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Attachment B: Response to Applicable Regulation Spectrum High School notes that the facility located at 17823 Industrial Circle NW meets the City's regulations for a Conditional Use Permit in the following manner: 1. The use of this facility 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. Spectrum has been located in the business park since 2011 (6 years) and has been intentional about ensuring the safety of its students, staff, and the general public. The addition of 17823 Industrial Circle NW will continue to improve the school's ability to ensure vehicle and pedestrian safety through improved traffic flow and better separation of pedestrian and car traffic from buses. The improved traffic flow within the business park will also improve the comfort and convenience of other businesses within the park. 2. This application will not detrimentally affect the use of nearby properties. As noted above, the addition of this facility will positively affect nearby properties by improving the flow of traffic and pedestrians within the business park. Spectrum acknowledges that this is an industrial zoned area which may cause noise, odor, traffic, or other undesirable impacts to the school. 3. This facility will be consistent with the comprehensive plan. The City Council amended the zoning ordinance to allow institutional uses in the Business Park zoning district, which is guided for industrial uses. The change concludes that these uses are acceptable in industrial guided areas. 4. This facility will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. Surrounding properties are nearly fully developed, and future uses in existing buildings or sites will be consistent with the BP standards. This project will not impact that development. The building is currently vacant and Spectrum High School will be making significant improvements to both the building and the open land increasing their value, aesthetics, and functionality. 5. This facility 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. The facility is served by public utilities, maintains access for emergency services, and will not adversely impact surrounding facilities. It is the school's understanding, based on feedback from City staff, that Twin Lakes Road NW is designed to accommodate heavy traffic flow and, at some point, become one of the main thoroughfares for the City of Elk River. Page 5 of 6