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1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The Planning Commission finds the proposed PUD Major Modification is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and this finding can be made. The proposed PUD Major Modification, as conditioned, would facilitate a drive-through restaurant use that would most likely meet all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The drive-through restaurant use would include the installation of all required on-site drainage and utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the drive-through restaurant use. The proposed drive-through restaurant use would be compatible with the General Plan and zoning designations for the site and would be subject to design review to ensure it would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. In addition, the project would include Green Building measures; improved pedestrian access and connections to the subject site from Rosewood Drive and include enhanced on-site pre- treatment of storm water runoff in vegetative swales before discharge into the City's storm drain system. Based on the foregoing, the City Council can make this finding. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: "Pad B" has a General Plan Land Use designation of"Retail/Highway/Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices." This land use designation allows for commercial uses; therefore, a restaurant on "Pad B," as proposed, would be consistent with this land use designation. "Pad B" is located on the south side of Rosewood Drive and is surrounded by commercial uses. A proposed drive-through restaurant use at this location would be compatible with the surrounding uses. The General Plan requires a maximum FAR of 60%. Based on the proposed site plan, a future drive-through restaurant use would be well below this maximum, at under 11% FAR. The proposed Major Modification would not therefore, in and of itself, conflict with these applicable General Plan land use policies. The location is not within a specific plan area. Based on the foregoing, the City Council can make this make this finding. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: "Pad B" is bordered by commercial uses. The proposed drive-through restaurant use and related site improvements would require limited grading. Grading conducted on the site would continue to be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. Based on the foregoing, the City Council can make this make this finding.