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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 21, 2000 Page 7 • 1 attention to his letter of March 10, 2000 in which he explained the reason for the initial proposal 2 of Hillcrest Development for a C-2 Commercial zoning. 3 In short, Mr. Gleekel's letter stated that in order for Hillcrest's redevelopment of the Apache 4 Plaza property to be successful, Hillcrest requires flexibility. The proposed C-2 district is a 5 highbred of the City's C General Commercial District and its LI Light Industrial District. While 6 the C-2 district broadly defines general office uses and includes different language with respect 7 to some of the business and industrial uses, there are no new use categories included in the C-2 8 district. 9 Mr. Gleekel directed the Commission's attention to the definitions and inclusions in the proposed 10 C-2 Commercial District that had been prepared by his office. I 1 Bergstrom acknowledged that this is an important project for the City and commended Mr. 12 Tankenoff on his excellent manner in updating the Council, Planning Commission, and 13 community on the status of the project. With respect to creating a new zoning district, this is 14 something new to the City and was one of the reasons behind the need for hiring a planner. 15 Bergstrom stated that the City would like to move forward and not be viewed as a stumbling 16 block for the project. The City realizes that time is of the essence and it is doing its best to 46 accommodate the schedule that Hillcrest is under. 18 Additionally, Bergstrom supported Mr. Tankenoff s idea of a bus tour and believed that this was 19 an essential part of understanding the process. Bergstrom offered to confer with the other Com- 20 missioners and would inform Mr. Tankenoff of proposed dates for the tour. 21 Tillmann requested a brief summary about the need for a change in zoning district. Mr. Gleekel 22 responded that a C-1 district allows for most retail uses, and an LI Light Industrial is another dis- 23 trict that allows for certain office uses. For the purpose of Hillcrest Development, Mr. Gleekel 24 had combined both uses to allow for the flexibility in zoning that Hillcrest will need for a suc- 25 cessful project. 26 In response to a comment that some conditions from the LI District were not included in the C-2 27 rezoning, Mr. Tankenoff responded that certain items were deleted because Hillcrest Develop- 28 ment was against certain types of businesses occupying'portions of Apache Plaza that would cre- 29 ate outside storage issues or manufacturing of products that would create strong odors. 30 Hatch suggested that a document be drafted that would specify the reasons why certain particu- 31 lars were deleted from the C-2 district. Mr. Gleekel responded that it was an excellent idea to 32 create a record of the reasoning behind the specifics of the C-2 District. 33 Chair Bergstrom thanked Mr. Tankenoff and Mr. Gleekel for their attendance and presentation. 0 B. Lot Coverage Report; Commissioner Tillmann and Todd Hubmer, WSB, Inc. 35 Tillmann referred the Commission's attention to her memorandum discussing the proposed 36 changes to the lot coverage ordinances. The memo was briefly reviewed and Tillmann offered