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FILE#17-3907 <br /> March 20,2017 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br /> Section 78-1680 and 78-1700-Hardcover Calculations: <br /> This property is in Tier 3;the improvement is proposed lakeward of the 929.4 elevation. <br /> Applicable Regulation:Conditional Use Permit(Section 78-916) <br /> The Planning Commission may recommend and the Council may grant a Conditional Use <br /> Permit(CUP)as the use permit was applied for or in modified form. On the basis of the <br /> application and the evidence submitted,the city must find that the proposed use at the <br /> proposed location is or will be: <br /> 1) Consistent with the community management plan; The property is zoned and used <br /> for office use. The dock,to be used by employees and tenants of the business <br /> center,is consistent with the community management plan. <br /> 2) Compliant with the zoning code, including any conditions imposed on specific uses as <br /> required by article V,division 3 of the City Code; Docks are permitted improvements <br /> into wetlands and the floodplain, provided a Conditional Use Permit is obtained. <br /> 3) Adequately served by police,fire, roads,and stormwater management; The dock <br /> does not require inordinate additional public services. <br /> 4) Provided with an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system;The dock will <br /> not increase demands on the water or waste water treatment systems. <br /> 5) Not expected to generate excessive demand for public services at public cost;The <br /> dock improvement is not expected to generate additional demand. <br /> 6) Compatible with the surrounding area as the area is used both presently and as it is <br /> planned to be used in the future;The dock is an appropriate use for the property. <br /> Docks are typical in both commercial and residential settings. <br /> 7) Consistent with the character of the surrounding area, unless a change of character <br /> is called for in the community management plan; This statement is true. <br /> 8) Compatible with the character of buildings and site improvements in the surrounding <br /> area, unless a change of character is called for in the community management plan; <br /> This statement is true <br /> 9) Not expected to substantially impair the use and enjoyment of the property in the <br /> area or have a materially adverse impact on the property values in the area when <br /> compared to the impairment or impact of generally permitted uses; The dock,with <br /> no motorized boat access to the lake, is expected to be a quiet viewing area,and is <br /> not expected to impact the neighbors visually or audibly. <br /> 10) Provided with screening and buffering adequate to mitigate undesirable views and <br /> activities likely to disturb surrounding uses; Docks are a common improvement in <br /> floodplains, no buffering or screening is recommended. <br /> 11) Not create a nuisance which generates smoke, noise,glare,vibration, odors,fumes, <br /> dust, electrical interference,general unsightliness, or other means; No testimony <br /> has been offered that suggests the dock will establish a nuisance. <br /> 12) Not cause excessive non-residential traffic on residential streets, parking needs that <br /> cause a demonstrable inconvenience to adjoining properties,traffic congestion,or <br /> unsafe access; The dock is to be used by tenants of the office building,is not open <br /> to the public; no additional traffic is expected in addition to traffic for the office <br /> building. <br />