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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 - Heavy Machinery and EquipmentMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: JUNE 21, 2022 SUBJECT: CALL A PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO SECTION 12, DEFINITIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE - SALE AND RENTAL OF HEAVY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND TO AMEND OTHER RELATED SECTIONS RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider calling a public hearing to amend Section 12, Definitions of the Zoning Ordinance to create a definition for the Sale and Rental of Heavy Machinery and Equipment and to amend other related sections of the Zoning Ordinance relating to the Sale and Rental of Heavy Machinery and Equipment. FUNDING SOURCE: BACKGROUND: Currently, the Sale and Rental of Heavy Machinery and Equipment is a use that is only permitted with approval of a conditional use permit in the "LI" Light Industrial District but has no corresponding definition in Section 12, Definitions of the Zoning Ordinance. Planning Services staff has subsequently evaluated other zoning districts in which the Sale and Rental of Heavy Machinery and Equipment may be appropriate under certain circumstances and an opportunity exists to better regulate the use with use -specific standards. Create Definition No definition of Sale and Rental of Heavy Machinery and Equipment exists in the Zoning Ordinance today. Planning Services staff is requesting the opportunity to create a definition and better distinguish uses such as the Sale, Storage, Lease, and Repair of Mobile Homes, Camper and Trailer Sales and Service, Lease and Rental, and Truck and Trailer Rental from each other. The definition could include greater specificity about land use and examples of equipment. Expand Use to Other Zoning Districts Currently, businesses engaged in the sale and rental of heavy equipment are not permitted by right in any zoning district and are only permitted with the approval of a conditional use permit in the "LI" Light Industrial District. Planning Services staff has identified additional zoning districts that permit similar land uses and requests to examine the appropriateness of expanding this use to other zoning districts with approval of a conditional use permit and use -specific standards. Use -specific standards are intended to mitigate any potential nuisances. Examples include visual screening and limitation on the total lot area that can be dedicated to the use. There may also be opportunities where this use is accessory to a primary use. Amend Parking Requirement The current parking requirement for the sale and rental of heavy equipment is not specifically mentioned in Section 56, Off -Street Parking Requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Planning Services staff relies on the closest use available and applies it to a development which is typically Warehousing and Enclosed Storage Areas. This next closest use may not be appropriate as the peak parking demands may be much lower or much higher than the standard parking ratio of one parking space per 2,000 square feet. Planning Services staff requests the Council and Commission consider creating a specific parking ratio in -line with actual demand loads or give direction to continue the policy of utilizing the closest available use.