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", ^ 6.2 Impact on traffic: The 7`'' edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) manual indicates that warehousing or "light industry" (both permitted uses in the I-2 District) on a property this size could generate about 99 vehicle trips on the average weekday. The ITE manual also contains trip generation for new vehicle sales (i.e., about 33 vehicle trips per 1,000 square feet), but these figures are discussed in relation to building area whereas the sales use on this site would be largely outdoors. Nevertheless, if the proposed trailer sales were limited to 3,000 square feet of the lot area, Planning Division staff would not expect the traffic to exceed that of other permitted uses. If the applicant would like to utilize more of the site, staff recommends requiring the provision of a formal traffic generation analysis in order to assess the potential impacts. 6.3 Impact on parks, streets and other public facilities: Because the proposed trailer sales are expected to generate less traffic than other permitted uses, the use should not have an adverse impact on the City's parks, streets, and/or other facilities. 6.4 Compatibility ... with contiguous properties: Paving of the parking area used for trailer display would improve the area by reducing dust and adding landscaping, and the display of trailers in the parking area would have less visual impact than the trucks related to the existing wholesale business; thus the proposed use would not have negative impacts on contiguous properties. 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 given to protecting the value of surrounding properties. In light. of this, and because vehicle sales is among the uses allowed in the I-2 District and is consistent with the "industrial" designation of the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Division has determined that the proposed trailer sales will not have an adverse impact on the market value of contiguous properties. 6.6 Impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare: The Planning Division believes that the proposed trailer sales will function similar to the existing truck wholesale business and so would have no discernable impact on the general public health, safety, and welfare. 6.7 Compatibility with the City's Comprehensive Plan: A motor vehicle dealership is a conditionally permitted use in the I-2 General Industrial District and is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan designation of Industrial. � PF09-015 RPCA 060309 Page 3 of 4