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2. Conditional Use Permit - Section 1355.04 Subd 3 Section 1355.04 Subd 3 ofthe Arden Hills Zoning Code lists the criteria for evaluating a Conditional Use Permit. 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 limited to the following factors: 1. Existing and anticipated traffic 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; adjoining land values; 6. Park dedications where applicable; and the 7. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and intent ofthis ordinance and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. 3. Landscaping The applicant has submitted a landscaping plan that shows larger mature trees, existing brush, and proposed trees. The rear ofthe property is bordered by a number of hardwood trees, and the applicant would plant seven new 12-13 foot Balsam Fir evergreens, which will help provide year round screening along the northern (side) and western (rear) property lines. A few smaller trees will be removed near the fence to provide sufficient room for the evergreens. The existing smaller trees do not provide much screening compared to the proposed evergreens. While the visual impact ofthe RV will be reduced by the trees, it will still likely be visible to adjacent properties. The Zoning Code does not require 100 percent screening for an RV. The existing fence that encloses the back yard is a chain link fence and does not increase the screemng. Findiul!s of Fact The Planning Commission must make a finding as to whether or not the proposal to park an RV between 28 and 34 feet long at 3461 North Pascal Avenue would adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood or the community as a whole. Staff offers the following [mdings for consideration: City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor July 11, 2007 \\Metro-inet.uslardenhillslPlannz'ngIPlanning Cases\2007\07-006 Hagen CUP (PENDING)\071107 - PC Report - Hagen CUP.doc Page 5 of 8