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• • Planning & Zoning Board May 9, 2001 Page 11 d. Balance land use types throughout the City. Avoid an over - allocation of land use types on a sub -area or planning district basis. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. Finding: The Existing Land Use Map shows this site is bordered by vacant and low density residential uses to the north, commercial uses to the east and south and low density residential uses to the west. By comparison, the Proposed Land Use Map illustrates this property is bordered by low density unsewered residential property to the north and south and low density sewered residential property to the east and west. Staff finds that the proposed use will be compatible with the present and future land uses. 3. The proposed use conforms with all performance standards contained herein. Finding: The applicable performance standards for this use will be dependent on the outcome of the zoning text amendment and rezoning requests. Our review assumes that the City will approve the zoning amendment to allow radio and television broadcasting towers in excess of 200 feet in height as a conditional use in the PSP District and a rezoning of this site from R, Rural District to PSP, Public and Semi Public District. Should the City approve these applications, this site will be in conformance with the applicable performance standards. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. Finding: In general, radio and television broadcasting towers are not large users of City services. This use will have a relatively low impact on City services and should not overburden their capacity. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property. Finding: Television and radio tower sites have no employees and only a minimum amount of related ground equipment. As a result, this type of use will produce little traffic and have little impact on surrounding roads. The proposed tower site has access from CSAH 10, which is also known as Birch Street. According to the Functional Classification System Plan, CSAH 10 is a Minor Arterial Route. This use should generate an insignificant amount of traffic and be well within the capabilities of this road. However, the Engineer should comment on its impact on surrounding roads. Staff presented the Zoning Code text amendment that would result and recommended approval of a zoning text amendment to permit television and radio broadcasting towers in excess of 200 feet as a conditional use within the PSP, Public and Semi Public District and a rezoning of the property located at 870 Birch Street from R, Rural District to PSP, Public and Semi Public District based on the findings and conditions contained in the staff report.