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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 901 27 28 a. An established residential neighborhood is located to the west of the Subject Site. Persons accessing the Project will necessarily have to use streets that run through this residential neighborhood. City Staff estimates, based on the ITE Manual that up to 74 peak hour trips could be generated by the Project. This increased traffic through a residential neighborhood creates a safety hazard for children who reside in the neighborhood, and for other persons who may walk or ride bicycles in the neighborhood. Further, the traffic and noise that may be associated with the Project would detract from the harmony of the neighborhood, and may lead to blighting conditions. 2. General Objective No. 2 of the Land Use Element provides that it is a general objective of the City of Colton to: provide a compatible mix and arrangement of land uses and to promote future development in a manner consistent with the availability of infrastructure. (pp. 2-12) a. The Subject Site is designated under the Specific Plan for the West Valley (East Subarea) with a land use designation of "Mixed Use'. While the Project is consistent with the land use designation, the Specific Plan Goals provide that development should: prescribe compatible uses adjacent to existing residential areas. " A nightclub/ entertainment center with on-site alcohol consumption is not a use that is compatible with the adjacent residential neighborhood, especially considering that traffic generated by customers accessing the Project will necessarily flow through this residential neighborhood. SECTION 4. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, and the findings made in this Resolution, the City Council hereby finds that the Application does not comply with the zoning regulations set forth in Title 18 of the City of Colton Municipal Code (the "Zoning Code"). A. Section 18.58.060(H) (2) of the City of Colton Municipal Code provides that in order to grant a CUP, the City Council must find that: The proposed use, together with the conditions applicable thereto will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. 1. Professional advice of City Staff, public comment from the residents of the adjacent residential neighborhood and a review of the traffic patterns that will result from development of the Project all indicate that the on-site -8-