CLEARFIELD -- Because an area business is next to a residential area, it will not be allowed to have storage taller than six feet.
This decision was approved recently during a special session of the city council. The council was serving as the appeal authority for a Dec. 7 decision by the planning commission. During that planning commission meeting, members gave approval to outdoor storage up to 15 feet in height.
"There are areas where properties exceed six feet in height, and there is minimal impact," said City Manager Adam Lenhard, pointing to the Freeport Center as an example. "But the city code recognizes that if you don't have manufacturing all around you, outdoor storage in excess of six feet could be a problem. This is especially true in residential areas."
Outdoor storage in manufacturing zones can exceed the 6-foot limit if all adjacent properties share the same M-1 designation.
However, in this case, there is residential zoned property directly to the north of Dawson Homes, 171 W. 200 South.
City Attorney Brian Brower said that allowing the storage in this case would not conform to city code because of the neighboring residential area. He did note that the property is separated from the residentially zoned property by 200 South, but said that is still considered adjacent to the property on the north side.
Lenhard explained that the city council concurred with that assessment and overturned the planning commission's decision.
With the city council decision, Dawson Homes has to stick to the 6 feet height limit for storage.
The additional storage was part of conditional use permit for site expansion. While the taller storage structures are out, Lenhard said everything else approved relating to the application still stands.
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