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40.25 (2) The Planning Commission shall consider the request at its next regular meeting unless the filing date falls within fifteen (15) days of said meeting, in which case the request would be placed on the agenda and considered at the regular meeting following the next regular meeting. The City Clerk -Administrator shall refer said application along with all related information to the City Planning Commission at least ten (10) days prior to the regular meeting. (3) The applicant or a representative thereof shall appear before the Planning Commission in order to answer questions concerning the proposed amendment or conditional use. (4) The amendment or conditional use application shall be referred to the City staff for a report and recom- mendation to be presented to the Commission. A preliminary draft to the City staff's report and recommendations shall be given to the City Planning Commission at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which said report and recommendations are .to be presented. The final report and recommenda- tions of the City staff is to be entered in and made part of the permanent written record of the Planning Commission meeting. (5) The Planning Commission shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment or condi- tional use. Its judgement shall be based upon (but not limited to) the following factors: a. Relationship to municipal comprehensive plan. b. The geographical area involved. c. Whether such use will tend to or actually depre- ciate the area in which it is proposed. d. The character of the surrounding area. e. The demonstrated need for such use. (6) The Planning Commission and City staff shall have the authority to request additional information from the applicant concerning operational factors or to retain expert testimony with the consent and at the expense of the applicant concerning operational factors, said information to be declared necessary to establish performance conditions in relation to all pertinent sections of this Code. (7) The Planning Commission shall make a finding of fact and recommend such actions or conditions relating to the request as -they deem necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of the Code. Such recommendation shall be in writing and accompanied by the report and recommendation of the City staff.