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CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SHOPS AT TECUMSEH ADDITION AND WAIVER OF ALLEY REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTS 1, 2, AND 3, BLOCK 1. (2596 WEST TECUMSEH ROAD-SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TECUMSEH ROAD AND THEDFORD DRIVE)
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BACKGROUND: This item is a preliminary plat for Shops at Tecumseh Addition and is generally located at the southeast corner of the intersection of West Tecumseh Road and Thedford Drive. The preliminary plat consists of 8.37 acres and four lots. The three (3) lots fronting West Tecumseh Road consisting of 2.32 acres are proposed as commercial retail or professional offices. The large 6.05 acre lot located at the rear of the property will remain industrial use and is designated as a mini-storage facility.
Planning Commission, at its meeting of October 9, 2014, recommended amending the NORMAN 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan from Industrial Designation to Commercial Designation for a portion of the property. Also, Planning Commission recommended placing this property in the Current Urban Service Area and removing it from the Future Urban Service Area.
Planning Commission, at its meeting of October 9, 2014, recommended placing a portion of this property in the in C-2, General Commercial District and removing it from I-1, Light Industrial District.
In addition, at its same meeting, the Planning Commission recommended to City Council that the waiver of alley improvements for Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1 and the preliminary plat for Shops at Tecumseh Addition be approved.
DISCUSSION: The proposed 71,530 square feet of retail/mini-warehouse space in this addition are expected to generate approximately 998 trips per day, 5 AM peak hour trips, and 81 PM peak hour trips. The development is proposed for the southeast corner of the Tecumseh Road intersection with Thedford Drive. Traffic capacities on Tecumseh Road exceed the demand for existing and proposed trips as a result of this development. No negative traffic impacts are a...
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