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Memo to Planning Commission/P 98-9 December 22, 1998 Page 2 • • Eliminating the right in and right out on to County Road 12 • Eliminating the lot along County Road designated as a bank • Reduced the amount of retail space between the retail store (Walmart) and the home improvement store • Expanded the size of Walmart • Realigned the location and alignment of Walmart • Eliminated 2 of the 3 outlots • Reduced the width of the pedestrian access through the center of the main parking lots • Eliminated the Crossing Avenue as a through street At the November 24th meeting the Commission recommended approval of the rezoning request to PUD (Planned Unit Development) and on November 30th the City Council approved the rezoning request. The Commission is now being asked to consider the preliminary plat and the conditional use permit for the PUD. At the November 24 meeting the Commission's discussion included the following: • questioned if Crossing Avenue should be a through street III • thought the pedestrian access in the center of the project should be widened • felt the sidewalk on the west side of Crossing Avenue should be extended through the project • the need to include design or architectural criteria • the need for a lighting plan • additional landscaped islands in the parking lots • eliminating the break in the median on Tyler Street behind the home improvement building • shared driveways on the two lots closest to 3rd Avenue • landscaping Since the November 24th meeting the applicant has made further revisions to the development plans. Crossing Avenue The revised plans do not have Crossing Avenue extending through the project. It is still a private access road through the center portion of the project. The development plans also show a shared driveway for the two lots closest to 3rd Avenue. Ill \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\scott\p98-9dcc.doc