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15. Policies set forth in the Comprehensive Plan which are relevant to tl~.e Application <br />include; <br />® Provide a balanced land use pattern which supports a sustainable mix of jobs and <br />hauling. <br />~ GL~.de the scale of development to be consistent with. the surrounding land uses and <br />general character. <br />® Guide co~x~.nercial land use to areas that can utilize an appropriately~designed <br />transportation system without infringing upon residential neighborhoods. <br />Allow coir~.nercial areas to develop w11en they can be designed to be compatible with <br />surrounding land uses. <br />Include adequate buffering of commercial and industrial developments and adjacent <br />to non-compatible land uses. <br />~ Requite adequate transition of buffets between differing, non-compatible land uses, <br />rnal~ing use of natural land characteristics, whenever possible. <br />® Requite development of proposals to consider the impacts on transportation and <br />natural systems beyond the boundaries of the individual projects. <br />1 ~. Throughout the Comprehensive Plan there is an emphasis on attracting <br />commercial industrial development. This is important to the City as this type of developt~.ent <br />builds a community's tax base and creates mare job opportunities. <br />17. Another fundamental element mentioned throughout the Comprehensive Plan is the <br />need to establish and maintain a positive community image by maintaining tla.e edges and buffers <br />that define and protect adjacent land uses. <br />1 S. Preservation of open spaces is also an important policy and goal of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />19. The Comprehensive Plan p~.•ovides that the gravel mii~lg area of the City, which is <br />located clang both sides of North Highway 1 G9 and inclL~des tlae SDA, be guided for future <br />development of co~~ametcial and industrial uses. This area of tlae City is envisioned by the City <br />Council as tlae future economic engi~~e of the City. The goal is to have tlti.s area develop with <br />com~.nercial anal .industrial uses as t11e gravel is mined out. The tax base generated by cotllmercial <br />S:11ZC50I11~1011S1R~SD~L1t~~n~Den~rin~Ap~licaraon~foi~,Camp_I'lan ~ncnd,~and~Rezo~ui~g 2.DOC <br />