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METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 11, 1991
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The minutes of the meetings held on May 3, May 14 and May 28, 1991were approved as prepared on a motion by Mr. Aycock and second by Mr. Damron.
#1 SP91-8 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. requested approval of site development plans for the Wal-Mart Supercenter. The building contains 169,000 sq. ft. and will be located on the south side of Highland Drive, east of Brown’s Lane and north of Grant Street.
It was pointed out that several modifications that were addressed in a public hearing on June 6, 1991 had been added to the site plan. Those modifications are as follows:
1. Widening of the entrance off Brown’s Lane to 36 feet.
2. Installation of a deceleration lane for right turns off Highland Drive onto the parking lot.
3. Placement of a drive with access to Grant Street between the old store and the Supercenter.
4. Placement of split face block on the back of the building for its entire width on Grant Street.
5. Installation of protected left turn signalization for left turns off Highland Drive onto Brown’s Lane.
6. Signing of an agreement to pay 70% of the costs for the installation of an additional traffic signal in the future if it is determined to be needed. The location would be either at the existing entrance to the old Wal-Mart Store or at the old Wal-Mart Store or at Bernard Street.
7. Additional landscaping on the south side has been added to the site plan.
8. An additional water retention area will be located behind the existing store with the reduction in size of the retention area between the buildings.
It was noted that Wal-Mart has conceded several parking places to accommodate some of the revisions listed above.
A motion to approve the revised site was made by Mr. Coleman and seconded by Mr. Damron. Voting was 6 in favor, 0 opposed. REQUEST APPROVED.
#2 RZ91-14 The J.W. Werner Revocable Trust requested rezoning from R-2 to C-3 for 37 acres located on the north side of Highland Drive, east ...
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