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The comprehensive plan refers to the Mississippi Connections Plan for guidance. Within that plan, the <br />guidance for areas along Jackson Avenue and Lion's Park includes incorporation of high density housing <br />options. The zone change achieves the desires of the comprehensive plan by increasing housing <br />opportunities near Lion's Park. <br />The surrounding land uses include Lion's Park to the west, vacant land to the north, single - family uses to <br />the east, and commercial and industrial uses to the south. The proposed change does not adversely affect <br />surrounding properties. <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: <br />1. mill not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of otherproperzy in the immediate vicinity or <br />the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience orgeneral welfare of the neighborhood or the city. <br />The proposed apartment building will not detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other <br />properties in the immediate vicinity. <br />2. Vill be consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />The comprehensive plan identifies a desire for high density residential uses along Lions Park and <br />Jackson Street. This application supports that goal. <br />3. mill not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. <br />The use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding <br />vacant property. This is the first step in a larger project that may include residential development on <br />the vacant lot north of this site, in accordance with the goals of the comprehensive plan. <br />4. Hill be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and services including streets, <br />police and fire protection, drainage, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems, parks and schools; and will not, in <br />particular, create traffic congestion or interference with traffic on adjacent and neighboring public thoroughfares. <br />The use will be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and <br />services including streets, police and fire protection, drainage, refuse disposal, water and sewer <br />systems, parks and schools; and will not, in particular, create traffic congestion or interference with <br />traffic on adjacent and neighboring public thoroughfares. The property will connect to city services. <br />5. WAN not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that mill be detrimental <br />to any persons orpropero because of excessive traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, dust or vibrations. <br />The project is a residential use, which does not include detrimental operations due to traffic, noise, <br />smoke, fumes, glare, odors, dust, or vibrations. <br />6. mill not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance. <br />The use will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of <br />mayor importance. <br />7. Wlill fully comply with all other requirements of this Code, including any applicable requirements and standards for <br />the issuance of a license or permit to establish and operate the proposed use in the city. <br />The current proposal does not meet all code requirements, but the recommended plan updates and <br />changes through the PUD process will ensure compliance with city ordinances. <br />N: \Departments \Community Development \Planning \Case Files \CUP \CU 17 -04 Briggs Companies \4 - Planning Commission \6.2 sr Briggs ZC and <br />PUD.docx <br />