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File Index Number DCV -33-99 July 13, 1999 Page 3 plan, which proposes landscaping to be provided only on a 10 foot -wide, 711.78 foot long bermed landscape strip along the street frontage of the property. The proposed landscaping is less then one percent of the minimum landscaping requirement. Under Section 4.8 of the SARRPA Specific Plan, new building design guidelines require each industrial building to be of masonry block or concrete tilt -up construction. The applicant is proposing to relocate to the project site, an existing metal building (approximately 12,000 square feet) to serve as the tipping and processing center. The applicant has agreed to modify the metal building with architectural amenities that will enhance its' appearance and compatibility to its surroundings. If the Commission grants a Conditional Use Permit for the establishment of a collection and processing recycling facility, and a Major Variance to reduce minimum landscaping requirements and use of a metal building on the project site, and if the applicant complies with all Conditions of Approval, the proposed project will be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. VARIANCE FINDINGS Variances from the terms of the Zoning Ordinance (Title 18 of the Colton Municipal Code) shall be granted only when, because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location of surroundings, the strict application deprives such property of privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity and under identical zoning classification. The nature and business of recycling facilities require maximum coverage of land by concrete and/or asphalt to serve trucks, collection and processing equipment, storage, and employee and customer parking. Although landscaping will be provided along the street frontage, it is impractical to require the applicant to provide the 25% minimum within the project site. Staff conducted a site review of all surrounding properties, which are industrial uses, and found that landscaping is far less than the 25% landscaping requirement. Staff also found that not all buildings located in the surrounding area are constructed of masonry block or of concrete tilt -up. Section 18.48.070 of the Zoning Ordinance permits metal buildings designed for commercial or industrial use to be located in an established industrial zone. The proposed project site is the established industrial zone for the SARRPA Specific Plan. Although the Specific Plan requires buildings constructed with masonry block or concrete tilt -up, it is staff's opinion that the project site area provides for optimum use of metal buildings when appropriate design guidelines are utilized. Based on the above referenced findings, location and surroundings of the property, guidelines of a Major Variance. including the special circumstances of the the proposed project is consistent with the COMPATIBILITY TO SURROUNDING USES The proposed project site is surrounded by other Industrial Park uses. The site is immediately adjacent to American Self -Storage on the east, the Interstate 10 and 215 Freeways, on the north and west, and parking and storage facilities for the HCS Cutler Construction and Industrial Tools Company on the south (across Steel Road). It is staff's opinion that the proposed project is consistent and compatible with the surrounding uses.