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<br /> j.:" <br /> . (3) Based upon the technical evaluation of the <br /> designated engineer or expert, the City Council <br /> shall determine the specific flood hazard at the <br /> site and evaluate the suitability of the proposed <br /> use in relation to the flood hazard. <br /> (D) Factors Upon Which the Decision of the City Council Shall <br /> be Based. In passing upon Special Use applications, the <br /> City Council shall consider all relevant factors specified <br /> in other sections of Chapter 9.6, and: <br /> (1 ) The danger to life and property due to increased <br /> flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments. <br /> (2 ) The danger that materials may be swept onto other <br /> lands or downstream to the injury of others or they <br /> may block bridges, culverts or other hydraulic <br /> structures. <br /> (3) The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and <br /> the ability of these systems to prevent disease, <br /> contamination, and unsanitary conditions. <br /> (4) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its <br /> contents to flood damage and the effect of such <br /> damage on the individual owner. <br /> . ( 5) The importance of the services provided by the <br /> proposed facility to the community. <br /> ( 6) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront <br /> location. <br /> (7) The availability of alternative locations not <br /> subject to flooding for the proposed use. <br /> (8 ) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing <br /> development and development anticipated in the <br /> foreseeable future. <br /> (9) The relationship of the proposed use to the <br /> comprehensive plan and flood plain management <br /> program for the area. <br /> (10) The safety of access to the property in times of <br /> flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles <br /> (11) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of <br /> rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters <br /> expected at the site. <br /> . <br /> 23 <br />