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1. Whether the plan is in ithe best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed project, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, anc welfare. The subject development would include the installation of all required on-site utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the new lots. The project will not generate volumes of traffic that cannot be accommodated by existing City streets and intersections in the area. The structures would be designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code, and other applicable City codes. The proposed development is compatible with the adjacent uses and would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. Adequate setbacks would he provided between the new dwellings and the existing structures on the adjacent properties. Therefore, staff believes that the proposed MD development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The site's General Plan tmd Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Designation of"High Density Residential" requires projects to have densities greater than eight dwelling units per acre. Any housing type is allowed as long as it meets the density requirement. The proposed detached single-family residential housing development with a density of 12.0 units per acre is consistent with the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan land use designation for the site. The proposed project would further several General Plan Programs and Policies encouraging new housing to be developed in infill and peripheral areas which are adjacent to existing, residential development, near transportation hubs, or local-serving commercial areas and for the City to attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. Staff concludes that the proposed development plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan, and staff believes that this finding can be made. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: The project site is surrounded by a variety of uses: single-family homes, townhomes, a mobile home park, offices, and warehousing. As conditioned, staff believes that the proposed residential lots and homes would be compatible with the surrounding uses. The homes have been sited to minimize impacts on surrounding neighbors to the extent feasible and have been designed to reduce their mass and not overpower the site. The PUD-82 Page - 23 - September 15, 2010