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Impact on Vacant Parcels The intent of the utilization of PUD zoning here is to encourage as high a quality of industrial development as possible, given the existence of severe soil limitations in the area. While it is the City Council's intent to adhere to the I -P standards as closely as possible, PUD zoning will permit some flexibility in the application of those standards to specific sites and proposals. Where the soils or other site problems restrict the building materials or site utilization, the Council may relax or modify its standards in one area to allow development which exceeds the minimum standards in another area. Although PUD zoning may allow any particular land use type, industrial or commercial uses are directed by the Comprehensive Plan's proposed land use map. Impacts on Existing Development Since there are no specific performance standards in the PUD District such as lot coverage or building materials, expansions of existing uses and structures will be handled case by case, similar to new development on vacant land. Existing, legally established uses and buildings are "grandfathered" into the new district in their current situation. Changes to the use, whether they be an expansion of the site use or intensification of certain performance standards would be negotiated at the time of an application for building or zoning permit approval. RECOMMENDATION We believe the proposed PUD zoning to be a positive compromise measure between retaining the existing I -1 and rezoning to I -P District. In a PUD District, the City can be reasonably assured of as high quality development as is practicable, while the property owner can expect to be able to develop to performance standards which are rigorous but not so much that they make development an economic unreality. We recommend that the rezoning of the subject property to Planned Unit Development (PUD) be approved. cc: Joe Chlebeck Tom Sweeney John Palacio Don Carley Page 8