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#17-3904 21 Feb 2017 Page 5 of 7 Applicable Regulation: Conditional Use Permit (Section 78-916) The Planning Commission may recommend and the Council may grant a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as the use permit was applied for or in modified form. On the basis of the application and the evidence submitted, the city must find that the proposed use at the proposed location is or will be: 1. Consistent with the community management plan; Relating to both the CUP for elevation on piers, and the guest house, the proposed use is residential in nature and residential use is consistent with the CMP guiding for this neighborhood. 2. Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific uses as required by article V, division 3 of the City Code; The guest cabin is in a nonconforming location, however requested variances, if granted would make the proposed improvement compliant with the zoning ordinance. 3. Adequately served by police, fire, roads, and stormwater management; Relating to both the guest house use and the elevation of the guest house on piers, the proposed uses will be adequately served by existing services and facilities. 4. Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system; Staff believes this criterion is met. 5. Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost; Staff believes this criterion is met. 6. Compatible with the surrounding area as the area is used both presently and as it is planned to be used in the future; The proposed guest house elevated on piers is residential in character and its use is expected to be compatible with the surrounding area. 7. Consistent with the character of the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan; The guest house elevated on piers is residential in visual character and is expected to be compatible with the surrounding area. The flood prone nature of the area requires adjustments similar to those proposed. 8. Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan; The architectural styling of the proposed guest house is expected to be residential in character and consistent with that of the principal structure on the Property. 9. Not expected to substantially impair the use and enjoyment of the property in the area or have a materially adverse impact on the property values in the area when compared to the impairment or impact of generally permitted uses; The use of the guest house elevated on piers is not expected to have any adverse impacts. No information has been presented to indicate such. Construction on piers will be less intrusive than bringing in fill, and will have no impact on the existing flood storage on the property. 10. Provided with screening and buffering adequate to mitigate undesirable views and activities likely to disturb surrounding uses; The guest house will be situated similarly to the existing guest cabin on the property and will not be significantly visible when viewed from off the Property on the street side, and the views from the lake will be primarily from the bay. In the opinion of staff, additional screening or buffering will not be required.