Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/01/2006

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expressly prohibited in the Town Center District. This area will include uses that are not supported by the pedestrian friendly environment, but are complimentary to the Town Center District. He noted theaters are included in the permitted uses, but this may not want to be encouraged in this area as well as the Town Center area. He questioned if a public utility building, which is also listed as a permitted use, will be desirable in this area. Associate Planner Geisler replied a public utility structure could include a small well house, and they may not want to totally eliminate this in the permitted uses. Chairperson Nixt suggested the permitted use of restaurants be changed to state restaurants and other food establishments that include drive-thru accessories. He suggested this area should include more of the convenience type food as opposed to a sit down type of establishment. Commissioner Brauer stressed the importance to be careful about the marketing and what establishment is located in this area. He stated the type of big box that goes in this area will establish the character for the whole area. He suggested they may not want the performance standards to be restricted to the more rigid standards of Town Center, but they may want them to meld with Town Center a little better, possibly incorporating the Town Center Architectural Committee to provide input. Chairperson Nixt suggested the need to provide parameters to fall back on while driving diversity of utilization in the area and not being locked into rigid limits. Associate Planner Geisler replied the RFP process will provide that ability. The Council will have access to more detail about the types of uses, and the master site plan will allow more control over the types of uses that would be on the site. Commissioner Trites Rolle questioned if this area will be required to fit into the concept and vision for Town Center and Associate Planner Geisler responded in the affirmative. Chairperson Nixt noted the need to include some type of pedestrian overpass or tunnel to connect into the pedestrian friendly environment of Town Center. He commented this will need to be articulated in the RFP. Commissioner Van Scoy questioned how the B-3 District is tied into the TC-2 or Town Center concept. Associate Planner Geisler replied the Town Center concept plan did not include detail on this side of Armstrong; the zoning district for Town Center included this area, but it was not part of the concept. This area should be complimentary to Town Center. Commissioner Van Scoy stated it is a perception that this area fits with Town Center, but it is not in writing. If this area will be complimentary to Town Center it should be stated. He stressed that it should either be clear that there is a connection or there is not a connection between this area and Town Center. Planning Commission/June 1,2006 Page 17 of 19