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MAYOR AND CITY "OUNC11, PAGE. FOUR JUNE 30, 1986 K address the concerns of the City that any development occurring along Highway 10 not have a negative impact upon residential properties immediately adjacent to that development. Their recommendations include the installation of buffering between, any commercial development along Highway 10 and the residential properties to mitigate any negative impacts that might result from the commercial development. The fourth and f inal finding of the Planning t offer a Commission states that the Wuornns Report, "... ve solutions;". Mr. Wuornns and his associates were charged to perform a study of Planning Districts 6 and 12 and specifically that area fronting upon Highway 10 and recommend appropriate land uses and development controls in those areas. It would appear from the conclusion contained in the mornos Report that it waS their professional opinion that no acceptahle alternative solutions were available. The Planning Commission in their report does reach the following conclusions as a result of the information and recommendations contained in the Study and their discussions. 1. "Development controls must be reviewed and strengthened to minimize impacts created by more intense land uses adjacent to residential property." During the past two years it has been generally agreed upon by all parties involved, i.e., City Council, Planning Commission and Staff that a comprehensive review and update of the Comprehensive Plan is in order. In recent months it has, in fact, become clear as noted by the Planning Commission, that all of the City's development controls ;Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, Subdivision Code, etc.) are in need of an update based upon current conditions. This update will require the expenditure of funds to employ consultants having the expertise not available on the Staff to coordinate this effort. 2. "Traffic circulation and access to commercial property must be controlled to facilitate safe and convenient access that does not impact adjacent residential uses." As can be noted in the Wuornns Report, great emphasis has been placed on the buffering of commercial uses from Adjacent property. 3. "Current zoning uses listed under our present various commercial zones may he too broad in scope to contrcl." Not only may our various commercial zones he too broad, some of the uses may he considered to be altogether undesireable and these uses should be eliminated from the code as part of the overall review recommended in 11 ` above.