Council workshop reviews Meadow Lake annexation, comp-plan and zoning package including alcohol-use dispute

City staff presented a three-part package for the recently filed Meadow Lake annexation—zoning case referenced in the presentation as “7 case 29-cc”—which covers comprehensive plan and thoroughfare plan amendments and a rezoning for property described as future Meadow Lake development near 8930 and 9800 Old Highway 95.

The project area shown in staff materials would change the future land-use designation for the site from residential/neighborhood service to an “older mixed use” category to reflect a planned mix of single-family, townhouses, multifamily and general retail, staff said. The developer’s phase plan includes multifamily, commercial and townhouse components adjacent to Old Highway 95; maps in the presentation also show a proposed future major arterial and community collector aligned with the site.

Staff told council the presentation will be packaged so the council sees the amendments before the rezoning: "these would all get read in first, present, and then action separately on 3 items in order So comp plan, thoroughfare plan, and then the zoning case," a staff member said during the workshop. Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on…