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,activities in terms of their utilization of available land, other natural resources, and available services, and the need for orderly infrastructure planning; and (d) the impacts of proposed development on the additional designated areas which may diminish the resources to be protected or located within those areas; 5. The foregoing concerns are in accord with the applicable guidelines for designation which the CLUC has issued with respect to the additional designated areas and activities addressed in the Proposed 1041 Regulations, as further set forth in the Commission's Model Regulations proposed for the administration of these additional areas and activities; 6. The additional designated areas and activities constitute areas and activities of state interest within the City of Louisville, considering a multitude of relevant factors including the areas' and activities' potential magnitude, significance, or size; their regional or extraterritorial nature; the inability of the City to effectively regulate the subject development without the authority provided in the Proposed 1041 Amendments; the need to provide an improved City-wide evaluation of the impacts of development in or affecting the additional designated areas; and the potential for the additional designated activities to adversely impact the land, infrastructure, and environmental resources of the entire City and adjacent communities; 7. Designation of the additional areas and activities and adoption of the Proposed 1041 Amendments are in accordance with the City of Louisville Comprehensive Plan, and assist the City in the more effective implementation of its statutory land use and related regulatory powers; 8. For all of the foregoing reasons, serious concerns or dangers may result from the continuing conduct of the additional designated activities, or continuing development in or affecting the additional designated areas, without the unified control provided by a binding City review process. In addition, there are significant advantages to conducting the additional designated activities, and regulating development in or affecting the additional designated areas, in a coordinated manner through the implementation of the Proposed 1041 Amendments. WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all applicable notice and public hearing requirements have been followed regarding the designation of these matters of state interest; the adoption of guidelines and regulations for their administration; and the adopting of amendments to the general administrative regulations contained in Chapter 17.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, in designating the matter of state interest stated herein, the City Council has considered the intensity of current and foreseeable development pressures, and any applicable guidelines for designation issued by the Colorado Land Use Commission as part of its House Bill 1041 Model Land Use Regulations; and 3