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Planning commission rejects temporary across‑arterial overflow parking for event center after safety concerns
Summary
A request by CCO Investments/Ortiz for a temporary gravel satellite parking area across Highway 71 Business to serve a new event center was denied after staff, fire and commissioners raised pedestrian‑safety, drainage and operational concerns; commissioners encouraged pursuit of longer‑term engineered solutions with ARDOT.
A proposal to permit a temporary gravel overflow parking area on a C‑2 parcel across Highway 71 Business to serve a new event center was denied by the Planning Commission amid safety, drainage and operational concerns.
The event‑center project’s consultants, represented by Jim Key, asked the commission to grant a temporary variance to use an off‑site parcel (outlined in yellow in the application) as overflow parking for certain large events during a one‑to‑two‑year study period. Staff reported the city…
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