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FILE # LA22-000024 21 June 2022 Page 2 of 3 4) Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system; The property is served by sewer and a private well. The applicant is aware that the septic system must be upsized at the time of building permit. This criterion is met. 5) Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost; 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 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 is residential in visual character and is expected to be compatible with the principal building on the property and the surrounding area. 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 guest house will be residential-looking in character and consistent with that of the principal building 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 proposed use is not expected to have any adverse impacts. No information has been presented to indicate such. 10) Provided with screening and buffering adequate to mitigate undesirable views and activities likely to disturb surrounding uses; The guest house use will be in the existing detached garage and it is situated in conforming location. The guest house will not be significantly visible when viewed from off the Property, and the views from the neighbors will be screened by existing vegetation and the physical separation. In the opinion of staff, additional screening or buffering is not necessary. 11) Not create a nuisance which generates smoke, noise, glare, vibration, odors, fumes, dust, electrical interference, general unsightliness, or other means; The proposed guest house use is not expected to cause any of these undesirable impacts. 12) Not cause excessive non-residential traffic on residential streets, parking needs that cause a demonstrable inconvenience to adjoining properties, traffic congestion, or unsafe access; It is anticipated that the proposed use will not generate any of these undesirable issues. 13) Designed to take into account the natural, scenic, and historic features of the area and to minimize environmental impact; The guest house is designed to conform to the residence on the property, and will not have a negative environmental impact. 14) All exterior lighting shall be so directed so as not to cast glare toward or onto the public right-of-way or neighboring residential uses or districts; Applicant is hereby advised of this requirement; and 15) Not detrimental to the public health, public safety, or general welfare. This criterion is met. The CUPs may be granted subject to such conditions as the Council may prescribe. Further approval shall be granted only when the following criteria are met: 1. Regarding the guest house CUP, the lot is at least two times the minimum lot area required by this section; and