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serve customers of the office building and one will generally serve employees for both uses — coffee shop and office uses. The drive thru accommodates nine vehicles, which is greater than the five required per ordinance. The proposed use does eliminate a few parking spaces, but the updates identify additional spaces added south of the new drive thru. Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan guides this area for Mixed -Uses and supports stand-alone commercial operations. The application also re -invests in downtown, bringing additional traffic and people to the downtown area, a goal of the Comprehensive Plan. Engineering and Utilities The new use will be served by city sewer and water and staff has addressed concerns related to those connections in the attached comment letter. Landscaping Site plans identify a landscaped buffer between the drive-thru and the front entrance to the office building. The comment letter includes comments related to landscaping and requests a section to improve the understanding of the transition from the front door to the drive thru. The section may generate additional comments related to pedestrian mobility, access, and safety. Applicable Regulations Zone Change The zone change to PUD is required for development of the site under the current site plan. The proposed use of the property is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the zone change meets all standards for approval provided it accompanies a PUD agreement. Conditional Use Permit/PUD The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: 9. 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 welfare of the neighborhood or the city. Staff has noted concerns related to pedestrian access to the office building and has requested additional information to aid in that analysis. The parking numbers will remain the same, and there is a large public parking lot immediately to the east of the office building to support the use. 2. mill be consistent nrith the Comprehensive Plan. The property is guided for mixed -use where standalone commercial uses are permitted. The use will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 3. mill not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. The surrounding area is largely developed, and the additional use is taking advantage of a unique parcel in the downtown area. The use will not impede the normal and orderly development of surrounding properties.