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<p>Dear LAN members,</p>
<p>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. <br>
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<p> They are now back with a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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text amendment</a> 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 <a
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Commission meeting this Tuesday evening</a>. 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. <br>
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<p>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.<br>
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<p>Thanks,<br>
Gary Webber<br>
Sunset Hill Neighborhood Association<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gkwebber@gmail.com">gkwebber@gmail.com</a><br>
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