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A2011-9 Staff Report July 6, 2011 Page 3 of 7 traffic counts occurred in 2007. Traffic counts show North Street, between 7th Avenue and 11th Avenue has on average 7,900 vehicles per day. Generally traffic from a future development could primarily use North Street to travel east and west. If all traffic used North Street, the daily 263 trips generated are about 3% of the total daily traffic on North Street. If/when a development is proposed, a traffic study may be required to show where potential traffic could go, as Lincoln and Grant Streets may also be used to travel west to 7th Avenue. The property would be served by city utilities. The minimal size of any future development would not have an impact on the city's storm and sanitary sewer or electric utility. 4. Whether the proposed rezoning will have significant adverse impacts on the natural environment, including air, water, noise, storm water management and vegetation. Staff Findings: This property is unique because it is located adjacent to the wetland. Any development would be required to go before the Planning Commission and City Council to ensure its compliance with city, county and state requirements. Development will have to meet setback requirements and mitigate against any other impacts to the wetland. Any stormwater runoff that is created will have to be treated and meet requirements of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization. Any development would be required to follow the tree preservation ordinance which would require any significant tree removed during development to be replaced at a ratio of 1:1, except in no case need the tree replacement density exceed eight (8) trees per acre. S. Whether the proposed amendment will have significant adverse impacts on other property in the vicinity of the subject tract. Staff Finding: The neighboring property owners have enjoyed open space in this area. Whenever a zoning change occurs to land that has been vacant and publicly used and development may occur, there will be change. However, the Planning Commission should consider whether that change is an adverse impact. As stated before, residential uses are the lowest impact land uses as compared to commercial and industrial. Because this area is located adjacent to residential zoning districts and public space, the proposed zoning would allow for uses that are consistent with neighboring uses. Based on this finding, staff believes that though there could be a change from what exists today, the proposed amendment will have the least impact and more importantly not a significant adverse impact on other property. 6. The suitability of the subject property for the existing zoning classification and proposed zoning classification. Staff Findings: The property is currently zoned R -F, Rural Farm and has been since the property was annexed from the city of Coon Rapids in 1994. R -F zoning exists in four places throughout the city. In this area, north of County Road 116, King's Island, and the