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e e #R 05-005 P&Z 9/15/05 Page 3 of6 characterized by central management, common use of parking, detention, maintenance of open spaces or other facilities, and efficient distribution of various land uses. The applicant looked at the second option of rezone to Planned Unit Development (PUD). Using this scenario, the applicant is requesting to rezone the property from BI & R-2 to PUD; where, existing use of the facility is a permitted use and fencing would be allowed in accordance with the applicable ordinances. Analvsis: The relationship of the applicant's proposal to the Land Use Plan and Comprehensive Plan needs to be emphasized as much as possible. In considering this request, Staff reviewed the following elements of the Comprehensive Plan. . Land Use - The City's Land Use Plan indicates this area developing with commercial and industrial uses. Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan is one consideration among several criteria to be considered in approving or denying a rezoning application. Other criteria may include: . Character of the surrounding and adjacent areas; . . Existing use of nearby properties, and extent to which a land use classification would be in harmony with such existing uses or the anticipated use of the properties; . Suitability of the property for the uses to which would be permissible, considering density, access and circulation, adequacy of public facilities and services, and other considerations; . Extent to which the designated use of the property would harm the value of adjacent land use classifications; . Extent to which the proposed use designation would adversely affect the capacity or safety of that portion of the road network influenced by the use; . Extent to which the proposed use designation would permit excessive air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, or other environmental harm on adjacent land use designations; and, . The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare due to the existence of the land use designation. Facility Uses/Operations - Review of the City's Land Use Plan indicates that this area is envisioned as a CommercialJIndustrial use. The first phase of the present facility was completed in 1991. In the first phase, there is a large cargo building with existing loading docks as well as a rail spur for the flow