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' •Page #2 VN-193, NC-34, LP-73 l.. Portions of the front yard (lst Street S.W.) are used for parking. 2. The entire front yard is not landscaped. 3. The side street yard (8th Avenue) is not landscaped and is used for parking. 4. There are vehicles being parked within 15 feet of a street right-of-way. 5. There is only a small amount of the concrete curbing provided along driveways and parking areas within the front yard. 6. Inadequate wall treatment. ~7. There are materials being stored outside that are unscreened and are visable from the public right-of-way. The applicants original application indicated that the only improvement to be made was that some of the outside storage would be removed. Staff's feeling was that such an effort was totally inconsistent with the intent of the ordinance and with other similar permits approved. - The Board of Review considered the application at its September meeting and has recommended that the non-conforming use permit be approved subject to the following conditions: -~-,- That the entire building be repainted. . --2-,- That concrete curbing be provided in the parking lot. ~3,.` That evergreen landscaping be provided to screen the front yard parking. °-4T That the old semi-trailers stored be removed. -`5--_ That there be no outside storage. ~6:,_. That there be no car parking in the front yard on the west side of the building. The applicant has agreed to these improvements and has submitted the enclosed revised site plan noting the work to be done. The building plans themselves are complete and contain all required information. - The Board of Review also adopted the attached resolution recommend- ing approval of the variance request and has recommended that the building permit be approved. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the following action be taken: