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Case File: CUP 08-20 Page 3 5. lYlill not involve uses, activities, 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. 7. 1-Vill fully comply with all other requirements of this Code, including any applicable requirements and standards for the issuance of a license or permit to establish and operate the proposed use in the city. If denial of such a permit should occur, it shall accompany recommendations or determinations by findings or a report stating how the proposed use does not comply with the standards set forth in Section 30-654. In the review of the standards for CUP as outlined, it appears that the request is consistent with all of these standards. Analysis The purpose of a Conditional Use is to allow adjacent, potentially affected property owners an opportunity to comment on a proposed use. Additionally, it allows a City to formally review these potential impacts, and re-inspect them over time, to ensure that these impacts are as described in the Permit. At the Public Hearings for the proposed rezoning, the Planning Commission and City Council heard comments related to use of the driveway from the adjacent property owner, the concern with loss of privacy into adjacent rear yards, and the overall concern with the expansion of the commercial area into the residential neighborhood, and its potential for noise, traffic, and light disruptions. The review of the proposed conditional use permit included these concerns: Parking: The ordinance (as proposed) requires one parking stall for each guest room, plus one for the employee. There are 2 garage stalls, and room for 5 additional cars along the garage. There appears to be adequate parking on site without the need for additional modifications. Access to the parking area will be via an existing easement on an adjacent property. There has been no evidence provided that suggests that this easement does not permit a business use of the driveway. The attached site plan sketch shows the proposed parking area. Privacy: During the site inspection, it was noted that the adjacent properties to the south are quite a bit lower than the floor level of the subject property. An exiting tree and shrub line provides definition between the subject property and these properties. No other screening is proposed or recommended, as the impact seems negligible, and the screening, to effectively screen from the upper level windows, would have to be 10+ feet height, inconsistent with the residential character sought to preserve. Use of the property: The bed and breakfast model is generally considered an appropriate transitional use between residential and commercial. Main Street is classified a major collector by the City's transportation plan, meaning it is built and designed to accommodate commercial and residential traffic. S:\PLANNING MAIN\Case Files\CUP\CU OS-20 Janet Adams\CUP 08-20_PC.doc