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s In determining the appropriate zoning district for this property, the staff considered both the MED and CL, Limited Commercial zoning Districts. The CL district allows a broad range of commercial uses including auto parts stores and veterinary clinics which the staff did not feel were appropriate for this area. The staff feels that the MED district, with its combination of residential, institutional and selected limited retail uses, would be more appropriate. One problem with the MED district is that it requires 20 foot side yard setbacks while the CL district only requires 10 foot side yards. The 20 foot side yard setback would be a problem on the 50 foot wide lots in this subdivision except for the following provision of the zoning ordinance. 25 (k) Minimum buildable width. Side yard requirements notwithstanding, all existing lots of record shall be permitted to have side yards reduced in order to allow a minimum buildable width of thirty (30) feet. The thirty (30) foot width shall be located so that the buildable area is centered in relation to the width of the lot, and that side yards of equal width are maintained. Based on the fact that the fifty -foot wide lots in this subdivision are lots of record, they would be guaranteed a thirty-foot minimum buildable width. Based on this provision of the zoning ordinance, the uses allowed in the MED district, and the fact that the properties east and south of the subject property are zoned MED, the MED district appears to be the most appropriate zoning for the subject property. Transportation System The subject property has direct access to 37th Street (classified as a secondary collector street on the Thoroughfare Plan), and to 37th Place and 17th Avenue (classified as local streets). The subject property also has access to U.S. 1 (classified as an arterial street). The maximum development of the subject property under the proposed MED zoning could generate up to 1,334 average annual daily trips (AADT). Environment The subject property is not designated as environmentally sensitive nor is it in a flood -prone area. Utilities A County water main is located on 37th Street. City wastewater facilities are available. County wastewater facilities will be available in 1988. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, particularly the facts that this property is in the hospital/commercial node and that the property is zoned Medical District, staff recommends approval. 19 L_ AUG 211', 0 BOOK D5 F,i:r6 . 4