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• • ontin The Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment. Its judgment 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. For this rezoning to be consistent, the proposed land use amendment, or the 2030 Comprehensive Plan would need to be adopted by the City Council and accepted by the Metropolitan Council. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. The site is adjacent to properties that are guided, zoned, and developed with single family dwellings. The General Business zoning district allows the most intensive commercial uses under the zoning ordinance. As this site has no room for buffering of the residential uses, one of the other commercial zoning districts would be more appropriate. 3. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein. The site is currently deficient in regards to several of the conditions of the existing conditional use permit, including the lack of pollution control measures, the lack of a curb along the west side of the building, and the lack of a hood on the exterior lighting. The addition of auto sales would also push them well below the parking requirements of the ordinance. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. As the site is not served by city utilities, it will not overburden the city's service capacities in that regard. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. Maple Street is not developed to an urban street standard. It does not have curb and gutter and is only 22 feet in width. While this can handle the traffic of the two businesses and 9 homes that are present on Maple Street, it is not conducive to adding additional commercial uses. Additionally, all on- street parking is actually occurring on pervious surfacing that may be allowing pollutants to permeate the soil. KI Auto Page 5 of 15