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angles, with definitions of 21’ or 22’ but not the actual length of semi-trailers for parking 359 that would allow compliance with that item of code. 360 Specific to setback requirements, Mr. Buss stated he didn’t see any reference to the 361 distance on the front area of the parking and how far that parking had to be from the front 362 of the property. 363 Chair Boguszewski stated he interpreted that language to mean no parking of semi- 364 trailers at all in the front of the building. 365 Using displayed copies of the site plan for this specific site, Mr. Buss noted the site had 366 three buildings on it with equipment per city code on a portion of the site pursuant to the 367 property easement, causing him to question area setbacks for equipment parked or 368 stored on site as it related to the rear yard property line, defined as 10’ per current city 369 code. Going back to the previous Commission discussion tonight, Mr. Buss noted present 370 code (Section1006.5) didn’t address dimensional standards or define the minimum front 371 yard building setback and parking other than from the front of the corner side yard. 372 Chair Boguszewski stated that he would also interpret that to mean no parking allowed 373 between the public street and primary building, and staff not seeing a need for setback 374 provisions if parking wasn’t allowed. 375 Mr. Paschke addressed dimensional standards provided in the Table as well as design 376 standards related to buildings closer to the street and parking allowances for certain 377 things between the building and street, such as designating employee perking versus 378 semi-trailer parking, two very distinct things. Mr. Paschke advised that when looking at 379 semi-trailer parking, staff relied on current review and how outdoor storage was 380 addressed (e.g. semi-trailers). Mr. Paschke noted that this requirement was included as a 381 condition to make it clear that semi-trailers were treated differently than design standards 382 and setbacks related to a principle use on a site (e.g. employee or customer parking). 383 Regarding the setback issue, Mr. Paschke opined that Mr. Buss was correct in his 384 interpretation of setbacks being 5’ from the property line. However, Mr. Paschke clarified 385 that this didn’t mean you could park up to that line. Mr. Paschke noted this was 386 addressed as part of the city’s current three Interim Use permits related to storage of 387 semi-trailers and requirements of the Fire Marshal that trailers be parked and setback 10’ 388 from the property line to allow emergency vehicle access if needed. Therefore, Mr. 389 Paschke advised that a similar provision had been included as part of this language as 390 well, providing greater separation from the use on the other side of the property line in 391 case there were fires in trailers adjacent to that line. 392 Attorney Diehm recognized that the Commission was considering this as a zoning text 393 amendment citywide, not just for her client’s parcel, and noted their application had been 394 submitted and returned based on current code. However, Ms. Diehm noted her client 395 intended to resubmit the application. With the city rejecting the application based on the 396 issue of no storage or parking allowed between the street and building, Ms. Diehm noted 397 this parcel was distinct having two adjacent streets. Ms. Diehm asked that general code 398 language not be too restrictive in this type of situation when a parcel sits along two 399 adjacent streets, in this case three buildings; and allowing for discretion to determine 400 where parking would be best in those circumstances. 401 Member Kimble admitted her confusion related to semi-trailer storage on this site and 402 past Interim Use permits on non-permitted parcels. When talking about adding another 403 condition (Condition E as proposed), and talking about “operational” and “licensed,” 404 Member Kimble asked how that related to outdoor semi-trailer storage. 405 Member Bull clarified principle uses at a storage facility or primary uses with incidental 406 trailer storage. 407 Ms. Diehm referenced Mr. Buss’ previous request for the Commission to reconsider its 408 current definition and expand it to include “maintenance, repair, storage or semi- trailers” 409 as an accessory to the primary use. 410 Mr. Buss reviewed their parcel’s current tenant renting out the facility and lease ending in 411 June of 2019. Mr. Buss advised that they had been using this property since 1991, 412