04 - Staff Report - Conditional Use Permit Wilderness Resort Villas

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business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property. Screening shall also be provided where a business or industry is across the street from a residential zone, but not on that side of business or industry that is considered to be the front. The screening required shall consist of a wall, fence or densely planted compact evergreen hedge not less than five(5) feet or more than eight(8)feet in height that blocks direct vision but shall not extend to within fifteen(15) feet of any street right-of- way. Landscaping shall be required between the screening and pavement. All required screening shall be installed by the owner of the property which creates the need for said screening. All screening required by this ordinance shall apply to new and existing uses. 2. All exterior storage shall be screened in all districts where it is allowed or permitted with a Conditional Use Permit. The exceptions to this are: merchandise being displayed for sale and materials and equipment presently being used for construction on the premises. Findings of Fact: The following findings of fact are provided for your discussion in relation to this conditional use permit request. On the zoning&setbacks 1. The underlying zone is Waterfront Commercial. 2. The Waterfront Commercial district allows commercial PUD's with a conditional use permit. 3. The Commercial PUD is subject to all of the setback requirements of the underlying zone, in this case Waterfront Commercial. 4. All of the units are outside of the 75 foot shoreline setback, except for Units 2 and 4, which are existing units. 5. Unit 10 encroaches on the 30 foot bluff setback. All other units meet the 30 foot bluff setback. Unit 10 is an existing unit. 6. There is no defined minimum parcel size for Waterfront Commercial in the Ordinance. On the conditional use permit 1. There is no reason to believe that expansion on the Wilderness Resort, with vigorous conditions, would harm the health, safety, or welfare of the community. 2. Access to the resort is off of an easement across an adjacent property. 3. The PUD would continue to act as a resort. Although there will be some intensification of use, there will be no change in land use. The use will remaining compatible with the adjacent properties. 4. A Commercial PUD is a permitted conditional use within the Waterfront Commercial District. 5. The Comprehensive Plan specifically identifies Wilderness Resort as a recreational amenity of the City(page 64). One of the goals of the Comprehensive Plan is to "Maintain private resorts and facilities for public February Staff Report Page 12