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Main Street Corridor. She reported staff would bring implementation actions for the North/Main Place area to the Council in September and for the Mid-Town area in October. Associate Planner Larry Yenglin described Main Street between First and Warner as a narrow linear commercial strip approximately ½ block wide on each side. He showed slides of the area and of such commercial areas as Melrose and Abbott Kinney in Los Angeles and Main Street in Santa Monica that have similar physical characteristics to this segment of Main Street. Redevelopment Project Manager Vicki Uehli provided a historic overview of the South Main Redevelopment Project Area between 1982 and 1996, and described staWs attempts to develop the commercial viability of the district through such mechanisms as a facade improvement program, installation of public parking lots, and the realignment of the McFadden/Main intersection. Uehli noted numerous driveway aprons and in-ground water meters constrained landscaping improvements in this area. Yenglin indicated the overall strategy was to retain Main Street's character while encouraging development through changes to the Zoning Code. He discussed amendments to reduce frontage, lot size, and setback requirements and standardize signage that would be brought to Council for consideration by the end of the year. Uehli reported staff planned to ask for Council approval ora consultant to prepare a streetscape plan for the entire corridor in October. Councilmembers briefly discussed how to encourage the business community to take a more active role in development of the area. Councilmember Moreno expressed concern regarding lowering of development standards. Senior Planner Linda Hale outlined the boundaries of the South Main Industrial District (both sides of Main Street from Warner to Columbine) and showed slides demonstrating the District's mixed uses. She presented a long-term vision of the District as an area of industrial uses with potential for future development, discussed development opportunities and constraints, and commented that a transition plan and time line for the district were in process. Hale reported two rezoning actions for the area would be forwarded to the Council in September. Hale then showed slides of the South Main District Center (Main between Columbine and the south City limits) and explained this area was envisioned as a regional 18-hour commercial activity center. She discussed development opportunities and constraints, and reported that the Master Plan for the area was likely to be revised in the near future. Councilmember Mills cautioned staff to delay zone changes in,the area pending widening of the SRo55/I-405 intersection. Councilmember Lutz requested staff work with Sandpointe residents to refurbish and paint the Neighborhood's wall fronting on Main Street. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 259 AUGUST 19, 1996