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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 14, 2016 Page 6 for a blanket prohibition for parking between a building and street, and consider that on a case by case basis under a Conditional Use and then conditioned accord- ingly. Ms. Steingraeber opined that this would serve the city and future appli- cants as well and allow for a one-step application process versus a two-step ap- proach for a Conditional Use and Variance process. While asking for the City Council’s consideration of her client’s request, Ms. Steingraeber advised that they would accept the City Council’s decision; and due to timing concerns, had already taken steps for consideration of their Conditional Use and Variance at the December Planning Commission meeting. Robert K. Buss, Stan Koch & Sons Trucking, Inc., 42000 Vahlberg Drive, Minneapolis, MN (looking to purchase 2500 County Road C) Mr. Buss asked for a decision by the City Council tonight, noting that there was a timing conflict to the degree that the next Planning Commission meeting was scheduled for December 7 and the last City Council meeting of 2016 was prior to that on December 5, 2016. Council Deliberation At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Paschke clarified that staff’s ra- tionale for including the language in Item 37.a for locations of outdoor semi- trailer storage was tied to how they are considered in city code, specific to “out- door storage.” Mr. Paschke advised that this language was consistent with other city code regulations on all sites, including Industrial sites. While recognizing the merits brought forward during public comment and their desire that this be con- sidered on a case by case basis, Mr. Paschke advised that staff’s intent was to ad- dress outdoor storage and how it relates to buildings with more than one public street to remain consistent. However, Mr. Paschke advised that staff wasn’t nec- essarily opposed to the City Council deleting it. Councilmember Etten clarified, with confirmation by Mr. Paschke that a review of other parts of city code would consistently list that “no outdoor storage was al- lowed between a principle building and street.” Councilmember Etten asked if an applicant could receive approval for such outdoor storage as a condition under a Conditional Use without the added Variance process. Mr. Paschke reviewed how staff analyzed outdoor storage, including but not lim- ited to semi-trailers parked anywhere in the yard,” that would be taken into con- sideration under a Conditional Use application and specific mitigation efforts by the city and others addressed on any given site. With each site reviewed individ- ually, including how many principle uses were involved and how many streets were adjacent to the use(s), Mr. Paschke advised that part of the analysis would include whether or not an upgraded site plan for a project and potential screening or appropriate placement of outdoor storage (e.g. semi-trailers) were appropriate as related to a public street and adjacent properties and uses. Mr. Paschke noted