Compr Comprehensiv hensive Plan Plan Amendmen Amendment - PDF document

Compr Comprehensiv hensive Plan Plan Amendmen Amendment “Gateway/Mixed Use” – Future Land Use Align the Comprehensive Plan description with the North Washington Sub Area Plan description: “The Gateway/Mixed Use category allows a lower intensity of retail, office and residential development in a single owner, planned development. Gateway locations along I ‐ 25 or E ‐ 470 would include uses such as a boutique hotel, medical uses, specialty retail, restaurants, offices, theaters, commercial recreation, outdoor entertainment and mid/high density residential. Big box retail and drive ‐ in/drive ‐ through retail would not be appropriate in this land use category.” I ‐ 25 25

Chapt Chapter 18 18 Amendmen Amendment Clarify Purpose Statements for Business Park (BP) Zoning District and Employment Center (EC) Zoning District  Sec. 18 ‐ 93. ‐ Business Park (BP) District. (a) Purpose. The Business Park District provides for the development of a mix of office, high technology, light industry, theaters, commercial recreation, outdoor entertainment , and business support uses. The district is intended to be located in those areas where regional employment access is available and where the mix of business uses allowed will have minimum adverse impact on nearby residential development.  Sec. 18 ‐ 96. – Employment Center (EC) District. (a) Purpose. The Employment Center District is intended to accommodate the development of a mix of complementary land uses that may include office, manufacturing facilities, warehouse, research and development, commercial services and assembly uses, medical or hospital uses, colleges and universities, theaters, commercial recreation, outdoor entertainment and other types of employment ‐ generating institutions in areas consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The district is intended to provide for a wide variety of professional and business uses while prohibiting uses catering to automobiles, such as drive ‐ in and drive ‐ through restaurants, motor vehicle fueling stations, and similar uses. Limited retail and service uses are allowed at small centers within the district and within permitted buildings. The district is intended to create economic vitality by appropriately locating uses and emphasizing design detail and performance standards.

Chapt Chapter 18 18 Amendmen Amendment Authorize additional permitted uses within the Business Park (BP) Zoning District  Allow Commercial Amusement – Inside, Commercial Amusement – Outside, and Theater as a use by right in Business Park (BP) District  (a) Outside commercial amusement uses shall be located within one ‐ half (0.5) mile of the intersection of any state or federal highway and major arterial roadway, as identified in the City’s Transportation Plan.  (b) Property on which an outside commercial amusement use is located shall be located a minimum of 350 feet away from any property zoned residential, including Planned Development zoning districts that are residential in nature.

Chapt Chapter 18 18 Amendmen Amendment Update definitions of Private recreation center, club or area” and “Community park, recreation center or golf course” Private recreation center, club or area means an area, privately owned and operated, providing private recreational facilities such as playgrounds, parks, game courts, swimming pools, and playing fields for the use of members and their guests. Community park, recreation center, golf driving range or golf course means a large ‐ scale recreation facility or park owned or operated by a public agency and available to the general public, typically equipped with active recreation facilities and equipment which draws patrons from the entire community.