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Zoning Ordinance Amendment Staff Report Apri1.98, 2023 Gem Lake City Council Page 4 4} Beyond a public need being. evident, theapplication shall show that the public interest would be best served by rezoning the property in .question and that the property in question is the best qualified to serve said public.need; or 5) In the case -of "down. zoning" which would diminish the intensity of the current use to a less intensive use; the proposed zoning shall allow the property owners at reasonable use.of their property under the terms of this ordinance as. well as serve the public interest. The applicant's request is not related to -a request to change the Comprehensive. Plan, so condition. 2 would not apply. The request is not.a:change in zoning designation. Rezoning}, so condition 4 does not apply either. Condition.5 does not apply, as the request is not a 'downzoning'. The Comprehensive Plan includes goals for a 'high -quality man made environment for new and. redevelopment.pro;ects (Chapter Four), -as wail as policies regarding having high 'Aesthetic considerations for new and existing construction' through the io.ning ordinance,. but: ensuring standards do n.ot.'be so restrictive that they stifle the creativity and individuality of planners and designers, or place an unreasonable financial burden on the property owner' (Chapter Five). These. proposed amendments by the applicantcould be considered making thecity's zoning consistent with meeting the goals and policies. of. the Comprehensive Plan relating to standards and quality of development,.and thus would satisfy condition 1. The City Council should consider the potential impacts and consequences of the proposed:ainenclinentr we how the request. may impact the character.and development of :certain neighborhoods, haw the request may impact other requirements, and how the request fits with the Comprehensive Plan. Section I. 7.0:4(8) includes the. following .criteria for the: Planning Commission and City Council to consider to help in review of amendment requests: 1 } Adjacent Uses 2) Air and Water Quality 3} Traffic Generations 4). Public Safety and Health 5} Area Aesthetics. s} Economic impact on Then Entire Area 7} Consistency with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan Ordinance Amendment Criteria Below is the.: Planner's findings in regards to the: criteria for this request, with the :criteria in italics. The Council should discuss the criteria for amending the ordinance; and what findings .there are :foreach, The findings for the criteria.can serve.as the basis for a recommendation to approve or deny the request. The Planning Commissioners concurred with the findings as presented by the Planner. Conditions for zoning amendments, per Section 17.6.4(A): • A mistake. has been made in the original zoning which was. inconsistent with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan adopted by the City which should now be corrected. The zoning ordinances for the city should always be reviewed for consistency with the goals.and policies of the. Comprehensive Plan,. as the zoning ordinance is one of the: primary tools used to implement the Plan. The recently adopted 2040 Plan identifies that the .city only has one institutional use, WBMS, which would not change as a part of the requested amendment. The 2040 Plan discusses goals relating to new and redevelopment of land, ensuring that development is held to a High standard, but not too high. of a standard to prohibit creative use and development of land. The proposed changes would appear to allow for changes to occur to the WBMS while still including performance standards that result in high -quality aesthetics and design.