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pun CONSlDERA TlONS The Zoning Ordinance of the Municipal Code sets forth purposes of the Planned Unit Development District and "considerations" to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan. 1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed self-storage facility has been designed to provide adequate storm drain, sanitary sewer, and water service facilities to serve the proposed use. The applicant will install all required on-site utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the site. The building will be sprinklered to minimize fire hazards and would be required to meet all the standards of the Uniform Building Code and applicable city ordinances. Adequate access would be provided to all structures for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles. Additionally, the driveway entrance to the facility has been located a satisfactory distance from the adjacent public roadway intersection and from the active areas of Moller Park. While the proposed plan, as conditioned, is aesthetically well-designed, the self-storage facility does not appear to be in the best interest of the adjacent residential neighborhoods as evidenced by the public's comments and concerns. The issues of traffic and land use compatibility raised by those neighbors have been indicative of the perceived incompatibility of the proposed project with the existing properties and land use. Staff, too, concludes that while the project, as conditioned, would at best avoid subjecting the general public and surrounding neighborhoods to specific impacts, the project would not be the best land use for the site, nor would it serve the best interests of the public. While the proposed land use is consistent with the broad commercial General Plan designation of the property, staff believes that other commercial/office uses would be more beneficial to the property and surrounding land uses. Therefore, staff does not believe that the proposed plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that this finding cannot be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan: The project is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Element designation of Retail, Highway, and Service CommerciaIJBusiness and Professional Offices which includes commercial uses such as the proposed self-storage facility. The development of a commercial mini-storage facility close to the commercial and office operations in the Stoneridge Mall area and the adjacent residential units would help to provide a service for these businesses and residents as recommended in the General Plan's Land Use Element. Other applicable General Plan policies with which the project would be consistent include separating vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic through the