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Staff Comments:
In this general area the land use plan calls for cam:mercial and medium to high
density residential uses along,.: Holleman from Texas Ave. west to Anderson.
Existing zoning an the north side of Holleman has established a pattern of C-1 to
C-3 to A-P as one moves from the intersection of Texas and Holleman to the
west a attern of d~ecreasin intensity}.
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At this specific location the land use plan calls for medium density residential
however, the recent rezoning to ~-1` of the I~apchinski property, located at the
corner of Teas and Holleman, extended C-1 into this medium density residential
.area...
I~evelapme~t I'~~cies
The policies that call far general commercial uses to be located at the
intersection of arterial and~or collector streets and fora .minimum depth for
commercial districts of 4~?0 feet were established to avoid strip commercial
development, with its tendency toward multiple access .paints onto major streets
and the negative impact this :creates` on traffic flow.:.
The negative effects of strip commercial relative to traffic and access could be
mitigated somewhat if this tract were to share access with the Kapchinski tract to
the east or if this tract were to be developed as part of the entire Polar-Bek (R-
6~ development to the south. In fact the development palicles also state that
access to arterial an`d collector streets far commercial projects should be
minimized wherever poss~l~le through plat and site plan review processes..
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There is na can~:ict with 'this proposed zoning district ~.nd existing zoning adjacent
since the Iiapchinsl~ 'Hill; property to the: east was rezoned from R-1 to C-1 and
since there i A-P, ~*3 and C-1 zoning across Holleman.
Alternatives
An alternative commercial zoning district that would have less impact in terms of
traffic generation would be C-3 .Planned Commercial. This. district does not allow
the high traffic generators that ~C•1 does. Combined access should still be
required thra~rgh platting or .:site plan review.: ~-3 would also continue the
pattern of stepping down in intensity as distnc~ from the intersection increases.,
Need.
The existing ~.-P and C-3 tracts across Holleman are currently .vacant. There is
developed CAN property 'at the corner of I~alle~an and Anderson. approximately
7Q~ feet from this tract.
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