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• • • Oppidan Concept Plan page 9 PLANNING & ZONING BOARD The P & Z discussed the concept plan on July 13. Comments From the Public: Several members of the public addressed the P & Z Board at the meeting and expressed concerns about compatibility with existing neighborhoods and potential impacts, including: o Noise o Traffic, onsite and around the site, cut - through traffic in neighborhood o Amending the 49/J Master Planning Study o Views of the development from first and second floors of homes o A large vacant building if market viability of a grocery store is miscalculated o Mechanical equipment (heating, air conditioning) Comments From the Board: Members of the P & Z Board expressed the importance of the following: o Consistency or inconsistency with the overall vision and the actual requirements of the 49/J Master Planning Study, and whether or not amending those requirements is desirable. Specific items included: - urban form - access points and impact on future development east of Hodgson Rd. - gateway into the city - large parking lot fronting Hodgson - pedestrian circulation to and through the site. o Potential for facilitating or impeding development on abutting sites and the circulation among them all. o Delivery times and impacts on neighbors from noise of loading, idling, etc., and the number of delivery trips. o Views of the site from neighboring homes. o Screening of mechanical equipment (heating, air conditioning), rooftop or other. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD After discussing the concept plan on July 14, EDAC recommended that the City Council move this project forward based on the following: 1. A grocery store is a permitted use on the site. 2. The 49/J intersection is a gateway to the city. Costs of municipal services and road improvements have made development/redevelopment of the area prohibitive. 3. An anchor tenant on 49/J is needed in order to bring municipal services to the area and improve the 49/J intersection. P35