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5.9 Existing On-Site Improvements. The current site encompasses 2.21 acres and has 142 parking spaces. The parcel has approximately 16,300 sq. ft. of green space (17%). The building is set back 124 feet from Rice Street, 57 feet from Transit Avenue, 75 feet from the west property line and 57 feet from the south property line, which set back distances exceed those required in the B-2 District. The parking lot is set back 15 feet from Rice Street and Transit Avenue and a minimum of 5 feet from the south property line. The west side parking lot blends into an access/drive easement. 5.10 Policies. The Community Development Staff relies on the Adopted Comprehensive Plan Land Use Goals and Policies as the City Policy to conclude whether the rezoning is in the best interest of the City. • Comprehensive Plan - Section IV — Commercial Areas - Policies: Encourage the development of a wide range of retail sales and services in the community. Concentrate these uses in existing retail/service areas. Encourage the development or expansion of existing and future retail shopping centers as a means of achieving maximum efficiency of land use, adequacy of vehicular movements and parking areas, and maximum aesthetic consideration. Restrict commercial development to specific areas in accord with the Comprehensive Plan and avoid strip commercial development. Restrict further commercial/industrial land expansion, encourage concentrated medium size office development in areas currently designated for such uses. Cooperate with existing and potential commercial developers in creating efficient site plans with emphasis on efficient access and egress, parking areas, and landscaping. Review all commercial development site plans to ensure quality design, the completion of an adequate amount of site landscaping, and beautiiication. REVIEW of FUTURE USES: 5.10 A standard function of a planned unit development requires an analysis of use, specifically those uses that are permitted by the underlying zoning (B-2) and are appropriate to remain, those permitted/conditional uses that are not appropriate and should be removed, and those conditional uses that could be afforded permitted status in the planned unit development. A review of the chart in 1005.016 of the City Code concludes there are a number of permitted uses that would not be compatible on the subject site as well as some conditional uses that could be potential permitted/compatible uses. PF3730_RCA_062006.doc Page 4 of 7