4.6. SR 03-07-2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

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10. Land Use Amendments are reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council and are evaluated based on the following criteria: a. What has changed to warrant the Land Use Change? (1) How is the request consistent the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan? (2) How compatible is it with surrounding properties? (3) What are the benefits to the city? 11. Conditional Use Permits are reviewed in accordance with the following criteria, as identified in section 30-654 of the Elk River City Code. (1) Will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. (2) Will be consistent with the comprehensive plan. (3) Will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. (4) Will be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and services including streets, police and fire protection, drainage, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems, parks and schools; and will not, in particular, create traffic congestion or interference with traffic on adjacent and neighboring public thoroughfares. (5) Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons or property because of excessive traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, dust or vibrations. (6) Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance. (7) Will fully comply with all other requirements of this Code, including any applicable requirements and standards for the issuance of a license or permit to establish and operate the proposed use in the city. 12. The Elk River City Code defines hotels in section 30-1 as follows: Hotel means any building or portion thereof where lodging is offered to transient guests for compensation and in which there are more than five sleeping rooms with no cooking facilities in individual dwelling units. 13. The Planning Commission reviewed the Applications on January 26, 2016. a. The Commission voted 5-0-1(Commissioner Johnson abstained) to deny the Land Use Amendment application based on the following: (1) The proposed use is not consistent with the comprehensive plan. (2) The proposed use is not compatible with surrounding properties.