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• Encourage industrial site designs that integrate the facility with natural features of the land and provide an aesthetically attractive appearance. • Outside storage of equipment and materials shall be screened and landscaped to eliminate any visual impact. • Standards for development quality shall be established for all land uses to insure an enhancement of community character. All such standards shall be strictly adhered to and enforced. • An aesthetically pleasing environment free from excessive outdoor storage shall guide the physical development of the Northwest Quadrant [of Little Canada]. As noted, the site has had a history of code violations related to outdoor storage, and the physical aesthetics of this use. No changes are planned to the site plan, and as such, the request would not appear to comply with these policies. 2. Compatibility with present and future land uses. The City has embarked on an extensive code enforcement program in the Ryan Industrial Park area, and many property owners have complied with the City's regulations for the use of their properties. With no improvements to the site plan, and concerns that the extensive past history of zoning violations could continue, the amendment of the zoning ordinance, and concurrent issuance of Conditional Use Permits, would appear to conflict with this requirement. 3. Compliance with all performance standards. As noted in the original report, the application fails to meet a number of required performance standards, including those related to paving, curbing, landscaping, and screening. 4. Potential depreciation of neighboring property values. The applicant has not submitted any evidence on this point. 5. Burden on City's service capacity. City staff has documented an extensive history of code enforcement activity, including staff inspection and report time, court appearances, and City Attorney time. A highly disproportionate amount of staff time has been dedicated to monitoring continuing violations on this property. In this regard, the proposal demonstrates a likelihood that the proposed use would continue to overburden the City's service capacity. 6. Compatibility with surrounding buildings. The building does, in fact, reflect the architectural character of surrounding properties. The nature of these buildings and uses has led to discussion of changing zoning and other regulations in this area to provide for a higher standard of building and site design in the immediate future. 921.030. A. The proposed use has a long history of violations of both zoning and building code violations, directly affecting the general welfare, public health and safety. General