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A2011-21 Staff Report December 6, 2011 Page 2 of 4 districts. The Planning Commission and City Council must consider the following criteria when considering a change to the zoning classification of a property: 1. Whether the proposed amendment corrects an error or addresses a changing condition, trend or fact. Staff Findings: The land is being subdivided to create a new parcel to be purchased for cemetery purposes. This constitutes a changing condition in the neighborhood that is resulting in the need for a zoning change. 2. Whether the proposed amendment will protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. Staff Findings: The amendment is being requested to allow for long term expansion of Calvary Cemetery. Cemetery impacts are physically minimal to the public compared to other potential land uses. As such, the amendment should protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. 3. Whether the City and other service providers will be able to provide sufficient public safety, transportation and utility facilities and services to the subject property, while maintaining sufficient levels of service to existing development. Staff Findings: According to data compiled for the Fiscal Impact Analysis, in 2009 this property had a total of six police calls and zero fire calls. These numbers are minimal and future expansion of the cemetery should not cause a burden on public safety. The additional property will not cause an increase in road maintenance because no new public streets or accesses are being proposed. Water and electrical uses will be minimal and not create a burden on the rest of the community. 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: The area is currently greenspace and likely would never be developed for parking or building purposes. A cemetery would have almost as minimal impact on the natural environment, including air, water, noise, storm water management and vegetation as open space. S. Whether the proposed amendment will have significant adverse impacts on other property in the vicinity of the subject tract. Staff Finding: The neighboring relationship between the industrial and cemetery use will not change other than where the property line is. Expansion of the cemetery should not impact the industrial use adversely. Properties across Highway 10 should also not be adversely impacted.