Rapid City's planning commission will consider several issues Thursday morning regarding a portion of the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter development on U.S. Highway 16, but the main development applications won't be heard until March 6 at the earliest.

On Feb. 21, the planning commission will consider a change in the land use designation and the zoning of a small, triangular-shaped piece of land on the east side of the development, from park forest to general commercial.

According to information linked to the commission's agenda, site plans for the 590-foot by 33-foot property show a retaining wall, a row of parking spaces and a landscape buffer. Changing the use and zoning will make the small portion consistent with the rest of the Wal-Mart site. Information about the change is available at http://www.rcgov.org/agendas/planningcommissionagenda/planningcomm.htm, then click on item 38.

Two other Wal-Mart related issues on Thursday's agenda, the preliminary plat for the Tower Ridge 2 subdivision and a subdivision variance request, are recommended to be postponed to March 6, which is the date the development plan for the project is scheduled to be heard.

Today's meeting begins at 7 a.m. at the City/School Administration Center, 300 Sixth St.