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Memo to Mayor and City Council/LU00-2 and ZC00-2 April 14,2000 Page 2 reverse curve on Business Center Drive. Both access points are in poor locations. The types of uses permitted in the Highway Commercial District increase the odds that Parcel 3 would be used for high traffic generating uses (fast food restaurants, retail strip mall, daycare, banks, etc). For comparison, the Holiday Station, strip mall, and Applebee's Restaurant are on parcels whose combined size is just slightly larger than Parcel 3. If Parcel 3 remains a lot, but is rezoned to Business Park, the best-case scenario for driveway locations is depicted in Option B. Only one driveway would be allowed from Parcel 3, which would line up with a driveway for the parcel to the north. The driveway location is still not ideal, due to it's location on a curve, but the number of driveways would be reduced. A parallel example is the commercial site at Joplin and Business Center Drive. The driveways exiting from the rear of the Holiday Station/strip mall are all located on the "flat" part of the road. The ideal scenario would be to have Parcel 3 disappear, and a large business park user locate adjacent to the government center that would share a driveway located somewhere in the center of the stretch between the government center and Waco Street (Option C). This driveway would also line up with the parcel north of the business park. Another adjacent user could also share this driveway. Maintaining the maximum amount of Business Park land is also consistent with the Economic Strategic Plan goal of increasing the industrial tax base in the City. Alternate Parcel 3 If the Council feels that additional commercial would be a benefit to the Western Area, an alternate location for Parcel 3 would be at the intersection of Waco Street and Business Center Drive. This again would mirror the situation at Joplin and Business Center Drive (see attached map). A parcel at the corner is zoned Business Park but guided commercial. This would allow facilities like hotels, daycares, Class 1 restaurants as conditional uses. Other uses such as health clubs, banks, and personal service establishments would be permitted uses. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council: Amend its motion for approval of LU 00-2 and ZC 00-2 to not include Parcel 3, and Direct the Planning Commission to evaluate commercial land use for a parcel at the intersection of Waco Street and Business Center Drive.