Comments on neighborhood influence on BBSC actions:

1. Now is the time to attend and participate - substantive decisions
are being made; reviewable later, but once a decision (e.g., on
standards for setback) is made, even if not final, hard to change
later.

2. Likely a push from industry AND PLANNERS to make City code no
stronger than County:
	setbacks, noise, traffic, etc.

	the county code is weak - significant contributions from
	Rich Volk and Mary Beth Savel and Sarah More (I believe).

3. Industry wants no regulations (or at most very weak ones) for
redevelopment == expansion to >100,000 ftsq from smaller structure.

	this is very serious - a big box can then go anywhere, not just
	on Mall-sized parcels; consider Kolb and Broadway, super-K +
	home depot

4. Suggest, with regard to substance:
	
	treat redevelopment no differently than new site
		protection possibly more important for residential 
		adjacent redevelopment, as old use << impact than new use

	focus on main points:
		large setback = 300 ft, for BB and 
			all new construction at site
		hours of operation 7am-10pm, BB and all site
		neighborhood participation early and formally,
			through developer-neighbor meetings
		maintain 10% food/groceries restriction 
			economics, 
			n'hood integrity, 
			200K ftsq superstores >> impact than 150K ftsq
				without groceries

5. Suggest maintain common approach:
 	email, informational meetings, ????
	
6. Resources:
	planning commission archives: [PDF files]
	http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/planning/pcarchive.htm
		meeting agenda and minutes and most background handouts
		
	website:
	http://urban-issues.com/Current-Events
		web page with material from planning archives, and more