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Council delays vote on Higgley/Okati retail center after neighbors raise traffic, parking and design concerns
Summary
The council postponed a zoning request to reclassify a 16‑acre Higgley/Okati site to General Commercial to allow a ~128,000 sq ft anchor building (proposed Target) and two pad sites. Planning had recommended approval, but council asked the applicant and staff to return in two weeks with answers about parking counts, truck routing, buffer setbacks and other design details.
An applicant seeking to rezone a 16.14‑acre parcel at the southeast corner of Higgley Road and Okati (Okato) Road asked the Town Council on April 7 to change the site from Shopping Center zoning to General Commercial so it could host a single large anchor (about 128,000 square feet) plus two small pad sites.
Planning staff said the change was needed because the shopping‑center zone limits a single independent building to 75,000 square feet; the general‑commercial designation would allow the larger anchor. The planning commission voted to recommend approval and staff concurred, noting the applicant had proposed landscaping buffers and an eight‑foot screen wall along the southern property line.
Neighbors urged caution. They expressed concern about truck routes and deliveries,…
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