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Conditional Use Permit No. 2011-21 October 10, 2011 Page 2 will be replaced with a 10-foot high block wall. Additionally, signage will be brought into compliance with the sign code, roof equipment will be screened from public view, and landscaping will be added to the site. Finally, the site will be improved to comply with water quality statutes, including the installation of clarifiers, biofilters and a detention/desilting basin on the site (Exhibits 3, 4 and 5). Project Background In July 2006, Bender Ready Mix was issued a certificate of occupancy to operate a warehouse use on the subject site. In April 2007, the City received a complaint regarding the unpermitted operation of a cement facility at the site. In response, the Community Preservation Division met with the business owner and notified them of the corrections required to legalize the facility. In February 2008, the City filed a criminal complaint against the business owners for failure to comply with outstanding violations, including failure to possess a conditional use permit for a cement manufacture business in the Heavy Industrial (M-2) zoning district. Since that time, the complaint has been on hold in the court system as the applicant has been working with staff to obtain the necessary approvals to operate the facility at this location. General Plan and Zoning Consistency The General Plan land use designation for the site is Industrial (IND), which allows manufacturing and industrial facilities such as the proposed use. The designation applies to areas of the City which are predominantly industrial in character such as this area of the City. Further, Industrial land use designated areas are vital to the economic health of the City as they provide employment opportunities for local residents and generate municipal revenues for continued economic development. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The zoning for the site is Heavy Industrial (M-2). The M-2 zone is intended to accommodate heavier, more intense industrial uses such as cement manufacturing facilities. Therefore, the proposed use is also consistent with the zoning designation. Project Analvsis Conditional Use Permits are governed by Section 41-638 of the SAMC. Conditional use permits may be granted when it can be shown that the following can be established: • That the proposed use will provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community. • That the proposed use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity. • That the proposed use will not adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic development of properties surrounding the area. 31A-4