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e' e - a reasonable response will necessitate clarification of the plan diagram itself. Mr. Saul noted the fact that the original 1990 Plan drafters said the plan diagram was merely a graphic representation of objectives in the Plan. To obviate confusion with the diagram, staff has suggested an amendment which would more clearly define the purpose of the diag.'!'"am: to provide guidance in evaluating requests and to depict graphically what this metro area would look like as major objectives are achieved. Staff also suggests the need for each local jurisdiction to establish a program of refinement studies ~sed on local priorities and budgetary constraints. Regarding the request for rezoning the area at 40th and Donald, continued Mr. Saul, it has been noted in staff'~ analy~~~ ~hat the treatment of neighborhood cem:.exs: j:s eXtreizieiy gerie~al in '. the' Plan,' tha't' they, be - nandie"d . thi:o'ugh' refinemi:mt' ,stud:ies';, . 'St'iif-E the~ef'Ore ,:feeli:;' j't' iriiipproprla't'Ef .to rezone .t:he- EdgewdOd ' . . . cerit~r at this time~ a~ it would' involve. the' discuSsion of other neighbOrhood c-entec!;': Too, the.t'tii.it:ionshlp'lietwsl!!n existi.ng, 'cbmfn8rcial zones and zoning C8.tegat'ies of'the gel'Jeral 'plan-'heeds,to b~, considered. ':H . :. ~ . - . .. . . . :: .' . . . -. "... The, PliJ.nn:fn~coirini.:ssi~n :'ha:~'::schedtiled a .st'aidiJ Of' 'revisib~"to' the conrnercial . zones, t1iiit, 'revision' to t~ke p:race ,in 1911. The, e01l1llleIcia1 catega:des in' the 19'90' PLiizi include nei~hborhood commercial, C!C?irmui1.ity coimierci'ai., regionai comme.roici.l, strip. cOltrlliercial alid tentiai bu~iness area. IiJ the 'zoning ordinance; there-are only thrffe categOr.ies - neighborhood'CC)l11lfJercial, c:ommunity commercial and central business. WheiJ,'l;ook:ing at the uses permit"ted..in, any commercial zone under the, zoning ordinance, some of the 'uses' fall, for il'Js'tance, into neighborhoOd. commercial and some uses peIndtted in the neighborhood commercial zone do not haw much relation to neighborhood cOlllD8rcial as set forth in the General Plan. Mr. Saul sUlllDiJrized staff recommendations: 1. Refer suggested amendment procedure to the Planning Commission for reviewing amendments to the General Plan itself. 2. Take no action on the request Eor rezoning Ed~ewood at: this time. 3. Discuss the priority of looking at cOllmercial zones in the context of the General Plan. In answer to a question from Mr. Williams, Mr. Saul said that looking at the conmercial zones would involve primarily working on the zoning ordinance itself, not so much looking at each commer-cial area. Mr. Murray wondered if the next legal question to be answered might not be what constitutes a refinement study. He also wondered if there is a priority program established at this time for studies. Mr. Saul said there was, in an informal sense, but a formal schedule might be desirable. Planning Comm:j.ssion does have a work program, he added, that it review on an annual basis. Mr. Murray referred to the meDJ:>'s statement that rezoning of the Edgewood center should await a more detailed treatment of neighborhood commercial centers that corresponds with the specific recommendation of the 1990 General Plan. He wondered if that should rightly be a metropolitan task, Mr. Saul feeling it should be a City task - that Springfield, for instance, might wish to take a different approach to neighborhood centers. It is also mentioned in the memo that work is scheduled in 1976 for major revisions to the zoning ordinance for residential zoning districts and, following that, review of the commercial zoning districts in 1977. Mr. Murray wondered if those items were prioritized in terms of greatest urgency, Mr. Saul responding it is a matter of judgment - with no problem in switching the order since no action has been taken on them as yet. It should be realized there could be some displacement or shifting of priorities. There is a question of the relationship between density ranges and residential zones, etc. 81 2/9/76 - 19