Show reCi Decision Waits Waifs IX U you want big businesses you must make available a large enough area and buildings THEY WILL not come into small areas said Atty Rendell N Mabey speaking for tor rezoning of ot 46 acres in north Bountiful for tor a shopping center The big stores of ot today want ample room for tor parking and buildings Nothing succeeds like success And this is the plan that is succeeding for tor them he said CITY COUNCIL chambers in inthe Inthe inthe the B Bountiful a u n t 1 city hall were jammed out into the hallway as Mr Mabey explained plans forthe for tor forthe the new shopping center on Pages Lane We are planning a type mall-type shopping center with heated and air conditioned walkways There will wUl be some feet teet of ot floor space and square feet teet of ot mall in the first phase he noted ONE STORE would be at least square feet teet of ot floor space This compares with about for tor what is now the largest largest largest larg larg- est store in the area Y You u can see that that such such uch a center would not fit tit within the main part of ot the city for tor it would require eight to ten blocks Mr Mabey told the group ATTY RICHARD Maughn who represented what he described j asa as asa asa a number of at groups but not Including in including including In- In the Five Points Shopping Center quoted from the city ordinance or ordinance ordinance or- or book He emphasized from it that the zoning ordinances are to encourage age most appropriate use of land to prevent undue concentration of at population to lessen congestion congestion congestion tion on streets BOUNTIFUL is primarily a residential city Lets Let's keep it nice he admonished Is the shopping center needed No he answered The city already al already al- al already ready has over acres o oland of ot fh f land zoned com commercial mer cl al w wit with 11 h hover i over in the downtown area This is more than the city will wUl 1 need at full development he not not- ed HE ASKED that decision on the shopping center be delayed until the master plan is completed Probably take two years How w do we know this center will wUl ft tit fit t into the master plan he queried Mr Maughn told of ot the beautification committee working to de develop develop de- de develop a more beautiful downtown n i area with planted streets an and d I additional parking WE MUST centralize the community community community com com- develop a heart But we w e cannot do this if It we continual continually Y approve shopping centers in al all 1 1 directions There is not enough h ht i population in this area to support t t both shopping centers and the tin e downtown he said Experts tell us it requires a aleast at t t least persons to start a i regional center Lets Let's develop P i what we have We can develop tin the e downtown into the kind of ot a center cente r we want and need Allowing an another another an- an other center would not create creat e new business it would just dilute e what we now have hav he said ANOTHER point to be considered considered consid consid- ered eyed is the safety he continued continue d There are many schools and an I churches all around this proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed center Development could coul d 1 cause unnecessary hazard Lets Let's not develop ourselves s i out of of ot business he saW said IN CLOSING Mr Maughn posed j 1 several more questions Some o of at f these are why was this particular lar tar location chosen Does the developer de developer de have any firm commitments commit S ments for tor tenants Did the planning planning plan plan- ning ping commission and city comic council give an any commitment before annexation an annexation an an- that the area would be See SHOPPING on page 2 Continuo 1 rem front g lie was told no to the anal question Mr Mabey answered the others IF THIS development Is not good for lor Bountiful the city elty should turn it down he said That Is the only right thing to do As for tor location some five sites were considered One of these was the land across from the city hall which Is now commercial The man In charge of ot real estate estale for tor J. J C C. C Penney said It II was too small he said IT IS difficult to put many small parcels together to form the 40 to 60 acres needed tor for regional re regional re re- gional shopping centers he con con- It Is hard to 10 walk Into Inlo a aman's amans amans aman's amans aman's mans man's home where he is comfortable comfortable com com- and tell lell him you want to buy his house There were about 15 land landowners landown landown- own ers Involved in the present site Downtown areas would involve many more plus plu's much higher cost of land ALL OF TilE THE other sites were outside of the city some as far tar north as Farmington he said As for tor tenants I have no signed lease yet Mr Mabey said But Buthe Buthe Buthe he read two letters from J J. J C C. C Penney indicating they would ac accept accept ac ac- the site If It properly zoned ON TilE THE PRIOR commitments Mr Mab Mabey y said all we want to know Is It If the city is interested If U not not we asked that it put the theland theland theland land back in the county as some do not want their land in Bountiful ful luI U If the city Is lt interested t rested we asked that rid be zoned toned commercial j Wf David Holbrook of Home Re Realty Realty Realty Re- Re alty presented another proposal pr A shopping center of ot about feet teet on up to 3 35 acres aeres could b be built buill across the street from the city elty hall hail TillS THIS WOULD be much better he said b because cause It could tie In Into to the downtown area aiding rather than taking away from tram that part of the city A survey shows Bountiful has a better belter growth potential than Centerville It makes sense to put the center nearer the growth he said WE IIA NAVE HAVE VE information that J J. J C C. C Penney would come Into a mall mati mallof of at this type along with other big names W We W. also feel teel we could borrow up to 15 million to fo de develop develop develop de- de It Mayor Vernon B B. B Carr said Centerville is concerned about the development We got the state to put in a diamond interchange at Parrish Lane so this would de develop de as our main street and city center Part of at the center will witt be bea a shopping center TUB TillS PROPOSED development on Pages Lane would put Centerville Centerville Center Center- ville back several years the mayor said The one hall per cent sale salet tax which we thought would be t blessing Is proving just the op Each community Is trying to get all the business it can tot foi the sales tax Instead and Bountiful and other communities allies should work together for foi b better planning he said THE TilE PLANNING commission deferred action on the shopping center following the two hour and 15 minute hearing |