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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ning when the area becomes urbanized. Public facilities issues have not been <br />readily addressed previously because the area is outside the city limits. <br />The neighborhood residents appreciate the rural quality of life, the open <br />space, natural drainage ways, and other natural assets. The refinement plan <br />was challenged to retain the natural character of the area, while providing <br />for the means to urbanize lands that were designated as such in the Metro <br />Plan. <br /> <br />In reference to the community and economic development element of the plan, <br />Ms. Smith said that the Gateway area has been the focus of economic develop- <br />ment, and is desirable because of its natural features. The plan attempts to <br />balance the need to retain the quality of life for the residents in the area <br />with the need to increase of the quality of community development that will <br />occur. <br /> <br />Regarding the residential element, Ms. Smith said that a majority of the area <br />is residentially oriented and predominantly developed as single-family and <br />medium-density neighborhoods. There are approximately 180 acres in the <br />northeastern section of the plan area that have a Metro Plan designation of <br />medium-density residential. Those acres constitute the remaining undeveloped <br />residentially designated area. In addition, plans for future infrastructure <br />and facilities do not exist for the area. The refinement plan suggests a <br />conceptual development plan for the area, similar to that recommended for a <br />special-light industrial site which shares similar characteristics. The <br />refinement plan recommends that a conceptual development plan be prepared by <br />the City so that the infrastructure and facility needs can be planned specif- <br />ically for that area. The conceptual development plan tool enables the City <br />to work with the unique characteristics of the area in planning infrastruc- <br />ture and facilities, and allows flexibility. She emphasized that street <br />lines drawn on the proposed maps are strictly conceptual. <br /> <br />Ms. Smith stated that the PAC recommends redesignation of approximately 62 <br />acres of the 180 acres of residential land. Staff does not recommend this <br />redesignation because the preliminary findings of a draft residential lands <br />study indicate that the amount of medium-density residential land is at best <br />"barely adequate" and worst "in very short supply." In addition, a <br />redesignation of 62 acres would be considered a major Metro Plan amendment. <br />Therefore, it could not be included in the approval of the refinement plan, <br />but would require its own approval process. <br /> <br />Regarding the commercial element of the refinement plan, Ms. Smith said that <br />there is virtually no undeveloped commercial land in the area because of the <br />development of the Gateway Mall. Some undeveloped commercial property exists <br />along the Gateway corridor and along Harlow Road. She said that no major <br />changes were proposed for commercial lands. The PAC recommended that an area <br />along Harlow Road to the south be redesignated from commercial to medium- <br />density residential. Due to existing traffic conditions and the suitability <br />of the area accommodating increased traffic, staff does not agree with this <br />recommendation. Based on public testimony, the Springfield Planning Commis- <br />sion also recommended that the commercial designation be retained. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials <br /> <br />January 29, 1992 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />
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