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<br />On April 26, 2005, the City Council adopted an Interim Policy for proposed land use changes <br />that are requested prior to the completion of the Comprehensive Plan update. The interim policy <br />reads as follows, with Staff comments in italics: <br /> <br />1. The proposed land use considers traffic levels and patterns. <br />a. Traffic impacts of the proposal should be assessed for adjacent streets and affected <br />collector streets. Impacts resulting in a safety hazard, increase in fire or police response <br />time, or substantial increase in traffic congestion should be mitigated. <br />b. Potential future travel corridors should be identified and preserved where feasible. <br /> <br />The site is currently designated as Places to Shop and could be developed asa wide <br />range of highway commercial uses, including motor vehicle sales and repair, gas station, <br />and other retail uses. Single-family homes would produce less traffic than most <br />commercial uses. <br /> <br />2. The Community's expenditures for new or additional services required by the proposed land <br />use will be recovered if the proposal goes forward. <br /> <br />Staff is of the opinion that the proposed land use change will not increase the City's <br />expenditures compared to the current lalid use designation. The subject property is <br />currently within the MUSA. <br /> <br />3. Environmentally sensitive resources should be known, and as per section 9.21.01 of the city. <br />code "development shall be so regulated as to minimize risk of environmental damage to these <br />areas. " <br /> <br />There is significant tree cover on the site, a portion of which could be preserved through <br />the subdivision process. There are no other known environmentally sensitive resources <br />on the site. <br /> <br />4. The potential of the parcel containing a greenway corridor or open space area should be <br />reviewed and if present, appropriate preservation strategies shall be employed. <br /> <br />Not applicable. <br /> <br />5. Sewer and water capacity is adequate to service the proposed development <br /> <br />Sewer and water have been extended down Ebony Street to service this property, as well <br />as adjacent properties. <br /> <br />6. The type of density transition, as required by Section 9.20.05 Subd. 3.c of City Code, that will <br />be utilized as part of the land use shall be identified and approved by the City Council. <br /> <br />No density transition would be required along the south or east, though some buffering <br />may be appropriate on the north, along the Super Bowl property. <br /> <br />28 <br />