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a. The City incorporates the findings above related to the temporary septic in support of a finding that its use creates a hazard or nuisance. b. The Amendment requires temporary use of the Property served by temporary toilets (i.e. "porta potties") and an existing unpermitted septic tank. The current septic system is not adequate for the site and constitutes a hazard to workers at the Property. iii. The City finds that the proposed use will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems and schools or will not be adequately served by such facilities and services provided by persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. City Code § 154.106(A)(8). a. City Code § 154.106(A)(8) provides that the City must determine that the proposed use will be adequately served by essential facilities, including but not limited to water and sewer systems, or the City can allow a proposed use if a property is adequately served by such facilities and services. Contrary to the assertion of the School District, this provision, however, does not require that the City snake a fmding that a permanent septic system be used merely because a Property owner wants to connect to a private system. It is written to allow conditional uses in areas of the City that are not sewered or readily capable of being connected to municipal water and sewer. This provision does not require that the City dispense with the other provisions of the City's zoning code and its comprehensive plan based upon an Applicant's prerogatives. b. As noted above, the City approved the development of the parcel and the previous Conditional Use Permit with the expectation and requirement that the Property as developed be connected to sanitary sewer and water facilities. c. The Property was originally a 5-acre site and developed by the School District into an 11-acre acre site to accommodate its proposed use. d. The School District requested that the Property be rezoned to Business Park and requested an amendment to allow bus terminals as a conditional use in that district. e. The Property is within the Business Park zoning district, which is a sewered zoning district in the Comprehensive Plan. (Ex. 18, at p. 6). The Comprehensive Plan provides that septic systems are allowed for land - uses"outside of the planned sewer services."— - -- - f. Because the Property is within a MUSA district, it was required to connect to City water andsanitaryupon development. Consequently, the 16