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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, June 02, 2010 Page 12 designating the property R-1 in perpetuity based on neighbors attempting to 562 restrict potential redevelopment of the site; however, he did express concern that 563 Har Mar not be allowed additional access from their site. 564 Commissioner Gottfried noted that the Comprehensive Plan was updated every 565 ten (10) years, and while 2020 may seem like a long time away, the process 566 would start again in eight (8) years, with the intent of the Plan to guide long-term 567 development and/or redevelopment with periodic review. Commissioner Gottfried 568 suggested that, as the zoning code details were developed, specific as to access 569 could be addressed. 570 Discussion among Commissioners and staff involved oversight by the 571 Commission on granting additional access from Har Mar Mall onto Ryan Street 572 and applicable City restrictions, if any, on such consideration. 573 Commissioner Best suggested language in the Community Business zoning 574 designation that traffic could not be funneled into residential streets, only to major 575 arterial streets. 576 Commissioner Gottfried concurred, opining that language could be drafted for 577 transportation and related issues more appropriately in the zoning code 578 designations to create equity across the board, rather than specifically treating 579 Har Mar Mall any differently than any other business with a Community Business 580 designation. 581 Chair Doherty refocused the discussion to future development of the site, since it 582 was apparent from Commissioner discussions that none of them supported 583 access from the Har Mar site into the residential area. 584 Commissioner Gottfried opined that developers might not be interested in limited 585 access. 586 Commissioner Boerigter noted that future redevelopment could include 587 bulldozing everything currently on the site, including a mixed use, with winding 588 internal roads throughout the site; and reminded commissioners to look beyond 589 the current use as they considered future potential of the site, as guided by the 590 intent of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Boerigter suggested that, 591 if the goal was to guide the land use to something other than a mall, it should be 592 designated Regional Business, should the current use go away, or be replaced 593 by something more economically-feasible. 594 Commissioner Gottfried noted the need for the Comprehensive Plan to be 595 cognizant of the City’s past, what it looked like today, and what it would look like 596 over the next twenty year cycle. Commissioner Gottfried concurred with 597 Commissioner Boerigter’s comment that any current use may not be in place in 598 the future, including single-family uses. 599 Chair Doherty spoke in support of moving the southern parcels toward 600 Community Business, with the caveat that he would do everything within his 601 power to limit access into the residential area. Chair Doherty noted that the 602 property owner had a right, within the rules and regulations of the City, to develop 603 their property as they saw fit, for its highest and best use, with many possibilities 604 for redevelopment, including mixed use, and with the potential to look much 605 different than the current use. 606 Commissioner Cook spoke in support of leaving the existing Single-Family 607 Residential zoning to ensure no future intrusion into the residential area. 608 Commissioner Cook opined that such designation would not impact future 609 development plans; however, noted that it could be included in the anomaly 610 property list to go through the public hearing process. 611