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21 4.0 BACKGROUND 22 4. 1 The former Stuart Anderson's Cattle Company site at 2750 Snelling Avenue (currently 23 undeveloped) has both a Comprehensive Plan designation and Zoning classification of 24 Community Business (CB), in which a drive-through requires approval as a CONDITIONAL 25 USE. 26 4.2 The new office/financial building would be constructed to meet all requirements of the 27 new Zoning Ordinance, which requires buildings to be placed forward and parking to the 28 side and/or rear. As suck, the site obtains its access from the shared with former 29 Fuddruckers) drive lane to/from the Snelling Avenue frontage road. Parking is proposed 30 in the rear of the site and the drive-through has been placed along the north side of the 31 building, which includes four lanes, three for business and one as an ATM. Although the 32 building can be constructed as a permitted use, the drive-through, a vital accessory use of 33 a bank or financial institution,, requires an approved CONDITIONAL E. 34 5.0 CONDITIONAL USE ANALYSIS 35 5.1 REVIEW OF GENERAL CONDITIONAL USE CRITERIA.- Section 1009.02C of the City Code 36 establishes general standards and criteria for all conditional uses, and the Planning 37 Commission and City Council must find that each proposed conditional use does or can 38 meet these requirements. The general standards are as follows.- 39 a. The proposed use is not in con Tic t with the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Division 4O has reviewed the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and determined that that the proposed 41 drive-through and office use are not in conflict with the Plan. Specifically the 4 Planning Division believes that the proposed office building with a drive-through 43 advances land use goals and policies within Sections 1, 2, 9 10 and 11, including the 44 following.- 45 1. Policy 1..: Promote well- planned and coordinated development. 4 . Policy 1.6: Encourage! improvements, to the connectivity and wall ability 47 between and within the community's, neighborhoods,, gathering places, and 48 commercial areas, through new development, redevelopment, and 4 infrastructure! projects,. 50 3. Policy 2.3 : Encourage! a broad mix of commercial businesses, within the 51 community to diversify and strengthen the tax base and employment 52 opportunities,. 53 4. Policy .1: Encourage commercial areas, to make efficient use of land, 54 provide for safe vehicular and pedestrian movements,, provide! adequate! 55 parking areas,, provide appropriate site landscaping, and create quality and 56 enduring aesthetic character. 57 5. Policy 9.2: Promote commercial development that is accessible by transit, 58 automobile!, walking, and bicycle!. 59 6. Policy 11.3: Encourage! the development of multistory office and light- 60 industrial uses, to use land efficiently, expand the property tax base!, and 61 create! jobs. PFI I -O I 5RCA061311 Page 2 of 5