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Commissioner O'Connor: The neighborhood was concerned there were multiple buildings and they weren't very attractive. It wasn't that they put one back there and had two in the backyard. They've got multiple out there and it clutters up the look. Chair Ritter: I see what you're saying but I don't know if I want to mandate that. Commissioner Balch: The ancillary buildings I think are the big question. So I was initially very against the ancillary buildings and probably still am because of the concept of them being very large and several of them and all that. But, if they're simple sheds that they went and got at Home Depot that are 5 feet by 6 six or something, I'm personally not addressing that in a CUP. Commissioner O'Connor: So if they are all 100 square feet and there are 10 of them and they look kind of unsightly? Commissioner Balch: Look, the building code's been here long before I have been here and it addresses things like that. Commissioner O'Connor: So let me ask staff. Under number 44, "The applicant shall maintain the site in an orderly manner at all times ". I haven't been out to look at these little buildings for a long time, but if they were unsightly, would number 44 as written, would that kind of control the need or do you need something a little more prudent than that? Beaudin: You know, unsightly is such a subjective term. What I would say is Commissioner O'Connor: Orderly manner -so if they've all got dry rot but they are all orderly lined up, is that okay? Beaudin: I'm not sure that I would try and regulate the structures with this language. For me there are paint tanks and other things that have kind of been strewed about and there's outdoor storage of materials. Commissioner Balch: Why don't we adopt something similar to that for garages? Beaudin: What I would say is that if you're concerned about multiple buildings, then maybe set a maximum of up to three or four, or one accessory structure and then beyond that, they would need to come to the City to make sure they look consistent, are sited appropriately, there's landscape screening perhaps, so they would get a permit. Commissioner O'Connor: So we could restate the code by saying anything over 120 square feet or any combination more than three structures need to be permitted. Commissioner Balch: 120 square feet is already there. Commissioner O'Connor: Yes, but you don't want to say three and they go out there and they do one that's 200. We don't want to eliminate these. I think to say, "Any PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2016 Page 52 of 56