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Page 4 of 15 The Headquarters facility will consists of offices for five (5) full time staff members and would maintain typical Monday through Friday 8 to 5 business hours. The fire station will have a crew of three (3) Firefighters on duty 24/7 to respond to fire and EMS calls. The use of the facility for the 24/7 staffing of station crew is not anticipated to generate enough consistent traffic during peak or non-peak hours to require any traffic control changes. A traffic study was not prepared as part of the application and may be waived by the City Council as part of the PUD. The Applicant has stated that based on their current call volume, they anticipate that this station would respond to around 2,000 calls annually. The Consultant Engineer for the City has stated “it is not estimated that this project will generate more than 100 peak hour trips and a traffic study is not required.” 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; The narrative states that fire trucks leaving the station to respond to emergency calls will turn on their flashing emergency lights which will capture the traffic signal at Pine Tree and County Road E. After pulling forward out of the station, trucks will make a left turn to the north on Pine Tree Drive. As they approach County Road E, they will activate their sirens, and turn to the west or east as needed. 3. Drainage; The proposed site plan does not negatively impact drainage on adjacent properties and the Applicant has stormwater management onsite that is intended to meet the quantity and quality standards. The Application is currently being reviewed by the Public Works Director/City Engineer and will go through the Rice Creek Watershed approval process. 4. Population density; The Subject Property is guided as Community Mixed Use (CMU) in the 2040 Future Land Use Plan. The area is designated for a broad range of retail, shopping, services, and office space to meet the needs of the community and surrounding areas. The expected share of uses within this area are as follows: 10% to 50% Light Industrial; 10% to 70% Retail; 10% to 70% Office; and 10% to 50% Residential. A development intensity of up to 0.8 FAR may be allowed. The Applicant is proposing a two-story 41,000 square foot building that equals 0.25 FAR on the Subject Property. 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; The proposed building materials will meet the B-2 preferred material requirement as identified in the Design Standards. The Architect for the project notes that a cantilevered canopy visually announces that this is the public entrance to the facility and the site features a plaza and flag display at the entry for visual structures. The Applicant has stated in their narrative that historically Fire Departments are very good neighbors and that two of the other stations are adjacent to residential land uses, schools and day cares. 6. Adjoining land values; The proposed development is not anticipated to negatively impact adjacent property values. 7. Park dedications where applicable; The Development Agreement for the 2 Pine Tree North plat indicated that Park Dedication required for Lots 1 and 2 will be determined by the City at the time of future development and will be memorialized in development agreements for those lots. The