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Majestic Pines Report Page 5 7. Will have vehicular approaches to the property, which are so designed as not to create traffic congestion or an interference with traffic on surrounding public thoroughfares. 8. ' Will not result in the destruction, loss, or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance. 9. Will conform to specific standards of this ordinance applicable to the particular use. Comprehensive Plan The City's 1990 Land Use Plan and the 1998 Plan designate the subject site as rural. While the 1998 Plan is not officially adopted it does reflect the long -range goals of the community related to existing and future land use. The 1998 plan includes the following language: • In looking to the future, only land uses and development that protect the rural character and will not require urban services will be permitted within rural land use areas of the City. The City makes the determination that the use is consistent with the rural character as defined within the Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan also designates a greenway element around Lake Amelia. The site plan identifies a greenway approximately 185 -250 feet in width that includes the wetland and ponding areas and proposes a woodchip trail. Land Use Compatibility_ To determine the compatibility of the proposed use it is beneficial to examine existing and anticipated uses that surround the site. The following is a chart listing the existing uses and zoning of parcels surrounding the site. Direction Land Use Zoning North existing - Single Family /proposed ballfield complex R South Lake Amelia R -X East Agriculture R -X West Single Family Residential R The land use in the area is currently rural, agriculture or single family. The City is considering acquisition of the land north of the site to Birch Street for the development of a ballfield complex. If this occurs the land use characteristics of the church and related facilities will be more consistent with the ballfield use and the land uses would be more compatible. Churches are listed as conditional uses under the zoning ordinance. However, the scale and the intensity of this project raised an issue of compatibility in this location. The applicant has addressed compatibility through the use of plantings and site design.