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Commission continues controversial 167th & U.S. 69 rezoning amid concerns over big-box orientation and pedestrian connectivity
Summary
Planning staff recommended changes to a rezoning that would add CP2 commercial, RP6 multifamily (343 units) and RP1A single-family lots across about 100 acres. Commissioners raised repeated concerns about the CP2 layout, large parking fields, and roundabout/road alignment; the commission continued the rezoning to Sept. 14 for revisions.
The Planning Commission continued a major rezoning request at the Southwest Corner of 167th Street and U.S. 69 after staff and several commissioners said the current site plan needs significant revision. Staff described the overall site as about 100 acres and said the applicant proposes three zoning districts: CP2 (commercial), RP6 (high-rise apartment, roughly 343 units over ~14.86 acres), and RP1A (about 122 single-family lots).
Staff told commissioners it had concerns with building orientation, a large parking field behind proposed commercial pads, pedestrian connectivity (including a mid-block crossing staff found problematic), landscape island requirements for the large parking field, grading and retaining-wall locations, and the need to reserve right-of-way for a future roundabout at 167th & Lowell. "Staff's position is that this site plan for CP2 as defined does not fully meet either the Town Square development pattern or perimeter street development pattern," staff said, and recommended a continuance so staff and applicant can refine the plan. Several commissioners agreed, expressing unease about two large "big-box" commercial pads and the mass of parking that would reduce walkability; Commissioner Strauss moved to continue the rezoning to the September 14, 2026 meeting and the motion passed 8–0.
The continuance asks staff and the applicant to address street organization and engineering alignment for the future roundabout, refine grading/retaining-wall design, respond to parking-amenity and pedestrian-connectivity concerns, and re-evaluate the CP2 layout to better meet the chosen development pattern or justify the departure. The item will return with revised plans and clarified stipulations.
