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4. Special Use Permit Evaluation Section 8,D.3.b of the Arden Hills Zoning Ordinance lists the criteria for evaluating a . SpecialLJse Permit, which is also used for site plan reviews, The Planning Commission and City Council shall consider the effect of the proposed use upon the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the owners and occupants of the surrounding land, in particular, and the community as a whole, in general, including but not limitcd to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated tramc and parking conditions; 2. Noise, glare, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, air pollution, heat, liquid or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics; 3. Drainage; 4. Population density; 5. Visual and land use compatibility with uses and structures on surrounding land; 6, Adjoining land valucs; 7. Park dedications where applicable; and thc 8. Orderly devclopment of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City, Findings of Fact The Arden Hills City Council approved the use of the property for an office, production, and . warehousing building through Special Use Pem1it #96-12 on July 2, 1996. For amendments, the PI311Jling Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposed amendment to the Special Use Pem1it would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole based on the aforementioned factors. Staff offers the following findings for consideration: 1. The proposed tank will have no afTect ontraffie and will not reduce the number of parking spaces on the site. 2. The proposed tank will not create any noise, odors, or have any noticeable visual impact. 3. The proposed use will have no affect on drainage or population density. 4. The applicant proposes to extend thc cxisting fence twelve feet south to fully screcn the proposed tank from adjaccnt properties. The fence around the air handling units and the vegetation to the south will almost fully screen the nitrogen tank area from Round Lake Road and Interstate 35W, 5. It is unlikely that the proposed tank would affect land values. 6. Park dedications do not apply in this case. 7, The proposed use is not contradictory to the Comprehensive Plan or the intcnt of the Ordinance. City o(Arden/lElls Planning Commission Meetingfor Jr,l~v 12, 2006 'LI.Hetm~il1el_rls';(!rdel1hi!!siPfn!lnrl1g\Plannlng Case.\',2006',06-019 Cdes/ica .SLiP Am01dmen! (PENDfNGjI062006- PC repon - Celes/iC(j SUP . omendmcnl.doc Page 4 of5