HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorth District Plan pptReview of North District Plan for
the Peninsula Area
Review applicable Strategic Plan
Goals
• We anticipate an application soon for the area
south of Interstate 80 and west of Dubuque
St.
• Developer has scheduled Good Neighbor
Meetings on Nov 13 with surrounding
neighborhoods.
• As such, staff wanted to describe some of the
existing Comprehensive Plan goals for the
area, and some of the applicable City Strategic
Plan goals.
• With tonight's discussion, the goal is not to
get into a specific development proposal.
• The goal is to outline and discuss general
policy goals as they pertain to the North
District (Comprehensive Plan) Plan and the
City's Strategic Plan.
• This discussion provides you with the
opportunity to comment on existing
Comprehensive Plan and Strategic Plan goals,
and will help inform the anticipated
application.
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Affordable Housing
• The North District Plan states "If the mobile
home pork redevelops in the future,
consideration should be given to securing
relocation assistance for the current residents
of the pork"
• Staff has consistently reinforced this goal with
the owner and development team.
Sensitive Environmental Areas
• The North District Plan states "As infrastructure
improvements open up this area for new
development, protection of environmentally
sensitive areas will become more of o concern...
• ... Promoting conservation design by clustering
development away from heavily wooded ravines
will protect wildlife corridors, preserve the tree
canopy in the area, prevent erosion of steep
slopes, and reduce stormwoter runoff"
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Dubuque Street Entranceway
• The North District Plan states "It is a policy in the
Comprehensive Plon to create and maintain
attractive entrances to Iowa City. Dubuque Street
has long been recognized for its scenic character,
views of the Iowa River, and woodlands and open
space transitioning into the Northside
neighborhood.. .
• ... Discouraging changes in land use that might
result in the degradation of the scenic qualities of
the corridor will also protect the Dubuque Street
corridor"
Interstate 80 buffer
• The North District Plan states "Preserving and
enhancing a wooded open space buffer
between residential development and
Interstate 80 should also be a key element of
any future plans to develop or upgrade
housing in this area"
Additional Comp. Plan Factors
• Land Use Map: The Peninsula area is shown as
residential (Primarily with RS -5 and ID -RS
zoning; some multi -family zoning).
Commercial development is encouraged in the
Dodge Street / Highway 1 entranceway
corridor.
• Conservation Design: is encouraged in the
area north of Foster Road.
Strategic Plan Goals
• Proactively seek opportunities to facilitate
development of our interstate entranceways in a
manner consistent with this strategic plan
• Encourage diverse housing types and price points for a
variety of income levels
• Promote neighborhood commercial districts and build
stronger relations with business owners throughout
the community
• Significantly improve the ability of Council and staff to
engage with diverse populations on complex or
controversial projects
Next Steps
• Staff learned that the development team has already
scheduled Good Neighbor meetings on November 13
with affected and surrounding neighborhoods.
• Staff recommends the development team also
schedules a `Good Neighbor' meeting with groups
interested in other aspects of redevelopment of this
area such as:
— The Dubuque St corridor (Project Green)
— Commercial interests (Downtown)
— Environmental advocates
— Etc.