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Public Comment

No. 01UR058 - Original Town of Rapid City
A request by Cornerstone Rescue Mission to consider an application for a Use On Review to allow the outdoor sales and storage of firewood in the General Commercial Zoning District on Lot 15-16 and vacated east 10 feet of 1st Street Adjacent to Lot 16, Block 80, Original Town of Rapid City, Section 1, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at 400 1st Street.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the
Use On Review to allow the outdoor sales and storage of firewood in the General Commercial Zoning District be approved with the following stipulations:

Engineering Division Recommendations:

1.

Prior to the initiation of the wood storage and sales use, the circulation aisle shall be paved to minimum city standards;

 

2.

A building permit shall be obtained prior to any construction;

 

3.

That the gate to be installed in the south fence shall be of adequate width to accommodate vehicle turning movements into the adjacent alley;

 

Fire Department Recommendations:

4.

That the wood storage area shall be continually be kept clean and free of excessive bark, wood chips, sawdust and wood scraps;

 

5.

That the wood shall be neatly stacked with applicable areas of separation;

 

6.

That Fire Department access shall be continually maintained;

 

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

7.

Prior to initiation of the wood storage and sales use, screening slats shall be installed and continually maintained in the existing chain link fence or a solid wood fence or masonry wall shall be constructed and maintained in lieu of the chainlink fence;

 

8.

That the wood storage area shall be continually maintained free of rodents, insect and other pests;

 

9.

That activities associated with the fire wood storage and sales shall be limited to stacking, bundling, loading and unloading of the fire wood;

 

10.

That the Use On Review is granted for a period of eighteen months subject to renewal by the Planning Commission and City Council; 

 

11.

That approval of this Use On Review shall expire if the use is not undertaken and completed within two years of the date of approval by City Council, or if the use as approved has ceased for a period of two years; and,

 

12.

That the hours of operation shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

 

VOTE:  (8 to 0)