City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2008 02 26

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Opportunity Areas # 5/6 Opportunity Area #5 opens with the following policy: Policy LU-4.5: Opportunity Area # 5 should maintain important gateway attributes that serve the community's need for commercial and employment uses, as well as transit oriented development within close proximity to transit facilities. The policy direction of the Plan for this area is to maintain the area as a regional retail gateway to the City and at the same time provide land supply to support tY~e expressed demand for transit oriented development. A Transit Development Overlay was added to Opportunity Area #5, west of McCaslin Blvd. in support of a future bus rapid transit station on the US 36 Corridor. The Framework Map was approved by City Council in August of 2.005. The Plan was revised at the recommendation of the Planning Commission to reflect an associated residential unit count of 134 units in Area #5. Opportunity Area # 6 is designated for commercial retail, commercial office and a limited area for mixed use. The associated policy states: Opportunity Area #6 should include a range of compatible land uses to include higher density residential, commercial office, and commercial retail. The Planning Commission recommended no additional residential units be allocated for Opportunity Area #6, other than the 66 units of the Centennial Pavilion Project currently under construction. The Framework Plan Map approved by City Council incorporated amixed-use (approximately 8 acres) designation located south of Century Drive and east of Century Place. The mixed-use area is appropriate for higher density residential development, "which can demonstrate by function and design its ability to be fully integrated with small to mid-sized retail and office, live work, and an active pedestrian environment". No associated unit allocation was discussed for this area. Opportunity Area # 7 Land Use Element LU-4.7 is specific to Opportunity Area # 7 and opens with the following principal: Policy LU-4.7: Opportunity Area # 7 should provide new housing options and provide a transition to adjacent county lands. The approved Framework Map reflects that the parcel east of McCaslin Boulevard as Low Density which allows a density of 3.5 to 4.9 units per acre. The five-ac;re parcel located to the west of McCaslin Boulevard should be preserved as City Preservation„ At this time Merit Homes has acquired the property plated under the Gateway Subdivision Plat and is proceeding to market that property as platted under the approved plat for a total of seven units east, and two units west of McCaslin Boulevard. 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendment -Draft Scope The following scope of work is based upon the assumption that the amendment will be completed by in-house staffing and allocated budget resources with very limited support from outside professional services. It is also assumed that the scope of the amendment will not be directed at fundamental modification of the Community Vision but one that provides the necessary updates as to demographic, economic, and market trends which continue to impact future land use decisions. 4