- Target:
- Alders Vidaver/Martin, Plan Commission, Don Zietlow, Kwik Trip CEO, and Brandon Cook
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
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Open Letter to Alders Vidaver and Martin, Mayor Rhodes-Conway, Plan Commissioners, Planning Department Staff, Don Zietlow, CEO of Kwik Trip, and Brandon Cook, John Fountain, Inc.,
As residents of the neighborhoods surrounding 3734 Speedway Rd:
We understand the need for more housing in our community and support the construction of more housing, including affordable housing.
We support the zoning code, comprehensive plan, and neighborhood plan.
We support redevelopment of 3734 Speedway Rd consistent with the applicable goals and standards for approval embodied in the zoning code, comprehensive plan, and neighborhood plan.
We oppose the proposed concept plan for development of 3724 Speedway Rd that was presented at a neighborhood meeting on January 6, 2002, which is a relatively large and dense multi-family building incompatible and fundamentally at odds with the stated purpose of the zoning for this site. The stated purpose is clearly expressed in MGO 28.064(1), “The NMX District is established to encourage and sustain the viability of commercial nodes that serve the shopping needs of residents in adjacent neighborhoods.” The proposed concept fails to do this. It eliminates a successful and heavily patronized commercial use that served the shopping needs of residents in adjacent neighborhoods and replaces it with a use that does not.
We believe that Kwik Trip’s plan to place deed restrictions on the property, preventing it from being used as a convenience store, grocery store, fast-food store, and gas station, or the sale of beer there, will increase the use of cars and have a significant negative impact on the quality of life in our neighborhood, is not in the public interest, and is contrary to public policy embodied in the zoning code, comprehensive plan, and neighborhood plan.
We find that the proposed concept plan is so inconsistent with the applicable goals and standards for approval that an entirely new concept is required, and that modifications to the current plan will not correct the plan’s fundamental failure to comply with them.
For the foregoing reasons we ask that:
1. Kwik Trip sell this property without deed restrictions that prevent commercial activity that serves the needs of residents in adjacent neighborhoods.
2. A new concept plan be developed that conforms to all applicable goals and standards for approval, including NMX zoning, the comprehensive plan, and the neighborhood plan.
3. Alders Regina Vidaver and Arvina Martin advocate for the needs of the neighborhood and a concept plan that complies with the applicable goals and standards, and that city staff work to ensure development complies with these goals and standards.
4. The owner and/or developer work with the neighborhood to develop a concept plan that complies with the applicable goals and standards for approval, and we pledge to work with them in a positive and constructive manner to do this.
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The Keep Our Neighborhood Healthy and Strong petition to Alders Vidaver/Martin, Plan Commission, Don Zietlow, Kwik Trip CEO, and Brandon Cook was written by Alex Saloutos and is in the category City & Town Planning at GoPetition.