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<br />. <br /> <br />OVERVIEW OF REQUESTS <br /> <br />The application to amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment <br />has been submitted for two reasons: <br /> <br />· To change the land use on a portion of Oak Park Plaza that is currently <br />zoned C3 (Highway Commercial),however has a land use of Medium <br />Density Residential. <br /> <br />. The second part of this land use plan amendment is to change the land <br />use for a portion of Outlot A of Cherryhill Bluffs to coincide with a <br />proposed rezoning to Highway Commercial of that same property. <br /> <br />In reviewing these applications it certainly makes sense to provide <br />consistency between the Comprehensive Land Use Plan map and the zoning <br />map. Therefore, amending the land use on that portion of Oak Park Plaza <br />that is presently zoned commercial could be considered a formality to provide <br />consistency between the two maps. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />However, that portion of Outlot A in Cherryhill Bluffs that it proposed to <br />have the land use plan amendment certainly has some points worth noting. <br />First of all, this area would be on the east side of the natural ridge which <br />currently parallels the southeast property line of Oak Park Plaza. As <br />discussed in the previous two applications, this ridge creates a natural buffer <br />between the commercial and residential to the east. If the City Council <br />decided to deny the preceding vacation requests, this Comprehensive Land <br />Use Plan application takes on less significance because the property could not <br />be developed as long as the drainage and utility easement is in place. <br />Therefore, nothing would be lost if the City Council decided to approve the <br />Comprehensive Land Use Plan amendment as requested by Riverside <br />Development because this area would still be retained with a drainage and <br />utility easement and the natural ridge line and wooded area would still be <br />protected from any development activity. This same argument holds true for <br />the proposed rezoning. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Upon reviewing these two applications staff believes that the rezoning and <br />comprehensive land use plan amendment for that portion of the property that <br />is intended to be platted as Lot 1, Block 1 is a logical extension along <br />Highway 169. On the other hand, extending the commercial land use and <br />zoning designation into Outlot A of Cherryhill Bluffs without the protection <br />of a drainage and utility easement will likely expand the commercial <br />development of that area and move the commercial activity closer to the <br />residential to the east. Therefore, if the drainage and utility easements were <br />vacated in their entirety, staff would have a concern with the rezoning <br />request. <br /> <br />c:council:1ua94-7x <br />