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768 Commissioner Boerigter noted that future redevelopment could include bulldozing everything 769 currently on the site, including a mixed use, with winding internal roads throughout the site; and 770 reminded commissioners to look beyond the current use as they considered future potential of the 771 site, as guided by the intent of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Boerigter suggested 772 that, if the goal was to guide the land use to something other than a mall, it should be designated 773 Regional Business, should the current use go away, or be replaced by something more 774 economically- feasible. 775 Commissioner Gottfried noted the need for the Comprehensive Plan to be cognizant of the City's 776 past, what it looked like today, and what it would look like over the next twenty year cycle. 777 Commissioner Gottfried concurred with Commissioner Boerigter's comment that any current use 778 may not be in place in the future, including single family uses. 779 Chair Doherty spoke in support of moving the southern parcels toward Community Business, 780 with the caveat that he would do everything within his power to limit access into the residential 781 area. Chair Doherty noted that the property owner had a right, within the rules and regulations of 782 the City, to develop their property as they saw fit, for its highest and best use, with many 783 possibilities for redevelopment, including mixed use, and with the potential to look much 784 different than the current use. 785 Commissioner Cook spoke in support of leaving the existing Single Family Residential zoning to 786 ensure no future intrusion into the residential area. Commissioner Cook opined that such 787 designation would not impact future development plans; however, noted that it could be included .88 in the anomaly property list to go through the public hearing process. 789 Commissioner Gottfried, in order to support the Comprehensive Plan process and for consistency 790 sake, opined that the Commission should rezone the area, and in the zoning rules the language 791 could be tightened up to protect the interests of both parties. 792 Commissioner Gisselquist spoke in support of designating the parcels Community Business in 793 keeping with the guidance of the Comprehensive Plan; providing that the zoning regulations be 794 put in place to protect both parties, based on public comment. 795 Commissioner Wozniak spoke in support of guiding the parcels as Community Business, while 796 being sensitive to the adjacent neighbors and their concerns related to traffic. Commissioner 797 Wozniak noted that he would not want to see his neighborhood street used for access by a busy 798 commercial area such as Har Mar; and echoed statements made by other commissioners to ensure 799 protection to avoid any additional access. However, Commissioner Wozniak did not rule out 800 access to nearby streets based on other potential redevelopment options and might allow access to 801 neighboring streets without accessing the entire mall, with potential development on the southern 802 parcels accessing the surrounding neighborhood rather than the mall itself, but based on 803 development specific criteria, speaking in support of other types of business uses that would have 804 great potential in a medium density area. 805 Commissioner Best spoke in support of the Community Business designation, with zoning code 6 806 language needing to specifically address Community Business uses meeting residential uses.