(a) Before making its recommendation as required in this section, the Planning Commission shall find that the facts submitted with the application and presented at the public hearing establish that:
(1) The proposed development can be initiated within five years of the date of approval.
(2) Each individual unit of the development, as well as the total development, can exist as an independent unit capable of creating an environment of sustained desirability and stability or that adequate assurance will be provided that the objective will be attained; the uses proposed will not be detrimental to present and potential surrounding uses, but will have a beneficial effect which could not be achieved under standard district regulations.
(3) The streets and thoroughfares proposed are suitable and adequate to carry anticipated traffic, and increased densities will not generate traffic in such amounts as to overload the street network outside the PUD.
(4) Any proposed commercial development can be justified at the locations proposed.
(5) Any exception from standard district requirements is warranted by the design and other amenities incorporated in the final development plan, in accord with the PUD and the adopted policy of the Planning Commission and the City Council.
(6) The area surrounding the development can be planned and zoned in coordination and substantial compatibility with the proposed development.
(7) The PUD is in general conformance with the comprehensive plan of the city.
(8) The existing and proposed utility services are adequate for the population densities and nonresidential uses proposed.
(b) The Planning Commission may seek assistance in making its recommendation from the County or Regional Planning Commission or any other appropriate source.