4-B-26-RZ Kevin (37918), March 31, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Dear commissioners - the proposed rezoning is near an area that has for a long time been identified as potential town center area - the Four Way In area at the heart of the Carter Community. This was identified back in 2001 in the East County Sector Plan.
The 2011 East County Sector Plan identified an area for E Co-3. Importantly, it recommended a program to work with area stakeholders to consider the town center concept, including a âÂÂvision planâ to establish the land use relationships, future road and bicycle/pedestrian network and connections to schools and parks.
The same action plan was recommended in the 2017 East County Community Plan.
A vision plan has never been put together for this area. This community engagement is a critical step, but has been neglected. Now this rezoning request is before you, and because there has been no vision plan put together, the community is not onboard. You have no design standards from a vision plan that could guide a development plan application under the PR zone. I urge you to defer this request until you can do a vision plan. View Attachment
4-B-26-RZ Kevin (37918), March 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Looking at the area context, this is an undeveloped parcel that's in an area with a lot of under-developed brownfield property. Instead of doing greenfield development here, I think the area and town center vision would benefit from some brownfield redevelopment instead of taking existing agricultural parcel - which provides connection to the rural character surrounding - and developing that.
