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. . . Planning Commission March 23, 2004 Page 9 1. THE PROPOSED REZONING TO PUD IS CONSISTENT THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAY BUSINESS. 2. THE DESIGN OF THE PUD, AS WELL AS THE VEGETATION TO BE PRESERVED AND PROPOSED SCREENING, WILL REDUCE THE IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING RESIDENCES. 3. THE REZONING WILL REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON DODGE STREET. THE NINE RESIDENCES THAT WOULD BE LOCATED ON DODGE STREET WILL NOT BE CONSTRUCTED, THEREFORE, THE ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THOSE RESIDENCES WILL NOT OCCUR. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OFFERMAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ANDERSON TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MENARDS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT: (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, ACTMTIES, 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.