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2. The uses permitted by the proposed zoning district will be compatible with existing and proposed uses in the general neighborhood. Immediately west of the proposed project are a group of commercial buildings on the southwest corner of the Marina Boulevard/Merced Street intersection. Commercial buildings are also located north of Marina Boulevard. Immediately west of the proposed Mixed -Use Retail Development is the Alpha Innotech Corporation, which develops and manufactures digital imaging and detection systems for life science and drug research markets. This is not an intensive industrial land use, but does perform light manufacturing operations. No intensive industrial uses exist immediately adjacent to the portion of the site planned for Mixed -Use Retail Development. Thus, the proposed uses would be generally compatible with the existing light industrial and commercial land uses in the immediate vicinity. Development of a hospital on the site would include the use of hazardous materials; however, hospital operations would be required to follow federal and State regulations regarding the handling and transportation of hazards materials. The hospital would be generally compatible with the industrial uses because the buildings would be similar in size and would be designed primarily for utility. The Alpha Innotech Corporation property contains a minimal amount of landscaping (scattered trees and lawns) on the eastern portion of the property along Merced Boulevard. Although it is likely that any future residential development on the mixed-use portion of the site would be compatible with surrounding industrial land uses, upon submittal of a development application the Mixed -Use Retail Development would undergo subsequent environmental review to ensure that any potential land use conflicts are adequately mitigated. The rezoning of the project site to CC(PD) District will subject any future proposal on the property to the City's discretionary review process, which will ensure that the new development will be compatible with the existing area. 3. The property subject to the rezone will be served by streets, utilities and other public facilities of sufficient capacity to properly serve it without overloading and without detriment to other areas presently zoned in contemplation of full use and availability of such facilities. As part of the comprehensive plan to rezone and redevelop the subject property, the subject property will be improved with adequate public infrastructure such as utilities and other public facilities to properly serve it without overloading and without detriment to the immediate area. Street facilities accessing the project already exist and will be improved to better serve the proposed uses. Planned Unit Development — Phase 1 of the Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accord with the objectives of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. Recommended Findings of Fact April 22, 2010 PLN2009-00030 Page 3 of 6