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Birkeland IUP Staff Report November 17, 2021 <br />Gem Lake City Council Page 3 <br />Landscaping would be required, as per Section .26 of the ordinance. Since. the lot would have less than <br />1.00 stalls; one landscaping island would be required in the lot. At least one tree would be required; per <br />Section 26.3.2. A 20 foot landscaped yard. is required between a parking lot and the right-of-way (ROW).; <br />this.is also required for as part of the Gateway -- NC zoning district. The applicant would need to submit <br />Plans confirming requirements are met prior to receiving a building permit from. the city. <br />IUP Criteria <br />Interim Use Permits are covered in Section 17.5 of the:ordinance. The section includes information to <br />review, as well as criteria to consider when approvng.or denying a request. <br />Section 17.5,2(A) notes that "impact on the following criteria shall be reviewed and measured by the <br />Planning Commission and City Council: <br />1) Adjacent Uses <br />2) Air and Water Quality <br />3) Traffic Generations <br />4) Public Safety and Health <br />5) Area: Aesthetics <br />6) Economic Impact on. the Entire Area <br />7) Consistency with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan, and. <br />8) Anticipated Duration of the Conditional or Interim .Use.." <br />Section 17,5.9 lists the standards thatwouId apply to conditional and interim uses: <br />A) Existing Uses. Shall be in accordance with zoning and building standards in effect at the time of initial <br />construction and development and shall continue to be governed by such regulations in the future. <br />B) New Uses. Shall conform as follows: <br />1.) Compliance with. all. zoning and other regu.lations.as may otherwise be applicable, <br />2). The date:or the event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty; <br />3) The existence of the Conditional or Interim Use will not'impose additional costs .on the public if <br />.it becomes necessary for the public to take the property in the future; <br />4) The user agrees to any conditions of approval associated with the approval of the Conditional <br />or Interim. Use Permit by the. City Council. <br />C.) Existing and New .Uses. Shall :conform as follows:. <br />1) Shall maintain harmony and compatibility with surrounding uses and with the architectural <br />character and design standards of existing uses and development; <br />2) Shall meet or exceed all Performance Standards contain elsewhere in this Ordinance; <br />3) ShialI not generate such additional traffic associated with the use. that would overburden or <br />exceed the capabilities of streets and other public services and facilities including, but riot limited <br />to, parks, :schools, and utilities serving the area. <br />Findings <br />Below is: the criteria from Section 17.5.2(A) in italics, with the Planner's findings following. <br />1) Adjacent Uses <br />The uses directly to the north and south are.residential homes. Screening would be able to reduce issues <br />with views and noise between the proposed parking and. the house. to the south, though the house to the <br />north would have its parking connected to the parking lot based on the proposed plans. Other properties <br />i <br />