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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />PAGE SIX <br />DECEMBER 29, 1998 <br />policy Implications: <br />1, The City has open space resources, both in <br />parks and wetlands, which it should <br />preserve. Enhancement of these areas and <br />increased aesthetic appeal throughout the <br />City may be created by linking these two <br />resoutces. Creation of a network of <br />pathways and recreation areas may be a <br />potential resolution of this idea. <br />2. The existing development pattern is <br />established within the City. The <br />_s:n;nn development opportunities are <br />available along the Highway lU corridor. <br />The Council has the opportunity to set <br />policy to structure this development. <br />3. The Council must reconcile the differences <br />in the adopted Comprehensive ?lan designa- <br />tion and zoning designation of many <br />in, This is the <br />properties along L"y.—a}' <br />reoccurring discussion of residential <br />versus commercial development along ; <br />Highway 10• Also in question is the type 4, <br />of commercial development. <br />4. If the Comprehensive Plan is revised to <br />allow for commercial development along <br />Highway 10, the only opportunity for <br />additional housing will be in -fill. If <br />in -filling is the direction in whichthe <br />Council would like to go, a moes- <br />re agy <br />sive in -fill program may need to be <br />formulated. <br />5. Development regulations, if modified, can <br />mitigate the negative effects of <br />in development. icts <br />That opportunity is not <br />available for existing development. The <br />Council must decide the level of the <br />Citv's involvement in this issue. <br />to <br />ome <br />Chapter V• the hismupdateost 9isfwhattdoes sthe nCity cwant ftomdo <br />with Highway 10? Are we to continue in the <br />same manner as in the past; a mix of residen- <br />tial and commercial uses dictated by market <br />forces; or should the City become more <br />influencial in Highway 10's development and <br />