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AttachmentD Policy 2.2: Promote and support transit-oriented development and redevelopment near existing and future transit corridors. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance supports this policy within the Section 1018, Parking and Loading Requirements and specifically under the subsection related to reduction of minimum parking requirements, which allows fewer spaces where transit service is available. Policy 2.3: Encourage a broad mix of commercial businesses within the community to diversify and strengthen the tax base and employment opportunities. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance supports this policy statement by the broad allowance of permitted uses. Goal 3: Identify underutilized, deteriorated, or blighted properties and guide them toward revitalization, reinvestment, or redevelopment consistent with community goals and good planning and development principles. The Community Development Department finds the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area includes a number of these properties; that the Comprehensive Plan and Twin Lakes Business Park Master Plan support redevelopment of such properties; and that the zoning ordinance contains numerous regulations and requirements to assist in completing such changes in the best interest of the community. Policy 3.1: Support the use of master plans for small redevelopment areas. The Community Development Department finds that Twin Lakes is not a small redevelopment area and it already has a master plan and therefore is not applicable to the Walmart development. Policy 3.2: Promote redevelopment that reduces blight, expands the tax base, enhances the mix of land uses in the community, and achieves other community objectives. The Community Development Department finds that the Walmart proposal achieves this policy statement and that the zoning ordinance includes specific regulations within the CMU district and regulating plan to achieve the needs, desires and objectives of the community as well as increasing the taxable value of the property. Policy 3.3: Apply strategies to effectively enforce City codes related to the maintenance of buildings and property. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance is not the mechanism for implementing this policy statement and that the City does have requirements regarding property maintenance located within Title 4, Health and Sanitation of the City Code. Goal 4: Protect, improve, and expand the community’s natural amenities and environmental quality. The Community Development Department finds that the zoning ordinance where applicable and appropriate has created standards and/or regulations that address such a goal, and when 7 Page17of27