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. . . Memo to City Council/ZC 99-8 October 25, 1999 Page 3 when the clinic would have limited hours. The frontage road is designed to accommodate an increase in the amount of traffic from commercial development. Planninq Commission Action The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial of the request to the City Council. The Commission felt that the C-4, Neighborhood Commercial District was more sensitive to the adjacent residential districts and uses, especially the Guardian Angels project. They expressed surprise that medical and dental clinics were not a use in the Neighborhood Commercial District and would support an amendment to the C-4 District to allow those uses. To preserve the intent of low impact uses on the adjacent residential properties, an ordinance amendment may need to include a size limit for medical clinics (for example, the Fairview Clinic is 24,000 square feet. Recommendation The parcel could be zoned either Neighborhood or Highway Commercial, the City Council needs to determine what district is appropriate at this location. The Comprehensive Plan (page 23) indicates a City desire to orient commercial activity on West Highway 10 towards neighborhood or community scale. If the City Council approves the zone change, the following findings are noted: 1. THAT THE PROPERTY IS BETTER SUITED FOR HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL USES. 2. THAT THE REZONING WILL NOT CREATE ADVERSE IMPACTS TO ADJACENT USES. If the zone change is approved, it would be more consistent with the Comprehensive Plan if the underlying land use were changed to Highway Business and staff recommends that the applicant submit a request to do so if the zone change is approved. If the City Council denies the zone change, the following findings are noted: 1. THE REZONING IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 2. THE ZONE CHANGE WOULD HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES. 3. THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT MEET THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ORIENTING COMMERCIAL USES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SCALE ALONG WEST HIGHWAY 10.