City Councilmen approved the

Valencia Warehouse's newly revised landscaping plan last Monday night.

After previously being denied

a permanent certificate of occupancy two months ago, the owner of the

Valencia Warehouse has now made substantial changes to his approved site

and landscaping plan.

According to Jim Williams,

City Administrator, the owner was issued a 90-day temporary certificate

of occupancy with the understanding he would use that time to revise his

plans, get them approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council,

and make the necessary improvements called for on the newly-approved plans.

City Councilmen do not recommend the permission of use of the Warehouse

in a residential area. Although, Mr. Williams says that there are other

options such as:

1) To qualify as industrial.

2) To rezone

3) To do without retail businesses

in an industrial zone

Staff recommends approval of

the plan as submitted with the understanding it must be fully implemented

prior to June 24, 2003, and that the City be provided with a one-year

guarantee on all plant material shown on the plan. Furthermore, staff

recommends as an additional condition that all exposed dirt areas on the

site be 100 percent stabilized with vegetation by the June 24, 2003 date.

The Planning Commission reviewed the plan on May 6, 2003, and recommended

it be approved.

In the meantime, City Council

plans to evaluate commercial use of the warehouse.