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"I 1 1 -'I I , j J 9. Land Use: Describe current and recent past land use and development on the site and on adjacent lands. Discuss the compatibility of the project with adjacent and nearby land uses; indicate whether any potential conflicts involve environmental matters. Identify any potential environmental hazard due to past land uses, such as soil contamination or abandoned storage tanks. Prior to 1985, land use on the Centre Pointe Business Park site included single- family homes along the west and northeast portions, a gas station near the intersection of Cleveland and County Road D, agricultural lands throughout much of the site and Garrett Trucking Company at the southern extreme. The remainder of the site was used for agricultural purposes or maintained as a natural habitat and had never been developed. The above-described structures were removed as part of the initial phase of the 1985 development plan (Figure 5). Since that time, the entire site has been graded, Centre Pointe Drive and Lydia Avenue were constructed, 8 stormwater ponds and storm sewer were constructed, a paved trail system was constructed, utilities (sanitary sewer and municipal water) were provided to accommodate full development of the property, and 2 buildings with associated parking lots were constructed on the site. The site is developed with the exception of the restaurant pad site. The first phase building for Veritas is under construction on the 16 acre site owned by Veritas, as well as the Courtyard by Marriott in another part of the Business Park. Existing site conditions are shown in Figure 3. Adjacent land uses include the Interstate 35- W right-of-way along the entire western property boundary, a gas station adjacent to and north of the site, single- family homes directly east of Cleveland along the northern third, and industrial uses along the remainder of the eastern property boundary. DNR Wetland SOW is adjacent to and south of the subject property and DNR Wetland 203W is east of the property across Cleveland A venue (Figure 6). The office, office-showroom, business hotel, and restaurant uses are compatible with the existing and planned uses of the surrounding area. All known environmental hazards associated with past use of the site have been removed. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments determined that "no conditions were found to pose an environmental risk to the Property and that further environmental assessment was unwarranted" (Delta Environmental Consultants, Inc., 1994 - Appendix B). The proposed development presents low potential for adverse environmental impacts due to previous land uses. Page 10