HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesAugust 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 10 FILE NO.: LU98-16-
Name: Land Use Plan Amendment -- Otter Creek Planning
District
Location: Northwest Corner of I-30 and I-430
Request: Community Shopping to Commercial
Source: McGetrick Engineering
PROPOSAL / REQUEST:
Land Use Plan amendment in the Otter Creek Planning District from
Community Shopping to Commercial. Commercial category includes a
broad range of retail and wholesale sales of products, personal
and professional services, and general business activities.
Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending ton the
trade area that they serve. (Community Shopping provides for a
shopping center with one or more general merchandise stores.)
CURRENT LAND USE AND ZONING:
The property is currently zoned C2 and R2 and is approximately
152.44 acres in size. The property is shown as Community Shopping
on the Land Use Plan. A large undeveloped tract _that lies in the
floodplain and floodway lies to the west and north of the site
and is shown as PK/OS on the Land Use Plan. To the west, on
Otter Creek Road, lies a trucking firm. To the east and south,
lies the I-30 and I-430 freeways.
RECENT AMENDMENTS:
July 1, 1997, a change from Community Shopping to Commercial at
12024 Interstate 30 north to Otter Creek.
MASTER STREET PLAN:
Otter Creek Road is shown as a Minor Arterial and is currently
built as two lane with open ditches. There is a proposed
collector that runs through the site from Otter Creek Road
northeasterly to the frontage road.
BACKGROUND:
This is the proposed 'Otter Creek Mall, site at the northwest
corner of I-430 and I-30 interstates. The I-30 frontage road and
Otter Creek Road provide access to the site. There is a proposed
slip exit off of I-430 to access the site on the northeast
corner. Currently, the frontage roads are two way, but proposals
are underway to make all frontage roads along I-30 one way. The
Fourche Creek lies just to the west of the site in the Park/Open
_
space area. This floodway line has shaped the western side of
the property, just as the I-30 and I-430 shape the eastern and
August 6, 1998
ITEM NO.: 10 (Cont.) FILE NO.: LU98-16-02
southern limits. With these three adjacent uses, the site is
fairly isolated.
Interstate I-430 is designated as a Scenic Corridor. A buffer
along I-430 to preserve its scenic values should be considered.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood association:
Otter Creek. Staff has not received any comments at this time.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (AUGUST 6, 1998)
This item was placed on consent agenda and was approved with a
vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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