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PO -4-BOR BK4-009 ' <br /> + <br /> 2of5 <br /> SECTION 3420 <br /> Requirements for Approval of Special Exceptions: <br /> If the procedural requirements above have been met and the Planning Commission' <br /> is empowered to hear the application for Special Exception, the Planning Commission shall <br /> conduct a public hearing and review the application for Special Exception as submitted, and <br /> shall not grant approval unless such change is submitted to and approved by the Planning <br /> Commission. Prior to granting a Special Exception approval, the Planning Commission shall <br /> ensure that: <br /> - -(1) Therms: (a)ingress and eg ess;r_the development and proposed structures, <br /> with particular reference to automotive and pedestrian safety; (b) separation of <br /> automotive, bicycle, traffic and control; (c) provision of services and servicing of <br /> utilities and refuse collection; and (d) accesses for fire, catastrophe and emergency <br /> services. <br /> Access management standards on state and county roads shall be based on the latest <br /> access management standards of the Florida Department of Transportation "FDOT", or <br /> Pasco County, respectively. . <br /> (2) The location and relationship of off-street parking,-and:off-street loading <br /> facilities to driveways and internal traffic patterns within the proposed development <br /> does not impose a traffic or safety hazard, with particular reference to automotive, <br /> bicycle, and pedestrian traffic; does not unnecessarily.impede traffic flow and <br /> control, access in case of fire or catastrophe; or if and screening and landscaping are <br /> adequate or excessive. <br /> (3) If necessary, a completed traffic impact report describing how this project <br /> will impact the adjacent streets and intersections. A detailed traffic report may be • <br /> required to determine the prbjec-i impact on the levei of services of adjacent streeis <br /> and intersections. Transportation system management techniques may be required, <br /> where necessary, to offset the traffic impacts. <br /> (4) The drainage on the property is adequate with particular reference to the <br /> effects of provisions for drainage on adjacent and nearby properties, or the <br /> _. requirements of on-site retention systems. The Commission may grant approval as <br /> required by the City of Southwest Florida Water Management.District "SWFWMD. <br /> (5) Any signs, or,proposed exterior:lighting does not.create, an unnecessary <br /> glare, or constitutea traffic safety hazard, and are compatibility arid harriionious with <br /> adjacent properties. <br /> (6) The orientation and location of buildings, recreational facilities and open <br /> space in relation to the physical characteristics of the site is adequate, and the <br /> character of the neighborhood and the appearance and harmony of the building, with <br /> adjacent development and surrounding landscape are not materially adversely <br /> affected. <br /> (7) The intended use is compatibility with the existing natural environment of the <br /> site, historical and archaeological sites, and with properties in the neighborhood as <br /> outlined in the City's Comprehensive Plan. <br /> (8) There are no substantial detrimental effects to the proposed use. In <br /> considering this the Commission should evaluate the impact of a concentration of <br /> similar or the same uses and/or structures, on property values in the neighborhood. <br /> • <br /> (9) There: are: no'.substantial detrimental effect's:•to the proposed use. In <br /> considering this the Commission should evaluate the impact of a concentration of <br /> ':similar or the same uses and/or structures,,on living or working,conditions in the <br /> neighborhood. <br />