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2 . WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed all of the materials ~ submitted by the Applicant, the staff and the public; and has considered the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the testimony received at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Elk River provides that in reviewing a proposed amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance or Zoning Map, consideration shall be given to: o Existing conditions within the area directly and indirectly affected by the proposal; o The conservation of property values; Use. to which to the property affected is being devoted at the time; and o o Relevant provisions in the City's Land Use Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council ~f the City of Elk River makes the fOllowing findings: ~ A. Existing conditions within the area directly and indirectly affected by the proposal: (01) The area to the west of the Property presently consists of single family homes. The use of these homes would be adversely affected by the development of a commercial facility on the Property. (02) The Property is served by a frontage road which is not built to commercial standards and presently serves primarily residential uses. Developing a commercial use on the Property would mean that the frontage road would have a mixture of residential and commercial traffic, creating an unsafe situation, particularly for traffic to and from the residential property served by the frontage road. ~ (03) The Property immediately to the east of the Property is zoned and used for industrial uses (Custom Motors), but designated on the City's Land Use Map for Medium Density Residential. This property was being used for its current industrial/automobile junkyard use when the