07-25-12 Special Called Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission

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Light Industrial The light Industrial classification provides for the establishment of warehousing and light and heavy industrial development. Uses are in conformance with the Light Industrial District (LI) and Heavy Industrial District (HI). Heavy Industrial The heavy industrial district is to provide for the establishment of heavy industrial and manufacturing development away from residential and commercial uses. 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 land use plan is intended to generally 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 property would harm the value of adjacent land uses; 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 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. Individual land development proposals should be considered for approval at the scale of neighborhood, sub-area, and development project planning, which are to be considered in subsequent zoning and rezoning actions by the City. These decisions should be based upon consideration of the established policies and conformance with the Future Land Use Plan. 2.31 LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT 2.řŗ Adopted July 20, 2009