Mall on the prairie proposed

Write-up FALLS — Builders are proposing a big shopping mall on 44 acres at the northeast corner of Freeway 41 and Prairie Avenue.

The Prairie Crossing Subdivision undertaking is led by local engineer Jack Smetana with Body & Smetana PA.

Jon Manley, town scheduling supervisor, will present the challenge at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Planning and Zoning Fee conference. The proposal calls for breaking up the 44.4 acres into 19 different plenty, ranging from about fifty percent an acre to 7.5 acres.

The 44 acres are agricultural but experienced been earlier re-zoned for community business solutions.

CCS zoning enables for retail income, expert use, support enterprises and some producing or specialized works by using.

“CCS lets for a whole spectrum of business employs,” Manley reported. “Some illustrations are fast food stuff, strip malls, gasoline stations and clean bays.”

That variety of zoning can involve all the things from nursing residences, to motor vehicle rental providers, to nightclubs and event facilities.

Developed as a regional middle, the shopping mall is envisioned to attract consumers from outside the house the local region.

Regional buying facilities normally home quite a few large anchor retailers, surrounded by lesser shops and services.

Yet another 1-acre plot of land located at west Prairie Avenue between Greensferry and Cecil roadways was approved for rezoning throughout the Aug. 3 City Council conference.

Acceptance adjusted the location from R-2 zoning, which is medium density multi-relatives use, to CCS zoning.

The Green Meadows rezone is portion of the bigger, a few-phase Environmentally friendly Meadows Subdivision.

“You’re heading to see the evolution of various industrial initiatives along Prairie Avenue,” Manley explained.

That fits in with city leaders’ vision of attracting professional growth.

Mayor Ron Jacobson has been vocal about that vision.

“We will continue on to do the job to attract corporations,” Jacobson stated. “But again, we do not go out and test to attract people.”

“If you look at it share-sensible, there have been much more firms positioned in Article Falls than any other metropolis in Kootenai County,” claimed Shelly Enderud, Submit Falls metropolis administrator.

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