1/9/2009
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
Subject: (SEU0812-1) Special Exception Use request to operate Personal Care Home at 2700
1st Avenue.
Tina Stephens has submitted an application for the Special Exception Use cited
above. The property is located in a RMF2 (Residential Multi Family 2)
District. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to allow for the
operation of a Personal Care Home Type II:
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Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Access to the property is adequate for the proposed use.
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Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
There will be no impact to the transportation system, nor ill there be any
impact to pedestrian safety.
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Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
The Proposed use is served by all city services. There will be no school
impact.
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Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
The proposed use is not expected to adversely affect neighboring properties.
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Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
Issues dealing with parking, loading, external dumpsters/ compactors, and light
are addressed in the UDO. Noise impacts are addressed in the City Code.
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Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
The proposed use will be compatible with neighboring properties.
Thirty-four (34) property owners within 300 feet of the parcel were notified by
lette of theproposed Special Exception Use. To date, the Planning Department
has not recieved any comments concerning the Special Exception Use request.