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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 05, 2010 Page 5 At the request of Member Gottfried for the record and for the benefit of the 202 applicant, Mr. Lloyd provided clarification of repercussions or consequences if 203 conditions of the Interim Permit were not met, with that remedy to revoke 204 approval; with any resulting court action costs borne by the owner. 205 Further discussion included language of Condition E for location of the proposed 206 vegetative screening; history of the property owner not maintaining vegetation; 207 staff determination, with an arborist and/or landscape planner and the applicant, 208 for the best location for the vegetative plantings; and a preferred date for 209 completion of its installation; and determination that Condition A addressed 210 materials related to the business, not other vehicle storage. 211 MOTION 212 Member Wozniak moved, seconded by Member Doherty to RECOMMEND 213 APPROVAL of the outdoor storage of irrigation supplies at 1450 County 214 Road C as an INTERIM USE for MIDC, based on the comments and findings 215 of Sections 4-6 and the conditions of Section 7 of the Request for Planning 216 Commission Action dated May 5, 2010; amended as follows: 217  Condition A: language revised to limit outdoor storage to business- 218 appropriate vehicles, equipment and materials; 219  Condition E – modify to read: “The property owner shall work with City 220 staff to develop and implement a vegetative screen planting plan for the 221 area between the southern property line and the proposed storage 222 area; with City staff to determine a reasonable date for development of 223 a timeline for completion prior to this action coming before the City 224 Council.” 225  Add an additional Condition: 226 “The property owner shall be responsible for permanent 227 o maintenance of the vegetative screening.” 228 Member Wozniak moved to extend the height of the existing privacy fence 229 nearest the property line from the existing eight feet (8’) to a height of ten feet 230 (10’) to protect residential property owners; with the motion dying due to the lack 231 of a second; and ultimately withdrawn by the maker of the motion. 232 Chair Doherty spoke in opposition to such a motion based on engineering 233 requirements for raising the fence without having to install a new fence. 234 Member Cook spoke in opposition to the proposed fence-height amendment, 235 while sympathizing with the landowners, and opined that he would prefer to see 236 the money put into plantings that would sufficient screen the commercial property 237 from adjacent residential properties. 238 Ayes: 6 239 Nays: 0 240 Motion carried. 241 Chair Doherty noted that the case was anticipated to be heard by the City 242 Council at their May 24, 2010 meeting. 243 Chair Doherty recessed the meeting at 8:05 p.m. and reconvened at 8:12 p.m. 244 b. Planning File 10-013 245 Request by FedEx Freight, Inc. to allow the expansion of the existing motor 246 freight terminal as an approved CONDITIONAL USE at 2323 Terminal Road 247 Chair Doherty opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 10-013 at 8:13 p.m. 248 Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed staff’s analysis of the request by FedEx 249 Freight for approval of the freight terminal as a CONDITIONAL USE because the 250 currently-proposed improvements trigger compliance with the zoning 251