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Planning commission tables Main Street and Gateway Corridor master plan, directs residential 'flex housing' and preserves open space
Summary
Alpine City Planning Commission voted unanimously to table the draft Main Street and Gateway Corridor master plan and forwarded recommendations: extend residential designations on the southeast approach to town, designate a large open parcel as 'flex housing' for clustered/senior housing, and preserve a linear open-space buffer.
The Alpine City Planning Commission on Jan. 20 unanimously moved to table the draft Main Street and Gateway Corridor master plan while forwarding specific recommendations to city council. Commissioner John McKay made the motion to hold the plan and include recommendations to extend residential uses on the southeast approach to the roundabout up to the Alpine Arts Center, remove any language that identifies mixed-use commercial in a large open parcel (the field/Bangorder property), and to preserve agricultural/open space as a “Linear Park.” Marla Fox read the motion back to the commission before the body voted in support.
Commissioners said the recommendations reflect public and steering‑committee feedback and would permit future detailed zoning or PRD (planned residential development) proposals to come forward without locking the city into immediate rezones. “We do not want commercial,” one commissioner summarized of the southwest corridor discussion; another described the proposed compromise as “flex housing” — flexible density and clustering that could allow smaller lots or senior housing while protecting view corridors and open space. The commission directed staff to consolidate the recommended edits and present the amended chapter as part of a single packet to the council.
