In considering any amendment, the Planning Commission and City Council must consider the following criteria. The City may consider other factors that are applicable to the application, but not listed below.
(a) Consistency with the goals, policies and objectives of Wayne’s Master Plan and other City or regional planning documents. If conditions have changed since the Master Plan was adopted, consistency with recent development trends in the area may be considered.
(b) Consistency with the intent and purpose of Wayne’s Zoning Code.
(c) The capability of the street system to safely and efficiently accommodate the expected traffic generated by uses permitted in the requested zoning district.
(d) The capacity of the city’s utilities and services sufficient to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district without compromising the health, safety, and welfare of Wayne.
(e) If a map amendment (rezoning) is requested, the following criteria also applies:
(1) Compatibility of the site’s physical, hydrological, and environmental features with the uses permitted in the proposed zoning district.
(2) Compatibility of all the potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district with surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, and infrastructure.
(3) The requested zoning district will be compatible in relationship to surrounding zoning districts, and future construction can meet the dimensional regulations for the requested zoning district.
(4) If requested to allow for a specific use, rezoning the land more appropriate than amending the list of permitted or special land uses in the current zoning district to allow the use.
(5) Will not create an isolated or incompatible zone in the City.
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)