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PublicHear ng '~N~`-118 ~ . __ ~_ :.April, 9, 1974 - 8:-20 PM APPLICANT: U.O. P Johnson LOCATION: west of Old Hwy. 8, generally south of north City .limits REQUESTo Variance from Section 10-110(g), of the Zoning Code to allow parking in the.front~:yard in an ,industrial. district.' ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS:' Section 10-110(g)::"In any industrial district, any front; yard and/'or` `sides. yard bordering .upon a'street shall-be landscaped and shall not be used for :parking," NUMBER OF PROFERT~'OWNERS WITHIN 2.0.0 FEET: ,''5 PLANNING DISC[~SS ION The present blacktopped area on-the.-applicant's property is'being-used. for both storage and parking, The area available for parking. is inadequate and employees are parking their cars 'along Old: Hwy. 8 outside.. the fence. To remedy this., the applicant proposes to expand the blacktop area farther to the east toward Old Hwy. 8. -This proposed expansion would'be into -the front yard:and therefore requires a variance. Either late th-is year, or next year, the .applicant .intends to expand-the .present. building to the east in sucha way that the. proposedparking expansion would be wholly in the side yard. The, applicant-also owns. property on the east side of Old Hwy: 8 which is also intended .for employee parking at a future date. I't should also be noted that-the existing parking.. area-extends into the .front yard in violation of Code requirements. Tn7hile none of our plans show :the parking. area laid out as •it was, . in fact, constructed, our ,plans do show designated parking-areas extending. into the front yard, "No variance was granted. It appears that the property is presently in anon=conforming status and that the applicant's request is one pf expanding anon-conforming..: :use,: The staff ishaving considerable difficulty establishing the meaning -and intent-of much of the chapter on non-conforming use$ and so it can- not even comment on whether. the Code permits granting the. applicant's request. ,A ong letter has been directed to the City Attorney asking his opinion relative to many of these, questions ., We have, not yet= received his answer.