[Electronic-LAN] HIllcrest proposes city code text amendment to allow for Mini Warehouse

[Gary Webber]

Dear LAN members,

You may remember that the owners of Hillcrest Shopping Center attempted 
to rezone the southwest corner of their property from CN2 (Neighborhood 
Commercial) to CS (Commercial Strip) last fall to allow the construction 
of a three-story, 54,000 square foot mini warehouse at Yale and 
Centennial.  The Planning Commission did not recommend the zoning 
change, and the developers did not pursue it.

They are now back with a proposed text amendment 
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to the City Code that would allow Climate Controlled Mini Warehouse 
development in all CN2 and RMO (Multi-Dwelling Residential – Office) 
districts.  The proposed changes are on the consent agenda for the City 
Commission meeting this Tuesday evening 
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If the commission agrees to initiate it (this is almost certain), the 
proposed amendment will go the Planning Commission for their 
recommendation, then back to the City Commission for consideration.

Sunset Hill NA will be opposing this text amendment at both the Planning 
and City Commission meetings. Large commercial buildings such as this 
one belong on arterial streets, with appropriate buffer to adjacent 
residential neighborhoods. This amendment would not affect just one 
parcel like a zoning change would, but would allow construction of 
similar facilities in these two district types city-wide.  Your 
neighborhood will be affected if you have one or more CN2 or RMO zones 
within your boundaries.  By my count, 7 neighborhoods contain CN2 zones. 
Please contact me if you would like to join me in resisting this 
unnecessary and detrimental change. I have attached my initial letter to 
the City Commission.

Thanks,
Gary Webber
Sunset Hill Neighborhood Association
gkwebber at gmail.com <mailto:gkwebber at gmail.com>

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