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(4) Technical, engineering, and other pertinent factors which led to the selection of the particular design and proposed height of the facility. • (5) An inventory of the applicant's existing PWSFs or other communications facilities located within the city or within one mile of the city's boundaries, including specific information about the location, height and design of each facility. (6) A detailed description of the gap in service (described in technical terms and geographic area) that a proposed PWSF is designed to serve, together with documentation that the proposed PWSF is the least intrusive alternative available (e.g., that the applicant has considered less sensitive sites, alternative system designs, alternative tower designs, etc.). (7) Any other information requested by the city to enable it to fully evaluate and review the application and the potential impact of the proposed facility. (f) The criteria to be applied by the city in reviewing an application for a special use permit are as follows: (1) whether the proposed facility has been designed and configured in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of support structures, antenna arrays and other associated structures and equipment on adjacent properties, particularly any adjacent residentially -zoned properties or any conservation or historic districts or protected properties, or any entrance corridors; (2) whether the proposed facility has been designed and configured to promote compatibility with surrounding land uses and to protect the health, safety, general welfare and property values of the community; (3) whether the proposed facility has been designed and configured so that it will not have undue adverse impact on traffic or parking congestion in the surrounding neighborhood or the • community; (4) whether the applicant has made all reasonable efforts to identify and locate opportunities for shared use (co -location) of existing support structures and antenna sites within an appropriate radius from the proposed site, as an alternative to the proposed use; (5) whether the proposed facility will meet all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including building, fire and safety regulations, and (6) whether the proposed facility meets the applicable standards set forth within this article. (g) The planning commission shall review and make recommendations to city council concerning approval or disapproval of the application for a special use permit for a PWSF or other communications facility, based upon the review of the site plan for the proposed facility and upon the criteria set forth in this article and chapter. (1) The planning commission may concurrently approve a site plan subject to city council's approval of a special use permit, and subject to the necessary amendments to the site plan as a result of the city council action; or, alternatively, (2) The planning commission may choose to consider the site plan after the approval of the special use permit by the city council. (h) The procedure for filing and consideration of an application for a special use permit for a communications facility is the same as that required for a rezoning petition pursuant to article XXV of this . chapter, except that each application for a special use permit under this article shall, in addition, contain a site plan and other supporting data sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the purposes and standards Page 12 of 13