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Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity The short term use of the site would continue to be used as a residence, the lessee lives on the site. Given the transitional nature of the surrounding area, the retention of the single-family residential use may not result in the site's highest and best use. Putting the site into a commercial use would fulfill the land use concept of the General Plan and result in a more productive use of the site. D. Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources The subject site is already disturbed. As such, the commitment of natural or other resources (such as archaeological ) would not appear to be an issue. E. Mitigative Measures As the parking area will be paved with an all-weather, dust free surface, there may be some drainage considerations. If there are drainage issues, this will be done in conjunction with the permitting and permit implementation phases of this project. The dwelling is currently occupied by the lessee of subject site. As such, there would be no dislocation of any resident. C. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 1. No project Lander this status quo alternative, the site remains in its present condition. The applicant would not pursue a commercial building for a convenience store, restaurant, or retail outlets. This alternative would result in no short-term construction impacts (noise, dust, traffic) resulting from the renovations and parking improvements. Additional vehicular traffic resulting from the commercial use would also not be present. The site, however, would not be utilized to its fullest potential, given the mixture of land uses in this area. The site could eventually deteriorate. 2. Alternative Commercially-zoned Site Under this alternative, the applicant would have to seek another site that is already Commercially zoned. In that scenario, commercial land use expectations by surrounding property owners would already be present Infrastructure may also be in place. However, there may still be commercially zoned areas where the infrastructure may not be adequate, particularly parking areas. The cost of improvements may also be prohibitive, particularly for the applicant. In the latter, event, the applicant may be compelled to cancel causing less economic opportunities for the community.