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_ <br />-�,__ . . � __ , t. <br />�-- - - - ----� �� _� - --- - - - - -=- --- -_ - - - --- - --- - -- - . ; <br />Plarin.in Commission <br />g <br />Memo <br />TO: Planning Commissioners <br />FROM: Jim Ericson, Planning Associate <br />SUBJECT: Walgreens Development Proposal <br />DATE: February 12, 1998 <br />At your last meeting on February 4, 1998, the issue of whether or not it would be appropriate to <br />rezone residential properties and amend the comprehensive plan to allow for the development of a <br />Walgreens store at the northeast corner of Highway 10 and County Road I was discussed. <br />Attached is the staff report from that meeting, along with revised site plans showing curb cuts on <br />County Road I and memoranda from Benshoof & Associates with regard to traffic issues raised at <br />the last meeting. <br />While the Planning Commission examined the proposal on a number of levels, little time was <br />spent discussing the proposal from a broader perspective. Is the proposal appropriate given the <br />existing land uses? This is the type of issue that the City (its commissions, Council and residents) <br />through the comprehensive planning process will be addressing not only on the subject properties <br />but on all properties within the City. As was brought up at the first community forum held to <br />generate input for the comprehensive plan update, the City's residential areas are for the most part <br />established with no foreseeable or desired changes. The primary focus will be on the Highway 10 <br />corridor--the properties fronting Highway 10 and those adjacent to them. The current proposal is <br />one such example of this. <br />With the additional information that will be presented both herein and at the meeting on February <br />18, 1998, staff will be seeking direction from the Planning Commission with regard to drafting a <br />resolution recommending either approval or denial of the rezoning and comprehensive plan <br />amendment requests. <br />