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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 13, 2024 Page 5 of 8 to be no more than 8 customers visiting simultaneously. He added that some of the reduced parking area was repurposed as landscaping and additional leasable area. He also noted that the expectation was to have one on -site employee in the long term. Commissioner Questions of Applicant: Mihaly asked what proportion of the applicant's other sites had been rented out. Delgado said that they had rented out about 44% of the Glacier Park facility, and that Dylan Rd Storage had around a 96% occupancy. Mihaly asked whether there was a national average for storage facility occupancy. Delgado said that they had provided some regional averages from the "Self Storage Almanac". Moline asked whether there was a backup plan for parking in case there were more customers than available spaces. Delgado said that worst case scenario, they could use some of the additional landscaped area. He reiterated that the number of proposed spaces would be more than demanded and necessary, and therefore should be able to cope. Moline asked if applicant would consider leasing off -site parking spaces if worst came to worst. Delgado noted that applicant also operated another nearby storage location that could be used for additional parking. Hunt asked how long people would typically spend at the unloading area. Delgado said that most activity was at the recessed unloading area. He also noted that customers tended to arrive throughout the day, and that they tended to minimize the amount of time they spent at the facility. Hunt asked whether the facility would be accessible 24/7. Delgado said that it would only be open when it was fully staffed, which should be until about 9pm or so. Brauneis asked whether there were any regulations on the lumen output of the proposed sign. Post said that there were not. Brauneis said that he had some concerns about how bright the sign would be, and how it would fit with the neighboring area. Post said that there was a lighting ordinance that applied to the industrial district, and that there would be a chance for staff to review the proposed sign in conjunction with the photometric plan. Post spoke to the City's sign code, and noted that internally illuminated sign were not permitted in the industrial zone district. Public Comment: Moline moved to enter the letter from DCB Construction into to the record. The motion was seconded by Hunt and adopted by voice vote.