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2 A roll call vote was taken. Approved 6-0. V. Report from City Council Liaison Councilmember Abdulle provided the Commission with an update from the City Council. He stated Council recently completed a performance review of the City Manager and all were impressed by his leadership over the past year. He reported the Council held its Truth in Taxation Hearing and approved the budget and tax levy for 2022. He noted DEI interviews were held and members have been appointed for the new Commission. He thanked all of the members of the public that applied for this Commission. He highlighted the items the Council achieved in 2021 and thanked the Commission for all of their efforts on behalf of the community. VI. Public Hearing (A) Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit Review: Request from Aqseptence Group Inc (Johnson Screens) to construct a car port on the property at 1950 Old Highway 8 – PID 17-30- 23-44-0006. The nonconforming use permit will address the absence of a 60-foot landscaped strip along the property’s southern boarder following after-the-fact construction of a multi- family residential building to the south of the pre-existing business. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported the applicants are seeking to construct a 22’ x 24’ x 9’ carport on the southeast corner of their building to provide protected parking for a truck and trailer. The location will meet all required setbacks and will be outside of the normally required 60’ landscaping buffer from adjacent residential uses. By code, all new structures in the I-1 district must be reviewed through the site plan review process. Furthermore, the legal nonconforming lack of a vegetative buffer has never been addressed by a previous application, so a nonconforming use permit review is also being conducted at this time. Staff provided further comment on the request and recommended approval of the Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit Review, based on the findings of fact and subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant shall work with the fire marshal on final location for the carport as it must not impede access to a nearby fire hydrant, nor can it block ingress & egress via the door to the primary building. 2. The applicant shall utilize the remaining winter months to meet with their neighbors regarding outdoor storage, and attempt to identify agreeable win-win solutions moving forward. By the end of July 2022, the applicants shall return to the City with a Special Use Permit application which outlines how all outdoor storage will be handled moving forward. Failure to return with the SUP application by the deadline shall be grounds for the City to require removal of the carport being authorized by this approval.