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#R 06-003 P&Z 11/16/06 Page 2 of 4 Last year, approximately 35 acres of land just south of the subject tract, located at the intersection of Canada Road and Fairmont Parkway, was rezoned from Medium Density Residential (R-2) to General Commercial (GC). The adjacent properties across the Big Island Slough (B 1 09-00-00) are single-family residential (Pecan Crossing Subdivision). Other surrounding existing uses to the north are single-family residential, a manufactured housing park, and a storage/warehouse facility at 3337 Canada Road. An undeveloped vacant property and the City's proposed "West Side Park" are also in the vicinity. The current land use plan designates the area as intended for commercial uses, and the City has been consistent in providing General Commercial (GC) uses along the major roads within the City limits. However, the following aspects shall be considered for a rezone request: · Ability of infrastructure to support the permitted use. · Impact on the value and practicality of the surrounding land uses. · Conformance of a zoning request with the land use plan. · Character of the surrounding and adjacent areas. · Suitability of the property for the uses which would be permissible, considering density, access and circulation, and adequacy of public facilities and services. · The extent to which the proposed use designation would adversely affect the capacity or safety of that portion of the road. · The extent to which the proposed use designation would create excessive air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, or other environmental harm to adjacent properties. · The gain, if any, to the public health, safety, and welfare ofthe City. Transportation - The tract in question will have access along Canada Road running north and south between Spencer Highway and Fairmont parkway. Earlier, the design of Canada Road improvement was completed in 2004. The rights-of-way for the proposed road improvement acquired and the utilities to serve this general area were designed given special consideration to the pipeline adjustments and power lines relocation. The bidding and construction of the road and utilities started in January 2005. The Canada Road improvement/widening project were completed in November, 2005. Traffic signalization is already in place and opened for traffic from Fairmont Parkway to State Highway 225 via East Boulevard.