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parking standards of Section 7.1o. Residential development within the DMU District <br /> is not exempt. Developments shall minimize the appearance of parking areas. <br /> i. Location. Parking and vehicle drives shall be located away from building <br /> entrances and street corners, and not between a building entrance and the <br /> street. Surface parking shall be oriented behind or to the side of a building <br /> when possible. <br /> ii. Landscape Buffering. Suitable trees and shrubs shall be planted between <br /> parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks and buildings. <br /> iii. Maximum Parking Ratio. Surface parking shall not exceed 125% of the <br /> minimum parking requirement for the subject land use(s). <br /> Section 7.10 lists standards for Parking and indicates that parking sites shall be a minimum of <br /> 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. In addition,this section states that the Planning Commission and <br /> City Council have the discretion to determine the appropriate parking ratio for other uses that <br /> are not described in the section. Additional standards are listed in this section pertaining to <br /> location of parking areas, providing appropriate landscaping, reducing glare from lighting, and <br /> providing adequate drainage for parking areas. <br /> Since this application is a Conditional Use Permit,the CUP provisions contained in Section 11.6, <br /> Subdivision 4 also apply.Those provisions include the following: <br /> 1. The following must be met: <br /> A. The use or development is an appropriate conditional use in the land use zone. <br /> B. The use or development, with conditions, conforms to the comprehensive land use <br /> plan. <br /> C. The use with conditions is compatible with the existing neighborhood. <br /> �. D. The use with conditions would not be injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, <br /> decency,order,comfort,convenience,appearance or prosperity of the City. <br /> 2. The following must be considered: <br /> A. The conditional use should not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other <br /> property in the immediate vicinity for the purpose permitted on that property, nor <br /> substantially diminish or impair values in the immediate vicinity. <br /> B. The conditional use will not impede the normal and orderly development and <br /> improvement of surrounding vacant property for uses predominant in the area. <br /> C. The conditional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will <br /> not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community. <br /> D. The conditional use will have vehicular approaches to the property which are so <br /> designed as not to create traffic congestion or an interference with traffic on <br /> surrounding public thoroughfares. <br /> E. Adequate measures have been taken to provide sufficient off-street parking and <br /> loading space to serve the proposed use. <br /> F. Adequate measures have been taken or will be taken to prevent or control offensive <br /> odor, fumes, dust, noise, and vibration, so none of these will constitute a nuisance <br /> and to control lights and signs in such a manner, that no disturbance to neighboring <br /> properties will result. <br /> G. The conditional use will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, <br /> scenic or historical feature of major significance. <br /> H. The conditional use will promote the prevention and control of pollution of the <br /> ground and surface waters including sedimentation and control of nutrients. <br /> Staff Findings: The Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the <br /> Planning Commission: <br /> City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 1-2 <br /> September 20,2007 <br />