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proposed use would be held within the confines of the building and the proposed use is located within a commercial district. 6. The proposed use should not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant properties. There are no additional public services or facilities required for the development of this property. 7. The applicant proposes to access this property from Lilac Drive. On days when funerals are held, there will be impacts on local traffic as funeral attendees travel to and from the funeral home and cemetery. These local traffic impacts will be occasional, and not contribute to the overall daily traffic load on Lilac Drive, Pillsbury Street, and State Highway 371. 8. The applicant proposes to construct 42 parking spaces on the property to serve the staff and patrons. The Ordinance requires one space for every four seats of capacity in the funeral home. With 42 proposed parking spaces, the funeral home could have a maximum capacity of 168 occupants, while the applicant proposes 110 seats in the chapel area of the business. 9. The proposed parking stalls meet the minimum dimension requirements, being ten feet wide and 20 feet in length. 10.The applicant has placed the majority of the parking spaces to the side of the building, with seven spaces in front of the building. The Ordinance requires that all parking be placed to the side or the rear of the building. 11.The applicant has proposed to maintain existing vegetation along the �. perimeter of the property, supplementing the northern boundary with additional trees for screening. Trees and vegetation along the eastern portion of the property are also proposed to be maintained. The proposed use of vegetation should provided the required 50% screening required from the road or any non-residential parcel in the area. 12.The parking standards require that more than five contiguous parking stalls be landscaped. The applicant has indicated in the submitted drawings that landscaping will be placed for screening purposes and has also indicated additional landscaping around the perimeter of the proposed building, but landscaping within the parking area itself has not been shown. 13.The proposed use is unlikely to produce noise, dust, or odors at a level that would constitute a nuisance, outside of those typically associated with the construction of the building. 14.The property is largely wooded, and the applicant proposes to remove vegetation on the western portion of the property to accommodate the proposed structure and parking, while maintaining the vegetation and trees along the eastern portion of the property. There otherwise are not any sites of historic or natural significance on this site. 15.The applicant has proposed the construction of stormwater retention ponds on the property that would retain the stormwater from a 5-year, 24- hour storm event. The Ordinance allows up to 50% impervious coverage