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Council considers COMP 2721‑2026 for Creekide Commercial Center; applicant outlines mixed‑use plan
Summary
City staff recommended approval of COMP 2721‑2026, a comprehensive‑plan amendment for about 52 acres northwest of Houston Street and Creek Turnpike to enable a mixed master plan (commercial/industrial north; single family and multifamily transitional areas south); applicant and planning commission supported the change; one written opposition requested retention of commercial land for sales‑tax capture.
The council considered COMP 2721‑2026 on May 19, a proposed comprehensive‑plan amendment for approximately 52 unplatted acres northwest of Houston Street and the Creek Turnpike that would change land‑use designations to allow future rezoning and a master planned development.
Rocky Hinkle, community development director, said the amendment would reclassify portions of the property (area C to level three for multifamily transition and area D to level two for residential) and that staff and the planning commission recommended approval (planning commission recommended approval 3–2 at its April 23 meeting). No members of the public testified for or against at planning commission, though staff received one email opposing the change and urging the area remain level six (commercial/retail) to capture sales‑tax revenue.
Nicole Watts, representing the applicant (Wallace Design Collective), described a mixed‑use master plan with the northern half allocated to commercial and industrial uses, the southern half preserved for single family, and a roughly 10‑acre multi‑family tract near the turnpike. Watts said the plan includes a collector road aligned with a signal at Kenosha to improve circulation, stormwater and stream restoration investments, walking trails, and a design intent to provide buffers between new development and existing single‑family neighborhoods.
Council discussion acknowledged tradeoffs between sales‑tax capture through commercial uses and broader community benefits from adding rooftops, including workforce housing and better street connectivity. A motion to approve the comp amendment (item 26‑626) was made and seconded; a roll‑call vote was taken (the provided transcript records the roll call but does not include the vote tally or formal adoption statement).
Next steps: staff recommended council approval and a representative of the property owner was present to address questions. If the comp amendment is approved, the applicant intends to pursue rezoning and a PUD to implement the master plan.
