CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: August 13, 2024
Agenda Date: August 13, 2024
Prepared By: Stephen Noto, AICP - RVi Planning & Landscape Architecture Planning Consultant
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
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Four Corners Visioning Update
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BACKGROUND:
In the fall of 2023, City staff identified a number of parcels located along SR 520 and US1 that have incompatible zoning and future land use designations. This situation creates a consistency issue with the Comprehensive Plan and impacts property development opportunities. In addition, it was found that the zoning categories that were consistent with the overlying Mixed-Use Future Land Use (FLU) designation were not structured in a manner to support the goals and objectives of the Mixed-Use FLU designations.
Given the scope of the impacted area, generally described as the south side of SR520 from S. Fiske Blvd. to the intersection of SR520 and US1, including the full intersection of SR520 and US1, and more clearly shown in the attached maps, City staff requested that RVi review the impacted corridor and provide strategic solutions in how to address the issue. RVi created a scope that consists of five stages, with the goal of being complete prior to the end of the 2024 calendar year:
* City Kickoff and Strategy
* Community Outreach
* Gateway Corridor Land Development Code (LDC) Amendments
* Zoning and Future Land Use Compatibility Strategy
* Public Hearings
City Kickoff
The first stage of the project occurred during the first two quarters of the year and consisted of the City Kickoff and Initial Strategies for the study area as well as planning for Community Outreach. Upon completion of that stage, it was determined that the initial study area would be limited to the "Four Corners", which is generally described as the parcels at the intersection of SR520 and US1, as seen in the attached maps. In addition, an in-person, with virtual option, Community Outreach m...
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