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Industrial land uses to the north and west, medical center and commercial land uses are generally compatible with industrial land uses and not detrimental to public health, safety or welfare. Furthermore, the City will require subsequent environmental and site plan review for any future proposal on the Retail/Mixed-Use Development site, ensuring that such development, even if it includes a residential component, will not be incompatible with surrounding development, nor would be detrimental to public health, safety, and welfare. 3. The proposed General Plan Amendment is otherwise consistent with the General Plan. The proposed General Plan Amendment is otherwise consistent with the General Plan because it will further a number of existing General Plan policies, will not impede achievement of other policies, and will not create any internal inconsistencies with the General Plan. The proposed Amendment is consistent with the City's contemplated "City Structure" (General Plan Fig. 3-1) because it proposes a medical center and commercial development in a region identified as an employment district, near an intersection identified as a neighborhood/community commercial center. By facilitating development of a medical center and retail project, the General Plan Amendment also furthers a number of other existing General Plan Goals, Policies, and Actions. For example, it promotes economic diversity and the growth of the expanding health care industry (See Policy 7.02). It encourages private reinvestment in an underutilized industrial and commercial parcel to adapt the property to the changing economic needs (Policy 7.06). The retail project will also enhance the City's tax base (Policy 7.07). Further, the General Plan Amendment will not impede achievement of other existing policies, nor will it create internal inconsistencies with existing policies. Accordingly, the Amendment is consistent with the City's General Plan. Rezone 1. The proposed rezone will be in general agreement with the adopted General Plan of the City. Should the City Council approve amending the General Plan to change the land use designation of the entire 63 -acre site from General Industrial and Light Industrial to General Commercial, the proposed rezoning of the entire site to Commercial Community with a Planned Development Overlay [CC -(PD)], would be consistent with the General Plan as amended. Hospitals and mixed-use residential uses such as proposed under the project are generally allowed in the Commercial Community district subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. However, the Planned Development Overlay can be used to accommodate uses that would otherwise require Conditional Use permits, subject to review by the Planning Commission and City Council. Further, by facilitating the medical center and retail or mixed-use development, the rezone would further a number of existing General Plan policies (as demonstrated above) without impeding achievement of other General Plan polices. Recommended Findings of Fact April 22, 2010 PLN2009-00030 Page 2 of 6