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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Draft Minutes – Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Page 4 Robert K. Buss, Stan Koch & Sons Trucking, Inc., (looking to purchase 2500 147 County Road C) 148 Mr. Buss stated the intent was to look at the amount of space available for storage 149 on that site. Mr. Buss opined this would not adversely impact the maneuverability 150 on site. 151 Member Kimble asked staff if there was an existing issue with outdoor semi-trailer 152 storage or if this was applicable only to motor freight terminals, and if so how it 153 was applicable to and consistent with other industrial use properties relative to 154 parking between principal buildings and an adjacent public street. 155 Mr. Paschke clarified that city code is consistent as it relates to outdoor storage, 156 whether in industrial zones or in other designated uses; with parking in front of a 157 building, under today’s design standards for building-forward design, designated 158 for employee or visitor parking; and parking at the rear and side of a property 159 intended for other parking uses. Mr. Paschke further clarified that this language 160 was specific to outdoor storage on a site, under which the parking of semi-trailers 161 was considered. 162 Member Kimble asked if this proposed text amendment by staff had been 163 reviewed as a whole throughout Roseville, or if it served to diminish property 164 values and ability to use them in such a way that Roseville could end up with 165 vacant, unusable properties in the industrial zoned area that would be bound by 166 this issue. 167 Mr. Paschke responded that any code amendments now on the books or adopted 168 in the future could create non-conforming situations. However, Mr. Paschke 169 clarified that this didn’t require them to achieve compliance unless they were 170 making such significant improvements on sit that it triggered such compliance, in 171 accordance with language of state statute address legal, nonconformities. In this 172 instance, Mr. Paschke clarified that a pre-existing, nonconforming situation was in 173 place that couldn’t be addressed as current city code didn’t allow that use in an 174 Industrial District, thus staff’s recommended text amendments to address the 175 situation. 176 At the request of Member Kimble, Mr. Paschke addressed how staff defined 177 “primary” public streets. In this instance, Mr. Paschke noted that staff was not 178 supportive of “primary” or other language related to outdoor storage, when code 179 discusses placement of buildings with a primary street based on how a building is 180 aligned related to a street, not based on where the most pedestrian traffic may be, 181 but typically applicable to how the property is addressed. Mr. Paschke reiterated 182 that outdoor storage requirements in Roseville’s current code had been created 183 for the purpose of not allowing storage of items in front of a building, whether 184 considered the principle or secondary use or on a corner lot. In this situation, as 185 with others, Mr. Paschke advised that staff could not support such a consideration 186 with current code language in place. 187 Member Cunningham asked what staff considered to be a negative for inserting 188 the word “primary” before “public street,” especially when there are multiple or 189 different buildings on a site. As with this lot, Member Cunningham asked if it was 190 typical or frequent to have multiple principle buildings on a site or this type of lot. 191 Mr. Paschke reiterated that the conflict was with current design standards related 192 to building placement, as well as allowing storage of trucks on a corner lot on two 193 sides of the building in this case. Mr. Paschke noted this was not desired by the 194 city, thus their adoption of outdoor storage regulations several years ago, with the 195 express purpose of discouraging debris or other storage items in front of a 196 building that would not serve to enhance Roseville, and not considered as an 197 appropriate use on the front side of a building, with the side and rear yards 198 reserved for the more active component of a building use, not only for parking. 199