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Special Use Permit – Applewood Pointe Planning Commission Report; 11-17-20 Page 5 Special Use Permit Review In General:  The need for a Special Use Permit is triggered by the request to build the fence over 6-feet in height. Criteria Review: Zoning Code Section 8-130 contains five standards the City must review prior to making a decision on any specially permitted use. The applicant’s response to each criteria can be found in their narrative above, and staff analysis of each standard is shown below: 1. That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare. APPLICANT COMMENTS: The new fence will not affect any of the above. An 8 foot fence height will screen the adjacent industrial building’s drive, loading, and materials storage areas more effectively from the view of the Cooperative residents and will have no affect on the general public or welfare. Staff Analysis: Staff agrees with the applicant’s assessment. The new fence will fulfill its intended purpose, and poses no concern to general public welfare. Criteria met. 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. APPLICANT COMMENTS: There is no other property than Johnson Screens in the immediate vicinity that will have a direct view of the new fence. The fence stars approximately 290 feet from the east property line along Old Highway 8 and runs further west 80 feet. The office building to the east of our site may have a partial view of the fence but it will also screen their view of the Johnson Screen activity and storage areas. Staff Analysis: The proposed fence will have no impact on the adjacent use, nor will it impair area property values. Criteria met. 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. APPLICANT COMMENTS: The property is the area is fully developed and the new fence should have no affect on surrounding property development or improvement. Staff Analysis: As stated by the applicant, the proposed fence will have no impact on how Johnson Screens can use their property. Criteria met.