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�� i h� have low traffic volumes due to the nature of the niche market business. The current 5u Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE Manual, 7`h Addition) indicates that "specialty e�, retail" stores will generate between 22 and 65 vehicle trips per 1,000 square feet of floor es area. In the case of the subject use, this translates into approximately 3,500 sq. ft. being �: � utilized for retail space or 154 vehicle trips per day. By contrast, other uses permitted sa without a CUP could generate average daily vehicle trips ranging from 252 (for a walk-in s� bank) up to 1,400 (for a fast food restaurant without a drive-through). The Planning �c Division has thus determined that the proposed use would have a significantly smaller i� impact on traffic than other permitted uses. �z 6.3 Impact on parks, streets and other public facilities: Because the proposed pawn shop �� is more than half a mile from the nearest park and would increase the traffic on County �4 Road B(on which nearly all of the automobile traffic would travel) by less than 1% the �� Planning Division has determined that the proposed pawn shop will not have an adverse �e impact on the City's parks, streets, and/or other facilities. � � 6.4 Compatibility ... with contiguous properties: There are no proposed or required �� changes to the structures, parking area, or landscaping for the pawn shop use that would �p affect contiguous properties differently than the site currently does. �c 6.5 Impact of the use on the market value of contiguous properties: When a property is �>� assigned Zoning and Comprehensive Plan land use designations, careful consideration is �z given to protecting the value of surrounding properties. In light of this, and because the a�� proposed pawn shop is among the uses that are allowed in the B-3 District and is �4 consistent with the "business" designation of the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning �� Division has determined that the proposed pawn shop will not have an adverse impact on ae the market value of contiguous properties. �% 6.6 Impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare: Police Department staff has �a indicated that a pawn shop is no more likely to have illegal activity or police calls than a �� general retail business; the Planning Division therefore believes that the proposed pawn �o shop will have no discernable impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare. s; However, a substantial increase in police calls due to illegal activities or loitering in the s� parking lot would be be a concern and potentially impact the areas general health, safety os and welfare, and could be grounds for invalidating an approved CUP. �� 6.7 Compatility with the City's Comprehensive Plan: Pawn shops in certain buildings are p� conditionally permitted use in the B-3 General Business District and are compatible with �e the Comprehensive Plan designation of Business. s� 7.0 PUBLIC HEARING 9� 7.1 Prior to the public hearing, Community Development staff received two emails from ��s neighboring homeowners in opposition to the proposed use. Other residents asked several � oc questions about the proposed pawn shop over the phone or while attending the recent ,o° Open House for the Comprehensive Plan update. � o� 7.2 Several members of the community attended the public hearing. Of the people who � c� commented on the proposal, all were opposed to the pawn shop by varying degrees, , cs citing concerns of increased crime and traffic — especially in light of the recent approvals � o� of a CUP for an off-sale liquor store and a General Concept PUD for the renovation and �� o� expansion of the Har Mar Apartments on nearby properties. PF08-014_RCA_042808 (3).doc Page 3 of 4