Part 2 — Unified Development Ordinance Zoning Regulations
City of Andover Unified Development Manual

2. Factors Addressed in Zoning Administrator Report: Before the Planning Commission evaluates a special use application, the Zoning Administrator will provide a preparatory report for their review, addressing the following factors: a. Does adequate public infrastructure (including water, sewer, and street access) exist or could it be provided, in order to serve the special use? b. If the special use request was approved, would the subject property need to be platted or re-platted, or have in-lieu-of dedications made, in order to provide needed rights-of-way, easements, building setback lines, or access control? c. If the special use request was approved, would the subject property need a screening plan for existing or potential uses? d. What fact-based information in support of or in opposition to the requested special use has staff received? e. If there has been an error in the application of these Zoning Regulations to the subject property, would the requested special use correct the error? 3. Factors for Planning Commission Consideration. When the Planning Commission evaluates a special use application, the factors addressed in the Zoning Administrator's preparatory report as well as the following factors may be used as guidelines for reaching a recommendation. a. How suitable or unsuitable is the subject property for its current use ? b. Is the length of time the subject property has been vacant or undeveloped under its current zoning a factor in the special use request?
c. How reasonably well-suited will the requested special use of the subject property be with the current zoning of nearby properties? d. Has the special use been requested because conditions in the area of the subject property have changed or are changing? If so, what is the nature and significance of these conditions? e. What are the current land uses, character and condition of the subject property and the surrounding neighborhood? f. Would the proposed special use of the subject property allow land uses which might have detrimental effects on nearby properties, and if so, how? g. How would this requested special use conform with the City's Comprehensive Plan and other adopted master plans and policies? h. Do any professional persons knowledgeable on conditions that affect this special use request have information or recommendations to provide, which would be helpful in its evaluation? i. How would the potential loss in value or hardship imposed on the Applicant compare to the relative gain to the public health, safety, and welfare, if there is a change from the current use to the requested special use?
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