Outdoor Storage

The petitioners are requesting approval of a temporary waiver of zoning requirements to allow outdoor storage of industrial forms and molds on a lot under separate ownership. The industrial forms and molds are associated with Fiberdome at 865 Stony Road. The subject corner lot at the intersection of CP and Jefferson Streets is currently used as a mini warehouse and is zoned I-4 Industrial Business Park.
The I-4 District states that outdoor storage of materials or manufactured products, trucks trailers and equipment accessory to the principal use. Such outdoor storage shall be screened from view from any public right-of-way using opaque fencing, berms, dense landscaping, or any combination thereof. Outdoor storage may not be placed in any front or corner side yard. This motion authorizes the City Manager to sign the agreement.
It is typical to provide a waiver for temporary structures and outdoor storage incidental to construction activities subject to site plan approval, such as construction trailers, portable garbage bins, portable sanitation facilities, etc. from standard zoning requirements. These temporary structures and outdoor storage are required to be removed upon the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy or abandonment of the work. The City Manager provided Fiberdome with a temporary waiver for the outdoor storage of industrial forms and molds at 730 Jefferson Street under this standard.
The current request would extend this waiver until spring. This clearly violates the zoning code requirements. The building Inspector would have to hold off on issuing the final certificate of occupancy until the spring to sidestep zoning requirements.