The Provo Towne Centre mall may soon become a memory.

Provo’s City Council has approved zoning changes that would allow redevelopment of the nearly 30-year-old shopping center and surrounding properties.

The developers plan to construct 1,300 apartments, 77 town homes, gathering spaces, bicycle and pedestrian connections, and access to transit services.

Most of the mall would be demolished, while the larger retailers — JCPenney, Target and Cinemark — would retain their locations.

The mall currently houses nearly 70 stores and vendors that offer a variety of products and services, ranging from restaurants and clothing stores to dog training, Dungeons and Dragons merchandise and swing dancing.

Brixton Capital, the San Diego area-based developer, also requested approval to redevelop another 23 acres, including the Shady Acres mobile home park, west of the mall.

The developer committed to providing 18 months’ notice to park residents, along with $10,000 in relocation assistance, but some officials worry about the pending displacement.

Council member Becky Bogdan said she remained concerned about those residents and the project’s balance between housing and commercial enterprises.

“I’m also really worried,” Bogdan said during a recent council meeting, “that this is becoming more of a housing project and not as a commercial project,” Bogdan said.

Council member Rachel Whipple described the redevelopment as an opportunity to reinvest in the commercial center.

“It’s something that I’ve been wanting for years and years, since before I was on the council, to see this mall revitalized,” Whipple said. “I don’t want the people coming into our neighborhood trying to build their business and their life to go into a place that really isn’t an environment that can support them.”

City Council members voted 5-1 for the redevelopment plan, citing declining foot traffic and the need to reinvest in the property. According to a city news release, the redevelopment is expected to proceed “in phases over multiple years and will return to the city for additional approvals related to site planning, infrastructure and financing mechanisms.”