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Minutes No. 83-22 -2-December 8, 1983 · M (Croosk, S (Hesseltine) and C unanimously that PD-80-4 (PDP -1st. Mod.) be approved with the additional condition (d) as read by the Secretary and with the option of putting in the conduit, subject to approval of the City Engineer. Items 4 (b)., (c), and (d): (b) A-83-10; Rezone fron N (Nursery) to N-PDC (Nursery-Planned Development Combining); and (c) P0-83-3 (General Development Plan); Planned Unit Development for a 295,000 grass square foot shop-ping center on a 25 acre site; property bounded by Lewellin~ Blvd. on the south, Washington Avenue on the west and the Nimitz Freeway (State Route 17) on the northeast; Gemtel Partnership; AR#12495; and (d) Draft Enyironmental Impact Report (EIR) on items 4 (b) and (c), above. The Secretary explained the proposed procedure for conducting the joint hear- ing on the three matters. He announced that the public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was expected to be closed at the meeting of December 8, 1983, so that comments could be taken and responses to them pre- pared for the Final Environmental Impact Report. The hearings on the rezoning ·and planned unit development were recommended to be left open and continued to the next regular Planning Commission meeting of January 12, 1984. The Secretary then explained in greater detail the proposed development and its relationship to property in the vicinity. Mr. William S~mpson, representing EGS Metro/Gemtel Partnership and applicant on the project, then reviewe.d tM background of his firm. He explained that they had been developers of commu~ity-size shopping centers for approximately 25 years and had developed over 100 such centers in 25 western states. He said their experience in the early stages of this development had been very favorable and he was prepared at this time to publicly announce that they have reached agreement with Best. Products~ a catalog store, S~feway Stores, Inc., and Longs Drugs as tenants of the sites designated Majors 1, 2, and 3. He said the·site designated as Major 4 was not yet under agreement but negotiations with two soft goods retailers were well underway. The remaining shops and free-standing pads, he said, would be leased to various retai.1, service, office and restaurant uses. He explained that the overall design theme was intended to reflect the past use of the site as a greenhouse and nursery business. He also said that Best Products was proposing one of its 11 unique 11 store designs for the site: although it would still be in keeping with the general "greenhouse" theme. He said his firm hoped to have the approval process and lease negotiations completed so that construction could start in late summer, 1984, with store openings in the second quarter of 1985, if possible. He said the interest in the site on the part of ·retailers has been extremely high and, in fact, tenants had sought them out. He said this strong interest showed the property was well suited to retail commercial use and it should be a successful retail- ing site. A successful site, he noted, is much more likely to be well-main- tained and a credit to the surrounding community. 63