HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutesAugust 17, 2006
ITEM NO.: 4. (CONT) FILE NO.: LU06-16-03
The site is located at the intersection of Vimy Ridge Road and Alexander Road.
These are both classified as Minor Arterials in the Master Street Plan, and this is
a highly used intersection. A convenience store and gas station is currently
located at the northwest corner of this intersection. That corner is already zoned
C-3 to permit this usage. Approximately a mile south of this site is the Vimy
Ridge Road and County Line Road intersection. That intersection was changed
to Commercial on the Land Use Plan, and it now has a Dollar General store and
a convenience store. If the proposed site is approved for Commercial, the
neighborhood might be able to acquire new or different types of businesses to
the area. The area has a real need for more commercial sites. Residents have
to drive either to Otter Creek, Baseline, or Saline County for most of their local
commercial needs.
Much of the area to the east and north of this site is zoned 1-2 or 1-3 for Industrial
uses. The property to the east of this site is not likely to change in the near
future since it is used for an electric substation. Most of the land to the north that
is zoned Industrial is currently open space, but it could be developed eventually.
The next closest site for the residents or industrial employees of the area to
access commercial property is approximately a mile south of this intersection at
County Line Road.
This area has been mostly dormant for the past twenty years, but new residential
developments are currently moving to this area. One large subdivision south of
this site on the west side of Vimy Ridge Road is in the final plat stage. Two more
subdivisions are being proposed to the west of this site off of Alexander Road.
One of these would be just west of the Wilbur Vault Planned Industrial
Development site. In the past five years, many new houses have developed
south of County Line Road in the Shannon Hills area. New residents in this area
will increase the community's need for more commercial development.
The Chicot West 1-30 Neighborhood Action Plan addresses many issues
concerning this intersection. The Plan is in favor of Neighborhood Commercial
development at the intersection of arterials and also states the need for more
restaurants in the area. Another important goal of the Plan is to widen and
improve the intersection at Vimy Ridge Road and Alexander Road.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS:
Notices were sent to the following neighborhood association: Alexander Road.
Staff has received no comments as of this printing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff believes the change is appropriate.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: ( August 17, 2006)
The item was placed on consent agenda for approval. By a vote of 10 for and 0
against the consent agenda was approved.
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