Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/02/2008

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CASE # ~ PUBLIC HEARIN.G PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND PERFORAMNCE STANDARDS . IN THE E-l AND E-2 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS; CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Community Development Director Background: For more than 2 decades, City Code has required that outdoor storage, sales, service,. display and rental areas' are required to be surfaced with bituminous or concrete. Prior to the early 1990's, the City Code required that these areas be "surfaced to control dust". Over the years, City Staff has attempted to replace all references to 'surfaced to control dust' with 'surfaced with bituminous or concrete'. Observations: Recently, it came to City Staff's attention that the E-l Employment District regulations still contain a couple of references to 'surfaced to control dust' for outdoor storage areas, vent though the requirement for bituminous and concrete was adopted in 1993. In addition, both the E-l and E-2 Employment District regulations do not specify the requirement for curbing around the perimeter of all paved surfaces. As a housekeeping item, City Staff is proposing an ordinance amendment to bring consistency and clarification to the performance standards in the employment districts. Notification: _ In accordance with State Statute an(;l City Code, the public hearing notice for the proposed ordinance was advertised in the City's official newspaper. Attachments: 1. Editeq. version of Section 9.20.24 (B-1 Employment District) 2. Edited version of Section 9.20.23 (E-2 Employment District) 3. Proposed ordinance . Funding: The processing of this ordinance amendment is considered part of City Staff's regular duties. Recommendation: Conduct the public hearing formulate a recommendation to City CounciL 45