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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 05, 2010 Page 2 Mr. Lloyd advised that the language of Condition E of Section 7 of the requested 43 action was left intentionally broad to provide staff to work with the property owner 44 for creation and implementation of a screening plan, but intended for completion 45 this summer or early fall, and would be refined further prior to the action moving 46 forward to the City Council. 47 Discussion included specific location of fences in relationship to storage of 48 materials; type of materials being stored; setback requirements related to the 49 fences and storage materials; height of fence and/or vegetation and trees to 50 adequately screen the commercial property from residential properties; rationale 51 for staff’s recommended Condition C related to excluding sheds and other 52 portable storage containers and preference for a building addition to 53 accommodate indoor storage requirements; and confirmation that the trucks and 54 trailers were not being stored on this property. 55 Mr. Lloyd displayed photos of the site taken on May 4, 2010, showing Albrecht 56 materials and equipment, noting that the boat stored on site had since been 57 removed. 58 Further discussion included complications with the fence and maintenance of 59 vegetative screening; condition of mature evergreen trees helping to screen the 60 property; past maintenance by the property owner and/or adjacent residents; and 61 the inability of the City to require the cooperation of adjacent property owners in 62 maintaining the property of the applicant. 63 Member Wozniak noted that the applicant’s business was as an irrigation 64 company, and that utilizing their expertise in maintaining vegetation screening 65 their property seemed apropos. 66 Applicant Representatives: 67 Dwayne Albrecht (husband of property owner), 1408 West County Road C 68 Discussion among Mr. Albrecht and Commissioners included specific materials, 69 equipment and vehicles on site; difficulty in determining which property was 70 under discussion and impacted by this land use request 71 Mr. Albrecht stated that there was now less equipment than indicated in those 72 pictures included in the staff report; that the boat had been removed, as well as 73 extra cyclone fence rolls; and the original involvement of MIDC in modular 74 retaining wall installations, but their current marketing of those remaining 75 materials with the current economy, and their refocus on pipe and irrigate 76 supplies. Mr. Albrecht alleged that some captions on the pictures were 77 inaccurate; and that City staff interviewed a short-term employee on site who was 78 unclear as to what materials belonged to whom and where. Mr. Albrecht advised 79 that the pipe supply shown along the west fence was purchased by Albrecht from 80 MIDC in truckload quantity, and paid for over time and as used, but that their 81 commitment was to purchase an entire truckload for cost efficiencies, similar to 82 other vendors utilized by the firm (i.e., John Deere and fuel vendors) to ensure 83 better prices on larger quantities. 84 Scott Wicklund, 1450 W County Road C, Proprietor of MIDC Enterprises/ 85 Distributors of Professional Irrigation & Landscape Supplies (Full Service 86 Warehouse) 87 At the request of Member Wozniak, Mr. Wicklund confirmed that the proposed 88 storage diagram provided by the applicant and part of the report was a fairly 89 accurate depiction and was typical of on site storage. Mr. Wicklund advised that 90 the materials stored were mostly PVC pipe; green and black coiled pipe; and 91 corrugated “poly” drain tile, with the quantity shown also typical, but dependent 92 on the type of year, and may include a limited number of valve boxes as well. 93 Member Wozniak expressed concern in the applicant complying with the height 94 of stacked materials not exceeding six feet (6’). 95