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Program 5.2: Consider surrounding land uses and potential impacts when changing land-use designations. General Plan - Public Facilities and Community Programs Element Goal 1: Provide sufficient public facilities and community programs to efficiently serve existing and future development while preserving and enhancing the quality of life for existing and future residents. The existing zoning for the property is inconsistent with the Public and Institutional General Plan land use designation. The proposed General Plan amendment to change the land use designation to Medium Density Residential would reconcile the General Plan land use with the existing and proposed zoning districts (which allow for residential development). In further support of the recommendation to amend the Public & Institutional land use designation, note that there are other land use designations that allow for some of the uses included in the Public and Institutional General Plan land use designation. For example, religious facilities, various types of schools, and public utility and service facilities are permitted and conditionally permitted uses in some residential, commercial, and/or industrial zoning districts. Post offices are permitted in various commercial zoning districts and hospitals are conditionally permitted in the Office and Agricultural Zoning Districts. These uses are also permitted or conditionally permitted in other zoning districts, including PUDs. Therefore, changing the General Plan land use designation would not eliminate new opportunities for development of public and institutional uses. Staff believes that there would be adequate remaining land in the City to accommodate "Public and Institutional" type uses, although staff acknowledges that there are few developable sites of substantial size remaining where larger-scale public and institutional uses could be developed. Furthermore, as discussed during the Planning Commission public hearing, many public and institutional uses could bring a substantial amount of activity to the neighborhood that some residents in the Valley Trails Neighborhood could find problematic. Also, the surrounding neighborhood is already well-served by community and public facilities (i.e., existing religious facilities and a masonic lodge are community facilities within the neighborhood and fronting on Hopyard Road). As outlined in pages 18-19 in the April 12, 2017 Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 9), the General Plan also provides goals, policies, and programs that encourage residential infill development in appropriate locations. As proposed, the project would promote those General Plan goals, policies, and programs related to encouraging appropriate infill development, would allow reuse of a vacant and underutilized parcel that is adjacent to existing residential development, and would provide amenities desired by the neighborhood. Development Plan A PUD development plan allows flexibility in applying Municipal Code standards to achieve a superior plan for the site and the area. The applicant developed the current site plan with input from the Planning Commission during the Work Session and numerous discussions with staff and Valley Trails neighbors prior to and after formally submitting the PUD application. Page 11 of 20