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. . 1-26-94 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 The applicant, Gordon F. Webb, President of FTS Delivery, Inc., stated that he will be using the site mostly for an office / dispatching use. There will be some servicing of the vehicles on the site but only for the vehicles used in the delivery business. He stated there will be no distribution. There will be 12 to 15 people who will work from the site, five of which will be dispatchers. The majority of the vehicles stored on the site will be pickup trucks and vans. There will be a 24' box truck but no common carriers. Mr. Webb submitted letters of support from: Beatrice Koste, 7421 Olive; Brian Grant, Shop Manager of Long John Silver's, 7380 Olive; and Mary Larry, Manager and Benton Waddell, owner, Waddell's Cleaners, 1220 North and South. Mr. Webb stated that no customers will be coming to the site. He stated that there are only two houses on the block beside the car wash and therefore this area is essentially a commercial block as is. He plans to put up an office building in the near future. He will use the existing structure as an office and dispatch area. The driveway will be used for employee parking and the rear yard for work vehicle parking. He wishes to keep the two oak trees. He will build a fence along the back of the lot for a transition to the residential properties. He wished to make it very clear that he will work with the City in any way possible. The Chairperson called on Planning Director, Al Goldman to provide the staff report. Mr. Goldman stated that the rezoning application is connected directly with an application for a conditional use permit which the public hearing will directly following this rezoning application. The 1975 Commercial Development Program prepared by Team Four, Inc. states on page 57: "Much of the north side of Olive in these two districts [designated as Districts 6 & 7 in the study] is residential in use. Due to the sound condition and quality of the residences, they should be supported through present city housing programs to insure their long term residential viability. This would likewise preclude their conversion to more non-residential uses on inadequate, shallow lots." The 1986 Comprehensive Plan does not call for redevelopment in the area. The general goal for the commercial areas calls for their maintenance and improvement only. The goals for development recognizes the scarcity of land for development and for redevelopment by setting the following as its goals for growth management on page 32: 1. The management of physical development in a manner that produces high-quality, long-lasting development, that projects a positive community image, increases the value of surrounding property, adds to the public convenience, enlarges opportunities for pursuing an urban life-style, and enhances community resources. 2. The management of physical development in a manner that protects the essentially residential nature of the community, recognizes the importance of designated landmarks and historic areas, minimizes the consumption of energy from non- renewable sources, and reduces the potential for damage resulting from flash floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters. The 1989 Olive Boulevard Commercial District Plan prepared by Harlan Bartholomew & Associates does not address the residential districts on Olive Boulevard except to call for the redevelopment of residential land in order to create greater lot depth for the existing commercially zoned land on page 28. A request for rezoning was reviewed by the plan commission on March 22, 1989 and was recommended for denial, with a suggestion that it be resubmitted along with a specific development proposal. The matter was not pursued by the applicant. The plan indicates that the existing house and its driveway and carport will m-1-26.plc