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26 viii. Providing infrastructure that benefits community beyond the project site that would otherwise not be financially feasible. The project meets these public values through a number of items that are discussed elsewhere in this report in more detail. Specifically, the developer is creating a greenway corridor in this project where none exists today, is playing a key role in the implementation of the Northeast Drainage Study Plan, incorporates water reuse, restores wetlands and provides financing of the wetland replacement and monitoring for 5 years, expands the City tax base, creates important street, sidewalk and trail connections. d. Adequate infrastructure must be available to support development. Appropriate analysis will determine if adequate infrastructure is available and what utility extensions and transportation improvements are required to support new development. Adequate infrastructure exists or will be provided as part of this master planned community. e. There must be a commitment that the development will pay its proportionate share of infrastructure improvement costs associated with development. The developer has paid the previously assessed share of the I-35E Interchange project ($1.6 million) and will be responsible for construction of all new infrastructure within the project. The request from the developer is to allow development of a single family neighborhood with a planned density of approximately 3.39 units per acre, which is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Incorporating the northwestern 10 acres into the Watermark project will require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The Comprehensive Plan is a living document and when the City finds evidence to support a change to the plan, the City Council has the discretion to make a change. This is a policy decision for the City Council. 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: (a) 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.