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Request For Planning Commission Action Agenda Date: 11/02/16 Public Hearings Agenda Item: 5a Item Description: Continuation of the public hearing to consider Text Amendments to Employment Districts, Chapter 1006, and Section 1009, Procedures, to include motor freight terminal as a conditional use. Background Њ On October 5, 2016, the Planning Commission tabled consideration of the subject Ћ Planning Division request after concerns were expressed by the public around the motor Ќ freight terminal definition, and the interpretation of principal uses. Although staff Ѝ agrees that future consideration of additional text amendments concerning motor Ў freight terminal, trucks, and auto oriented uses are necessary, such amendments would Џ need to be properly vetted by City staff and a separate hearing published and held by the А Planning Commission. Б One item staff can clarify is the definition of principal use/structure (see definitions В below). Similar to the City Planner’s interpretation during the hearing, a lotorparcel ЊЉ can have more than one principal use or structure. Based off the definition, the ЊЊ Planning Division must apply the strictness of the Zoning Code requirements to the ЊЋ least impactful principal structure as was discussed on October 5. ЊЌ Principal: Designates the main use(s) or structure(s) to which the premises are ЊЍ devoted or the primary purpose(s) for which the premises exists ЊЎ Structure: A structure is anything constructed or erected, including paved ЊЏ surfaces, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground, ЊА or attached to something having permanent location on the ground, and in the case ЊБ of floodplain areas, in the stream bed or lake bed. ЊВ The Planning Commission also sought an additional condition concerning the semi- ЋЉ trailers, which read: X % of semi-trailers shall be licensed and operational. ЋЊ Planning staff has given this proposed condition some thought and would suggest a ЋЋ starting point of 80%. We would also suggest that additional language be incorporated ЋЌ that requires any inoperable or unlicensed trailers to be stored at the rear of the site. ЋЍ We suggest the following: ЋЎ Outdoor storage of semi-trailers shall include a minimum of 80% of such trailers ЋЏ being licensed and operational. Those trailers that are not licensed and/or ЋА operational shall be stored at the rear of the premises. ЋБ Additionally, there were questions concerning trailers and what type of trailer the ЋВ proposal and/or Code was referring to. Staff has discussed this item and has modified ЌЉ the proposed text changes to clarify in the Industrial District and specifically associated ЌЊ with motor freight terminal use, semi-trailers are the type of trailers the Code should be ЌЋ enforcing. All other trailers should not be allowed to occupy the premises. ЌЌ