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• • Bruggeman page 5 complies with the map and standards complies with the compatibility principles upon which the map and standards are based. 3. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein (in the zoning ordinance). The setback issue should be discussed further to determine if the PUD flexibility is justified. Other issues are satisfactory. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. Both water and sanitary sewer service are available in Birch St. on the north side of the site. The systems have adequate capacity. Stormwater management must comply with the requirements of the City and the Rice Creek Watershed District. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. This report includes a full discussion of this under the "preliminary plat, streets" heading. The Birch/Hodgson intersection has been a problem for some time because of delays during peak periods. As part of the project approval, Bruggeman and the developer on the north side of Birch have agreed to finance improvements to the intersection, including turn lanes and traffic signals. Ware Rd. will be realigned on the south side of Birch St. as part of the proposed development project to create a four -way intersection. These two improvements to the present situation are benefits of the project. Preliminary Plat/PUD Development Plan Under the current zoning ordinance, a Planned Unit Development (PUD) can be approved as a conditional use permit in a residential zone. The application includes a request for a PUD in order to allow flexibility from certain requirements. The question for the City to answer is whether the project fulfills the purposes of a PUD. That is, what is gained by the proposed flexibility? As stated in the zoning ordinance: The purpose of this section of the Zoning Ordinance is to provide for the grouping of lots or buildings for development as an integrated, coordinated unit as opposed to traditional parcel by parcel, piecemeal, or sporadic approach to development. This section is intended to introduce flexibility of site design and architecture for the conservation of land and open space through clustering of lots, buildings and activities, which promote the goals outlined in the Comprehensive Plan or serve another public purpose. It is further intended that planned