the IU as conditioned. 155 At the request of Member Cunningham, Mr. Paschke clarified that the IU was 156 applicant-specific for a limited duration and not recorded against the property as a 157 permanent use unless rescinded by the city. At further request, Mr. Paschke 158 advised that, while staff was unable to monitor the actual contents of the trailers 159 even though no hazardous materials were indicated, without actually opening 160 each trailer and inspecting the contents of them, the Planning Commission could 161 apply another condition that no hazardous materials were allowed in the trailers. 162 Member Cunningham stated her concern was if there should be a fire on site and 163 later discovered hazardous materials were stored in the trailers, the applicant 164 would lose their IU immediately. 165 Member Cunningham noted this is the third IU permit to come before the 166 Commission in a short timeframe, and questioned where a proper area in the city 167 would be for this type of use other than always requiring an IU. 168 Mr. Paschke responded that since these requests are not for a motor freight 169 terminal use, which would be a permitted or conditional activity in this area, this 170 particular use would always require an IU, since the request is for storing trailers 171 on site, not moving them on and off site with regular frequency, and not 172 permissible under city code for trailer storage and only available as an accessory 173 use to the principal use on the property. Thus, Mr. Paschke advised it was 174 appropriate for the Commission and/or City Council to place reasonable 175 conditions on the IU to better guarantee or support the health, safety and general 176 welfare of the broader community as it related to those concerns. 177 Regarding Condition 3 related to the minimum setback from the rear property line, 178 Member Bull noted there was nothing about parking them up against the building 179 on the north side of the parcel. 180 Member Murphy noted that during the open house, it was noted that there was a 181 loading dock at the north, and the applicant suggested some trailers could also be 182 stored there. 183 While that may be true, Mr. Paschke clarified that realistically the setback would 184 have to be greater to provide clear vehicle access, resulting in a drive lane of from 185 24’ to 30’ from the north property line. As far as any staff concerns with trailers 186 parking right up to the existing building, Mr. Paschke advised that there was no 187 greater or lesser hazard if the products stored remain as stated by the applicant; 188 but suggested that may be a good question for the Fire Marshal. However, Mr. 189 Paschke noted that parking situation would be no different from other dock 190 facilities in the community, where parking would be permissible. 191 At the request of Member Kimble, Mr. Paschke advised that the applicant can 192 seek an extension of the IU after the two-year expiration, but at that time they 193 would have to indicate their reason for seeking an extension and for how many 194 years they were requesting it. While the request would be taken under 195 consideration at that point, Mr. Paschke noted there was no obligation for the city 196 to support the request depending on circumstances and/or the reason for the 197 extension. 198 In Condition 4 (page 3, lines 78-79), Member Murphy sought clarification, with Mr. 199 Paschke noted this condition was the same as those applied to previous IU 200 requests for semi trailer storage on vacant sites, and were intended for uniformity 201 of these IU’s, with that parking as recommended by the Fire Marshal. Of those 202