07-19-2010 Planning Commission Packet

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1� i t � #10-3471 , July 19,2010 � Page 6 of 8 . All are adequate. 6. Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost; 7. Places no excessive demands on services and infrastructure including local streets; 8. Not cause excessive non-residential traffic on residential streets,parking needs that cause an inconven'ience to adjoining properties,traffic congestion, or unsafe access; Local street means a roadway that is not classified as an arterial or collector. � Shadywood Road is classified by the City and County as an arterial street. The Commission should review the information in the application regarding parking. 9. Consistent with the character of the surrounding area,unless a change of character is called for in the Community Management Plan; � 10. 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; 11. Creates a hannonious relationship of buildings and open space with natural site features and with existing and future buildings having a visual relationship with the development; 12. Achieves a ma�cimum of safety and convenience of vehicular and pedestrian movement; The Community Management Plan as reflected in the zoning anticipates a change in character off the property to the southeast of this site and the vacant properties to the north from residential to commercial. The application should be considered in light of this change. . 13.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 14. Protect abutting properties and does not create detrimental disturbances to surrounding properties; 15. Provided with screening and buffering adequate to mitigate undesirable views and activities likely to disturb surrounding uses; 16. Incorporates sufficient landscaping to reasonably screen undesirable features and to enhance the image of the development; 17.Not create a nuisance which generates smoke, noise, glare, vibration, odors, fumes, dust, electrical interference, general unsightliness, or other means; Especially keep 13 in mind when considering the conditional use permit. The comparison is to a permitted use, not a vacant site. In considering�a site plan, the issue is the site, not the proposed use, which will change over time. The Commission should review the landscaping plan and consider if appropriate screening and buffering has been proposed. The purpose of screening is to make a view more pleasant. The purpose of buffering is to separate two uses that are incompatible. 18. Designed to take into account the natural, scenic, and historic feaiures of the area and to � minimize environmental impact;