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<br />(3) Based on the technical evaluation of the designated engineer or expert, the city shall <br />determine the specific flood hazard at the site and evaluate the suitability of the proposed use in <br />relation to the flood hazard. <br /> <br />(E) Factors upon which the decision of the city shall be based In passing upon conditional use <br />applications, the city shall consider all relevant factors specified in other sections of this chapter and: <br /> <br />(1) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by <br />encroachments; <br /> <br />(2) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of <br />others or they may block bridges, culverts or other hydraulic structures; <br /> <br />(3) The proposed water supply and sanitation systems and the ability of these systems to <br />prevent disease, contamination and unsanitary conditions; <br /> <br />(4) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect <br />of that damage on the individual owner; <br /> <br />(5) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; <br /> <br />(6) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront location; <br /> <br />(7) The availability of alternative locations not subject to flooding for the proposed use; <br /> <br />(8) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development and development <br />anticipated in the foreseeable future; <br /> <br />(9) The relationship of the proposed use to the Comprehensive Plan and Floodplain <br />Management Program for the area; <br /> <br />(10) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency <br />vehicles; <br /> <br />(11) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the <br />floodwaters expected at the site; and <br /> <br />(12) Other factors which are relevant to the purposes of this chapter. <br /> <br />(F) Time for acting on application. The city shall act on an application in the manner described <br />above within 60 days from receiving the application, except where the city is granted an extension of <br />time in which to make the decision. <br /> <br />(G) Conditions attached to conditional use permits. Upon consideration of the factors listed above <br /> <br />156 <br />