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• ISD 12 Rezoning - Industrial June 13, 2001 page 3 conditional use permit will be processed as a separate application with the site plan details. Rezoning Evaluation Criteria: In consideration of rezoning requests, the possible adverse effects of the amendment should be considered. Generally speaking, the City Council and Planning Commission's judgment of the rezoning should be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action's consistency with the specific policies and provision of the official City Comprehensive Plan. 2. The proposed use's compatibility with present and future land uses of the area. 3. The proposed use's conformity with all performance standards contained herein (i.e., parking, loading, noise, etc.). 4. The proposed use's impact upon existing public services and facilities including parks, schools, streets, and utilities, and its potential to overburden the City's service capacity. • 5. Traffic generation of the proposed use in relation to capabilities of streets serving the property. • Comprehensive Plan Due to the limited application of the PSP Zoning District, the Comprehensive Land Use Plan seldom applies this land use category except where the use exists or where there is public ownership of the property. Recognizing this condition, the 1990 Land Use Plan and the Proposed 2020 Land Use Plan guides this site for industrial use. The Planning Commission and City Council must therefore determine the appropriateness of this zoning change on the applicable policies of the 1987 Comprehensive plan and the proposed 2020 Comprehensive Plan policies that relate to the rezoning request. 1987 Comprehensive Plan Policies • Future community development shall take into account social, economic, and environmental opportunities and constraints in an effort to provide an optimal arrangement of future land use activities. • Where possible, land uses will be grouped together, according to similarity of their characteristics, in order to minimize potential negative impacts. Where conflicting land uses must be located adjacent to one another, steps will be taken to minimize the potential negative impacts. • Urban development will be encouraged to locate within the areas of the community where public investments (streets, utilities, police and fire protection,