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ROSEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION page# 3 Wednesday, August 17, 1988 A representative of Super America stated that the city should prohibit hand written signs, provide dimension limits, and keep the design of the stores and the useability of sidewalks in mind when restricting the location of outside storage and merchandising. The representative pointed out that sidewalks between the doors at their stores are not used because of the door location and the width of the sidewalk. DeBenedet suggested that as a basis for further staff review of ordinance changes that the following guidelines be used. 1. That outside storage of landscaping plant materials would be permitted. 2. That outside storage and merchandising would be allowed at Hardware stores and Gas stations if the area does not exceed 5% of the sales area of the building, the storage would be next to the building, and only occurs during normal business hours, and that in multi-tenant centers, at least 6 feet of sidewalk clearance must be maintained. 3. A special use permit will be required for outside storage not covered above. 4. Temporary sidewalk sales would be allowed up to eight days a year. Maschka indicated that a 5% may be too small. DeBenedet pointed out that if additional area was needed, that the property owner could request a special use permit. stokes commented that you should use gross floor area rather than sales area. DeBenedet added that his concern was that if there was more than one use in the building, that somebody could have a small inside use and a large outside storage area. Stokes suggested that we should use a gross or 5% of the sales area, whichever is less. DeBenedet stated that maybe some kind of administrative permit process could be developed for allowing temporary displays away from buildings. A representative of Super America testified that the city may want to also have a height limit for outside displays.