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Engineering and Utilities The applicant has submitted the required stormwater plans and the engineering department continues their review of the proposal. Staff approval of all required plans and documents is included as a condition for approval. The facility will connect to city services via the roadway and utility extension partnership the city and Cargill agreed to earlier this year. The agreement requires the city to have installed the utilities beneath 165"'Avenue by July 1, 2022, to provide this project with the opportunity to connect to city services. Landscaping The submitted landscape plan includes a new vegetated buffer screening the existing office building and access drive along with a detailed outline of the landscaping near the new facility and parking area. Ordinance requires a total of 63 trees,including a mix of overstory, evergreen, and ornamental varieties. Ordinance also allows native grass areas to satisfy up to half of the landscaping requirements. Submitted plans include 43 trees, and a large native grass area that satisfies half(31) of the required number of trees. The applicant has noted a change to the outlined ratio within the ordinance which allows them to achieve their screening goals for the existing office space and new access drive. Staff is comfortable with the proposed plan as full credit for the proposed landscaping includes 91 trees,well above the 63 required trees. Building and Architectural The proposed building incorporates a variety of materials which reflect the existing buildings and operation of the site. Plans include precast concrete panels, metal accents, and a large number of translucent panels and windows to provide natural light within the building. Applicable Regulations In approving a Conditional Use Permit,the council may impose such specific conditions with regard to the development or operation of the proposed use as it considers necessary to satisfy the seven standards set forth in Section 30-654 and the requirements contained in this article and to promote compatibility with and minimize any potentially adverse effects upon adjacent properties,the neighborhood or the city. The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: 7. mill 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 orgeneral nvlfare of the neighborhood or the city. The applicant owns nearly all of the adjacent property and the use and operation of the site will continue to be used for agricultural research purposes. The new operation is set behind the existing office space and will not detrimentally affect other properties in the immediate vicinity. Staff does not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. 2. mill be consistent with the comprehensive plan. The Comprehensive Plan Guides this property for Agriculture uses,which are consistent with the proposed use. Staff does not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. N:\Departments\Commiunity Development\Plannung\Case Files\CUP\CU 21-16 Cargill\4-P1anning Commission\5.3 sr Cargill.docx