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From a safety, maintenance, and operations standpoint, staff finds the proposed use to comply with this section. The applicant will be required to submit secured FAA and MnDOT permits for the helipad, as well as comply with all Building Code and Fire Code standards, including creation and submission of an Emergency Response Plan to the Fire Marshal. With regard to impacts on the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare, the proposed helipad will have impacts regarding wind, noise, and dust primarily affecting adjacent residential uses and park property. The Commission, and ultimately the City Council, will have to determine if 20 landings per year, the short duration of the noise associated with those landings, and all other conditions proposed to be imposed is sufficient to mitigate these negative impacts. Staff finds proposed Ordinance 835, coupled with the conditions of approval recommended, collectively accomplish reasonable controls to ensure negative impacts are mitigated as much as possible. 2) That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. The proposed helipad will have wind, noise, and dust impacts on adjacent land owners, primarily The View Apartments to the northwest. The applicant's proposed plan aims to mitigate these impacts. Further, the outdoor living areas for The View (pool) are on the west side of their 4 story building likely mitigating wind and dust impacts from the helipad, which would be located east of their building. The exception will be impacts on the decks on the east side of The View's building. The other most -impacted landowners are CSI across Old Highway 8 NW and Pulte Homes 800' to the north. Again, these impacts need to be weighed against the conditions proposed in evaluating impacts on overall use and enjoyment of other property. It's also worth noting there is significant noise in the area already related to highway traffic and railroad traffic. Lastly, the applicant has proposed a site plan, with landscaping, sidewalks, and lighting details and will add to the overall aesthetics of the area. This park -like, green space area will be the primary use of the property 345 days of the year, when factoring in the limit of only 20 landings per year. 3) That the establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. The proposed helipad will not negatively impact normal and orderly development or improvement of surrounding property. No other residential uses are expected in New Brighton Exchange and the remaining office opportunities exist on the other side of Old Highway 8 NW. APi has an option to build a third building on the two acre parcel immediately north of their training center currently under construction. No other land is available for development on the west side of Old Highway 8 NW within New Brighton Exchange. 4) That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and/or necessary facilities have been or are being provided.