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9 <br />resources. Given the City’s dominant residential landscape pattern, options for private <br />property owners including individual homeowners and homeowners’ associations to <br />capitalize on solar energy are supported by the City’s adopted ordinances and official <br />controls. <br />3.The use or development is compatible with the existing neighborhood. The proposed use is <br />permitted in the Rural Residential District subject to a CUP. With conditions, the use is <br />compatible with the existing neighborhood. <br />4.The proposed use meets all specific development standards for such use listed in Article 7 of <br />this Chapter. The proposed use will meet the specific development standards for a solar <br />facility with specific conditions. <br />5.If the proposed use is in a flood plain management or shoreland area, the proposed use meets <br />all the specific standards for such use listed in Chapter 150, §150.250 through 150.257 <br />(Shoreland Regulations) and Chapter 152 (Flood Plain Management). The property is <br />located outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain and shoreland area. <br />6.The proposed use will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be <br />compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and <br />will not change the essential character of that area. The proposed use will be compatible in <br />appearance with the existing and intended character of the general vicinity and will not <br />change the essential character of the area. <br />7.The proposed use will not be hazardous or create a nuisance as defined under this Chapter to <br />existing or future neighboring structures. The proposed use will not be hazardous or create <br />a nuisance. To help ensure this, the staff is recommending conditions for screening and <br />decommissioning. <br />8.The proposed use will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, <br />including streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and <br />sewer systems and schools or will be served adequately by such facilities and services <br />provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed use. <br />No wastewater or city water facilities are needed to serve this site. The site is otherwise <br />adequately served by existing City services. <br />9.The proposed use will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public <br />facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. <br />The proposed use will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost. <br />10.The proposed use will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and <br />conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property or the general <br />welfare because of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors. The <br />proposed use will generate 1-3 trips per year on the site. <br />11.Vehicular approaches to the property, where present, will not create traffic congestion or <br />interfere with traffic on surrounding public thoroughfares. The proposed use should not <br />create traffic congestion or interfere with traffic on surrounding public streets. <br />12.The proposed use will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural or scenic <br />feature of major importance. The proposed use will not impact a natural or scenic feature.