Establish Guiding Principles and Framework for Preparation of Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Armstrong West: Future Business Park

The purpose of this case is to develop general guiding principles to assist Staff in preparing a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to establish an area for a future business park. This document lays out the framework in which Staff will prepare said amendment and list the deliverables that the Planning Commission can expect to be provided to assist them in their role in reviewing the amendment.

This case is not an official amendment or public hearing.

Notification is not required at this time.

The Economic Development Authority (EDA) has established a work plan goal to look at opportunities for new employment growth. The City's existing business parks lack the capacity for new development and redevelopment to respond to the market demand and the City Council's strategic goals to sustainably grow the City's tax base through new employment opportunities.

The EDA has narrowed a list of several areas to focus on the next business park for the community. The EDA has identified an area west of Armstrong Boulevard along the Bunker Lake Boulevard extension near Puma Street. This site will require an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan, changing existing commercial (retail) and residential (medium and high density) to business park. The EDA desires to facilitate the private development of this area and ensure that the City's future land use goals and Comprehensive Plan are consistent with a potential future business park in this area.

The preliminary layout of a Future Land Use Map amendment is attached for review. The intent of this discussion is to ensure that Staff has identified the appropriate overarching goals, conditions, and outcomes before detailed analysis requiring additional time and resources are commenced.

Details of the proposed guiding principles are outlined in the attached document.

This case is being handled as part of normal Staff duties in partnership with the EDA. It is anticipated that Staff will need to supplement slightly with professional services to complete the final product both from a technical analysis need as well as a workload need.

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the guiding principles and framework for the Armstrong West: Future Business Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment.

Motion to adopt the guiding principles and framework for the Armstrong West: Future Business Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment.