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AGENDA ITEM NO.6: Discussion of Te.porary and portable building
standards.
Mrs. Sawtelle said that due to the lateness of the hour, she would recoDDl1end
postponing consideration of this item until another night. Mr. Moore agreed. Mr.
Colson disagreed and asked that at least the Commission could discuss this extremely
important . item. Other Commissioners agreed to have a brief discussion.,
Mr. Callaway referred to a memo he included in the packet in.which he explained that
ConunissionerColson>had been theP&Z representative at a recent P.R.C. at which
consideration,andsubsequent approval was given for a portable buildiIlg to be
placed in a commercial. parking lot. He explained that. the applicant hEld described
the use of. the building as "temporary at that locationtt to remain ttas long as it was
pr.6fitable". He....informed the Commissioners that staff has placed this item on the
agenda for discussion so that theConnnission can help identify all areas of concern
prior to having any proposals drafted.
Mrs.. Kee then gave a slide presentation to exemplify small and/or temporary buildings
which have beenplaced.in parking lots, but which have each been handled on an
individual< basis. Some of the projects had been treated as "temporarytt. by staff,
some as "portable, but permanenttt, and. some as "permanenttt. Some had been required
to install. curbing, landscaping, setbacks, etc., with the remainder. of the large
parking lot not complying with ordinance standards. Some of thepermaIJlent additions
had included altering the location of islands and curbing, and some hael actually
created traffic circulation problems on the larger parking lots, and complaints have
followed.
Mr. Callaway pointed out that although some of the buildings are truly "portablett, he
does not think they should ever be. considered "temporary" .because in most cases, once
approval is granted, the.buildingnevergets moved. He identified another problem as
being one of staff having no guidelinestofollow,therefore the applicant for such a
project never knows what to expect in the way of requirements which he will have to
meet in order to acquire approval of his proposal.
After theconclusion.of the slide presentation, Mr. Colson said that although he is
v~ry ~,tpro-businesstt, it appears that tttemporary" permits are easier to obtain, but no
time limits have been set, and in addition to the problems pointed out by Mr.
Callaway, the Fire Marshal has voiced concern because he has very little control of
any "temporary" structure. He concluded by stating that he thinks at the very least,
a time limit should be set, and would like for this to be placed on the agenda as an
item for consideration at a future date.
p&Z Mi'nutes
9-15-88