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<br />Commissioner Trites Rolle asked if the site in question is one that has not been inspected yet. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik replied staff has not gone into the <br />Employment District with inspections, which is where the site is located. Staff's focus at this <br />time is on the Highway 10 corridor. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hunt indicated he would have a problem forcing someone to pave something on a <br />property that is for sale without an idea of what the future use would be. He would think of that <br />as an unreasonable request. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked if the surface would need to be paved for the future owner or tenant of <br />the property to have outside storage. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik replied she would suspect the property will <br />be redeveloped and the paving would then be installed. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt expressed concern with an enforcement action of an ordinance that applies to <br />all properties within the City where the City is electing to phase in compliance measures, for a <br />variety of justifiable reasons, starting with an area that has high traffic and working out from <br />there. He indicated this would be a bad practice to adopt. A property that meets the ordinance <br />requirements should be treated the same regardless of its location in the City. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik indicated this property has come forward <br />with a special request to be treated differently than other properties. She questioned at what <br />point the City has the opportunity to turn the comer and start requiring site improvements. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt questioned what the rationale would be for not requiring this site to be paved <br />for the outside storage while it is a requirement of the Employment District. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik replied this site was developed prior to the <br />pavement requirements. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt asked if there is a grandfathering exception. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik replied her understanding is the courts have <br />ruled performance standards cannot be grandfathered in; only uses can. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt questioned what is unique about this site that provides the rationale to grant the <br />interim use permit. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Prolik replied the request is being made to add <br />another user on the property. This gives the City the opportunity to start requiring compliance <br />with the performance standards. Without the new user the property could likely continue with <br />class 5 until the site redevelops. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/January 4, 2007 <br />Page 14 of36 <br /> <br />P14 <br />