06-21-12 Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Industrial The Industrial classification provides for the establishment of light and heavy industrial _development. Uses _are in _conformance _with the Light Industrial District (LI) and Heavy Industrial District (HI).. Parks and Open Space - The Parks and Open Space classification was added during the 2012 plan update and is intended for existing public Parks and recreation areas, open spaces, natural habitat areas, and areas within the floodplain. Public and Institutional The Public and Institutional classification includes such uses as schools, library, utilities, and government buildings. The....1.and....use.....pla.n....is....intended to....genera.11 guide... future.... land use decisions .............................................................................. �. which are typically made simultaneous to other decisions regarding the provision of adequate public facilities and services and infrastructure improvements. Consideration should be given to the following issues prior to making land use decisions: Character of the surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods; Existing use of nearby properties, and the 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 orooerty would harm the value of adiacent land us 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, water or noise pollution, or other environmental harm on adiacent land use designations; and, ......The ..gain, if...any, to...the...public _health.....safety,... .and .welfare... due to.. the existence of the land use designation. Individual land..development..proposals should b ..considered for.approva.l at the scale of neighborhood, sub -area, and development project planning, which are to be considered in subsequent zoning and rezoning actions by the Citv. These decisions should be based upon consideration of the established policies and conformance with the Future Land Use Plan. The Future Land Use Plan is not a zoning map, nor should it be used a . such. The detailed pattern and location of land uses on a parcel -specific basis cannot b...accurately predicted.for 20...years into the future Small area land use decisions should appropriately be made at the scale of neighborhood,.