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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 5 March 22, 1989 traffic flow and other development considerations. Although a developer might not buy an entire block of residential properties, it would be the Plan Commission's and City Council's responsibility to make sure the new commercial development did not harm the remaining residential neighborhood with excess noise, traffic, odors, lights or litter. Mr. Goldman cited the One McKnight Place Retirement Center as an example of a development for which the developers acquired several single family properties and were able to combine the new development with the neighborhood quite successfully through the use of appropriate setbacks, transitional yards, landscaping, etc. Mr. Ashby expressed his concern that the councilmembers of his ward were apparently unaware of these redevelopment proposals. Mr. Wagner responded that it was his appointed duty to report all Plan Commission business to his fellow city councilmembers. Chairman McCauley called on Commission members to comment on the proposed changes to the Plan or suggest changes of their own. The following changes were proposed: Page 18, change the fourth sentence of the second paragraph to read: "Development along Olive followed the conventional shallow depth strip development pattern of " Page 18, add the following to the last sentence of the second paragraph: ", however the shallow lot depth problem has not been satisfactorily addressed." Mr. Rice suggested that the words "pedestrian sidewalks" be added to the following proposed amendment: Page 20, add the following to the end of the second p~ragraph: The City should consider the expansion of the commercial districts along Olive Boulevard in order to accommodate the need for increased lot depth of parcels fronting on Olive to provide space for development with adequate setbacks, off-street parking, pedestrian sidewalks, landscaping and buffer zones between commercial developments and neighboring residential areas. Ms. Kreishman suggested that the following proposed amendment read (including the words "pedestrian sidewalks" as suggested by Mr. Rice): Page 24, after the third paragraph and before the fourth paragraph, add the following paragraph: Redevelopment activities on Olive Boulevard may make it necessary to rezone some of the residential areas immediately north and south of the properties along Olive in order to provide sufficient lot depth for new development that meets contemporary standards for site layout, parking, pedestrian sidewalks and landscaping, or to create buffer zones between such new development and the neighboring residential areas. Commission members agreed to the following proposed amendment: Page 36, add Item 18 as follows: