WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? A Master Plan is a blueprint for the future. • “Roadmap” for the next 10-20 years / Foundation for decision making • Policy guide for a broad range of topics • Articulation of local aspirations • Context for detailed decision-making in the future • NOT regulatory, but informs decision about zoning, development, etc. • Dynamic document that can be updated and maintained to reflect new trends and events.
WHY IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPORTANT? • Common community vision • Attract potential investors and provide “fair certainty” • Aid in review of proposed development • Coordinated “playbook” for departments and partners • Seek grant funding • Plan municipal capital needs • Align regulations and policies
PLANNING PROCESS 1. Project Initiation 2. Community Outreach & Engagement 3. Market & Demographic Analysis 4. Existing Conditions Analysis 5. Community Vision & Citizen Focus Groups 6. Preliminary City-Wide Plans & Policies 7. Subarea Framework Plans 8. Center City Plan 9. Comprehensive Plan Documents & Adoption
WORKSHOP EXERCISE
Economic Development
City Economic Development Focus • Creating and retaining quality jobs • Improving the quality of life for all citizens • Increasing private investment in the community • Increasing the property tax and sales tax base • Providing and maintaining public infrastructure • Removing blight from the community
City Incentive Toolbox • Special Taxing Districts Funding for infrastructure • Tax Increment Financing improvements • Property Tax Abatement Tax savings for blight remediation or major • Industrial Development Bonds job creators/capital investments • Commercial Loan Program Loan programs • Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund for job creation, environmental clean-up, and blight remediation
Sec. 67.1401- 67.1561, RSMo. CIDs are separate governmental entity Governed by board of directors Petition dictates specifics of the district Community • Geographic boundaries Improvement • Funding source: May impose sales Districts tax, property tax, business license tax, or special assessments • Activities: May fund public services and/or public improvements • Lifespan
• Council must conduct a public hearing to determine if the Petition to Establish the district Requirements is valid: – Complies with state law for Valid CID – Signature of property Petition owners representing over half of the assessed value, and over half of the owner groups
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Galloway Community Improvement District Proposed CID Boundaries • Approximately a one-mile-long section of South Lone Pine Avenue from a point located approximately 500 ft north of East Lacuna Street to East Republic Road. • 87.74 acres of land, including: – Sequiota Park, – The original town of Galloway, and – Portions of the Galloway Creek Greenway Trail
Galloway Community Improvement District CID Governance • The District will be a political subdivision of the State of Missouri and have a life of 20 years . • It will be governed by a board of directors consisting of 5 to 30 directors, all of whom shall be: – over the age of 18 and either a real property owner, business owner, or registered voter in the District. – At least one of the directors shall be a representative of the Springfield-Greene County Park Board. – The initial board named in the Petition has 15 directors. • All successor directors will be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.
Galloway Community Improvement District CID Taxing Authority • The Galloway Community Improvement District will have the power to impose a sales and use tax at a maximum rate of one percent (1%) on all retail sales made within the District that are subject to taxation pursuant to state law.
Galloway Community Improvement District CID Projects • • Signage, lighting, street Mowing and landscaping of furniture, sidewalks, pedestrian public right of ways and District crossings, and trail connections owned property along South Lone Pine Avenue • Additional police, safety and • Construction of additional security services public parking • Public parking enforcement • Holiday lighting and decorations • Marketing and image • Maintenance of public enhancements, such as website, sidewalks, alleys, and parking visitor guides and maps, and lots banners on public property • Trash removal from public sidewalk receptacles
Galloway Community Improvement District Signatures • 13 out of 25 owners within the District signed the Petition. • The City Clerk has certified that the Petition contains the signatures of: – 52% of the real property owners in the District, – whom collectively own 85% of the total assessed value of real property inside the District.
Galloway Community Improvement District Financial Impact • Value of the incentive: – 1-cent sales tax is estimated to generate about $30,000-40,000/year . – These funds may pay for approved CID projects only. • Impact to Taxing Jurisdictions: – No existing taxes will be diverted to this project – Jurisdictions will benefit from stabilized or increased property values due to improved maintenance of neighborhood amenity
Declare area to be a blighted area pursuant Chapter 99 to Chapter 99 Property Tax Find the Redevelopment Abatement Plan to be in conformance with City’s Comprehensive Plan
“Blighted Area” Definition Section 99.320(3), RSMo “An area which, by reason of the predominance of – Defective or inadequate street layout, – Insanitary or unsafe conditions, – Deterioration of site improvements, – Improper subdivision or obsolete platting, – Or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, – Retards the provision of housing accommodations – Or constitutes • An economic or social liability or • A menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use.”
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Area • 3.5 mile long corridor along Kearney Street, from Albertha Avenue to just east of Glenstone. Generally 300 feet on both the north and south sides of the street. • Predominately zoned GR, General Retail District and R-SF Single-Family Residential District
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Derelict vehicles; illegal dumping
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Exposed wiring
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Deterioration of Site Improvements 24 • 70% of buildings in poor or fair condition. Only 5.6% in “excellent” condition. • Most of the buildings in the Corridor are over 35 years old and exhibit significant levels of deferred maintenance. • Almost half (46%) of properties have private site improvements (walkways, parking lots, curb stops) in poor condition.
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Conditions which Endanger Life or Property by Fire or Other Causes 25 • Approximately 10% of principal structures in the Redevelopment Area are fully vacant. • Vacant buildings are susceptible to trespassers, vagrants, vandalism, and other criminal activity, which may result in fire. 9/24/2019
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Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Impact of Blighting Factors • Due to the predominance of the blighting factors, the Redevelopment Area in its present condition: – Retards the provision of housing accommodations, – Constitutes an economic and social liability, and – Is a menace to public health, safety, morals, and welfare • Conclusion: The Redevelopment Area qualifies as “blighted area” a defined in Section 99.320, RSMo
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Redevelopment Plan for the Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Area • Remove blight • Encourage redevelopment of the Area as an active retail corridor with a mixture of uses per the Growth Management and Land Use Element of the Springfield-Greene County Comprehensive Plan • Enhance visual appearance and safety of the Area by incentivizing projects with uses desired by residents, better landscaping, consolidation of curb cuts, and quality building materials.
Kearney Street Corridor Redevelopment Plan Land Use Plan • Frontage on Kearney, Kansas, National, or Glenstone – Rehabilitation of existing buildings on other streets also qualifies • Landscaping : Bring up to current standards for new construction • Building Material : Must be quality, durable materials. Generally, no vinyl siding, cinder block, plain concrete, or sheet metal. • Curb Cuts : One driveway per lot. Shared access drives are encouraged to reach 330-foot spacing standard.
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