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3 <br /> property will be used with other property owned by the Petitioners and adjacent to the Petition <br /> site, it will allow for more efficient use of the properties. <br /> 2). From the required 50-foot side residential buffer-yard to 2 feet for fencing and gravel parking <br /> area. The city's ordinance requires a 50-ft. setback from residential properties. The Petition site is <br /> adjacent to the home to the south. The Petitioners other properties to the west are also just as <br /> close to the home to the use and the Petitioners used fencing to screen the gravel storage area for <br /> the past 20 or more years. The Petitioner proposes being consistent with the screening provided <br /> with an 8-ft.tall solid fence. <br /> 3). From the required 25-foot parking setback to 10 feet along Parry Street and 0 foot along <br /> Western Avenue. As the proposed use of the property is for parking the Petitioners are planning <br /> to place an 8-ft. solid screening fence along with evergreen trees to mitigate a direct view to the <br /> parking area. This proposed screening to enhance the streetscape would soften the effect of the <br /> proposed small parking area. <br /> 4). From the maximum allowed 6-foot fence height in the front-yard setback to an 8-foot solid <br /> fence 10 feet from the front lot line along Parry Street and 0 feet from the lot line along Western <br /> Avenue. As mentioned above the Petitioners are attempting to screen the proposed small parking <br /> area from the street and adjacent properties. The city ordinances have an intent to screen the front <br /> of vehicles for parking lots. This is done with low shrubs. The Petitioners understand they are <br /> parking larger company vehicles and want to screen the parking area with a more substantial <br /> screen. The proposal is an 8-ft. solid fence with landscaping along Parry Street and just fencing <br /> along Western Avenue since that street is more of a main drive into the Company parking/storage <br /> area. The Petitioners also plan at a future date to vacate the portion of Western Avenue adjacent <br /> to and west of the petition site. <br /> 5). From the requirement of paved parking lot to gravel. The existing parking storage lot owned <br /> by the Petitioners and used for the last 20 plus years is gravel and has been maintained that way. <br /> There have been no problems with the use of gravel in that lot and no negative impact on any <br /> surrounding property. They would desire to maintain the same gravel material for the surface of <br /> the small proposed parking area to be consistent with the other lot. <br /> 6). From the required minimum landscaping of required perimeter yards to none. The Petitioners <br /> would ask to be allowed to use the proposed evergreen screening along Parry Avenue to meet the <br /> perimeter tree requirement for both frontage streets. They believe these evergreen trees would <br /> exceed the requirement of 2 trees. <br /> 7). From the required off-street parking screening to an 8-foot solid fence and evergreens along <br /> Parry Street and an 8-foot solid fence along Western Avenue.As mentioned above the Petitioners <br /> believe the proposed use of fencing and larger plant material will exceed the intent of the city's <br /> ordinances to screen parking areas from public streets and adjacent properties. <br /> 8). From the Height of Outdoor Storage — Outdoor storage of materials or products shall not <br /> exceed the height of the fence. The Petitioners would state that some of the vehicles that would in <br /> the small parking area would exceed the height of the 8-ft. solid fence. The "bucket" portion of <br /> the vehicles could be as high as 12 feet. The proposal to have evergreens along the, frontage of <br /> Parry Street is to help mitigate a direct view of these vehicles. <br /> rr T 021017 <br />