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4) That the Conditional Use Permit for a school district transportation center will be for the Property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1 of Four Corners. 5) The proposed use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. The School District is proposing to use the building for office space, meeting space and a vehicle maintenance garage. Bus traffic is not expected to be detrimental or dangerous, as trips and traffic will be limited to certain times of the day. It is a recommended condition of approval that the owner keep the existing berming and landscaping on the site to provide a sufficient screening of the parking lot. 6) The use or development conforms to the City of Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan. The property is guided in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan for Business Park, in which local transit, with certain standards, is a conditional use. The proposed use also will provide 18 jobs per acre. 7) The use or development is compatible with the existing neighborhood. The use is compatible with the existing neighborhood, as the property formerly was used as a truck terminal, which is similar in use and design to a bus terminal. The surrounding parcels are mostly vacant and undeveloped with the exception of an outdoor storage use immediately to the west. 8) The proposed use meets all specific development standards for such use listed in Article 7 of this Chapter. The proposal complies with the development standards as listed in the Zoning Code. The owner installed anew parking lot, screening, and landscaping to meet City standards, which the City required as a condition of approval in 2018 for the original CUP. 9) If the proposed use is in a flood plain management or shoreland area, the proposed use meets all the specific standards for such use listed in Chapter 150, § 150.250 through 150.257 (Shoreland Regulations) and Chapter 152 (Flood Plain Management). The property is located outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain. 10) The proposed use will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and will not change the essential character of that area. While the proposed project is a redevelopment/repurposing of an existing site and will not change the existing character of the area, there are no proposed improvements to the exterior of the building. 11) The proposed use will not be hazardous or create a nuisance as defined under this Chapter to existing or future neighboring structures. The property is fenced and landscaped to help screen the use from neighboring properties. However, the proposed use will create a significant amount of traffic, at least at some times of the day. 12) 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 be served adequately by such facilities and services provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. 2