Approving the consolidated Urban Renewal Plan together with the proposed Amendments thereto and plan changes and the feasibility of relocation for the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project

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These decisions include the basic objectives to be realized in each area as it relates to the Central Business District, the predominant or-general use to be developed, the physical organi- zation of the area, the location of parking to serve the area, pedestrian circulation and vehicular access and service. The areas are identified and shown on the Land Use Plan Map. AREA A (West Colfax Avenue, North Main Street, West LaSalle Avenue, St. a. Basic Objective The basic objective for this area is its utilization for service commercial and open space and parks. b. Land Use The primary use of this block will be for service commercial uses. The existing hotel located at the southwest corner of LaSalle Avenue and Michigan Street is to be retained and land is to be made available for the development of additional motel -hotel facilities adjacent to the present hotel. The LaSalle West Office building, fronting on LaSalle Avenue is to be retained as are the City utilities office fronting on Main Street and the commercial structures fronting on Colfax Avenue. The Nbrris Civic Auditorium which will front on the pedestrian mall to be developed within the present right -of -way of Michigan Street will also be retained. c. Physical Organization The physical organization of the block will be oriented towards the pedestrian mall area which is to be developed in the center of the area in the area in the right -of -way of Michigan Street. Fronting on or adjacent to this pedestrian mall area is the existing Morris Civic Autorium and the LaSalle Hotel. The right -of -way of St. Joseph Street extended between Colfax and LaSalle Avenues provides a small generally triangular tract of land in the northeast quadrant of the area which is developed as a park. The southeast quadrant of the area will remain open space or be developed as a park. The remainder of the block is to be devoted to existing and new office and service commercial uses. d. Pcdestrian Circulation Pedestrian circulation will be generated principally from the parking facilities to be developed in Area C, by persons with destinations at commercial developments or the bbrris Civic Auditorium within Area A. There will also be substantial pedestrian circulation within the area from the Morris Civic Auditorium to the restaurant facilities in the hotel -motel complex and to the restaurant facilities to be developed in Area C. e. Vehicular Access and Service Vehicular access to and egress from the area will be from Main Street on the west and St. Joseph Street on the east. Main Street will carry one way southbound traffic and St. Joseph Street will carry one -way north bound traffic. LaSalle Avenue, the northern boundary of the area, will carry one -way eastbound traffic and Colfax Avenue, the southern boundary of the area, will carry two -way east and west bound traffic. AREA B OVest Washington Street, West Jefferson Blvd., North Lafayette Blvd. North Main Street a. Basic Objective The basic objective for this area is its enhancement and utilization for public purposes with the exception of the existing commercial developments in the form of a bank and office structure at the southeast corner of the area and the commercial structure in the center of the block on Washington Street in the form of a financial institution and office structure. -4- (as of 8-8-80)