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Council approves 109‑acre general plan change to commercial along Highway 18
Summary
Council unanimously approved an amendment to the general plan changing roughly 109 acres east of Highway 18 from low‑density residential to commercial to enable a future hotel/resort and mixed‑use development; planning staff reported utilities and transportation capacity consistent with current modeling and planning commission recommended approval.
Planning staff presented a request to amend the city's general plan for approximately 109 acres east of Highway 18 from low‑density residential (LDR) to commercial. The applicant illustrated a mixed‑use, resort‑oriented vision with retail/office pods and a hotel resort area while emphasizing efforts to avoid steep slopes; staff reported that water, sewer and transportation analyses indicate the site could be served.
The presentation included a slope analysis and comparisons to nearby traffic volumes (staff cited average daily trips of roughly 8,000 in comparable corridors). Council asked whether a traffic study or further analysis was necessary; staff said hillside review and more detailed analysis would follow as part of subsequent permitting. Planning commission recommended approval 6–0 and the council approved the general plan amendment by unanimous roll call.
