CREEK CENTER DESIGN READY FOR COUNCIL CONCEPT TO FORM BASIS FOR STUDIES ON IMPACT.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- After public input and some tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results by the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle , a design concept for the proposed Amargosa Creek shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into will now go before the Lancaster City Council. On Tuesday, the council will consider the design concept that will be used for planning and environmental documents for the project planned on about 150 acres along 10th Street West north of Avenue L. Lancaster officials are striving to come up with a project that will be a signature development for the city as well as meet residents' shopping, dining and entertainment needs. ``I think it is a good, workable plan,'' Vice Mayor Ed Sileo said. ``But the critical issue will be what tenants the project developers can successfully negotiate a lease with. I am looking forward to the economic analysis which will tell us what types of tenants can succeed and what they will mean to the city economically.'' The city and a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , RTKL Associates, are working to create a shopping center in an area bounded roughly by Avenues K-8 and L and by Fifth and 10th streets west. The design concept will serve as the basis for an environmental impact report and a specific plan -- a planning guideline guideline Medtalk A series of recommendations by a body of experts in a particular discipline. See Cancer screening guidelines, Cardiac profile guidelines, Gatekeeper guidelines, Harvard guidelines, Transfusion guidelines. for the property. The council will consider the design concept at its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers, 44933 Fern Ave. The concept features an east-west ``Main Street'' geared toward strolling shoppers that intersects with a north-south line The North-South Line may refer to several different railway lines:
The main plaza will have two-story buildings to its north and south with retail shops on the bottom and office space on top. Having the plaza bordered by two-story buildings will give it a sense of enclosure, provide some protection from weather, and provide more activity for the center. That additional activity will provide more ``eyes on the street'' for security, city officials said. One issue the Planning Commission attempted to address was the limited development in the frontage property area along 10th Street West. Owners of that property expressed concerns that the limited development would lessen less·en v. less·ened, less·en·ing, less·ens v.tr. 1. To make less; reduce. 2. Archaic To make little of; belittle. v.intr. To become less; decrease. the return on their investment. The commission, at a special Dec. 26 meeting on the project, set a goal of at least 15 percent of the property being developed. Brian Ludicke, the city's director of community development, said the 15 percent mark was a reasonable benchmark for which to shoot. City officials expect the shopping center to evolve over several years. The Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. in Palmdale, for example, is in the process of adding additional shops even though the mall first opened in the early 1990s. james.skeen@dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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