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11 Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) The site is within the 2005 I-35E Corridor AUAR environmental review boundary. The AUAR was updated in June 2015. The site is generally in compliance with the land use options evaluated in the AUAR. However, the AUAR includes a mitigation plan that assumes certain improvements, including streets, floodplain, wetlands and creek impacts. The City Engineer comment letter dated June 2, 2016 includes a number of comments about what is needed to show compliance with the AUAR. Next Steps If the request is approved, the next step would be a land use application for PUD Final Plan/Final Plat approval. FINDINGS OF FACT As noted in this report, the project is generally consistent with the land use and zoning requirements for the site, but there are a number of significant issues that must be addressed prior to approval. The following are Findings of Fact as related to the land use decisions for the Rezoning and PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat. Section 1007.015 Administration: Amendments and Rezonings The property is currently zoned R, Rural and R-BR, Rural-Business Reserve and shall be rezoned to PUD-Planned Unit Development. Per Section 1007.015 (5), the Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed rezoning and its judgement shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. 3. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained in §1007.024 of the City Code. Section 1007.024 PUD, Planned Unit Development The applicant has not submitted a specific request for the areas where PUD flexibility is requested, except to note that it is their desire to allow outside trailer storage adjacent to I-35E, which is not allowed. The applicant should prepare a complete narrative describing the project, the requested flexibility and the benefits of the project. The narrative should note how the project complies with Section 1007.024(1) (PUD Purpose and Intent) which allows deviation from the strict provisions of this Ordinance related to setbacks, heights, lot area, width and depths, yards, etc., by conditional use permit or a mixture of uses by rezoning to a PUD District, is intended to encourage: