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1 PLANNING & ZONING BOARD AGENDA ITEM 8B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director P & Z MEETING DATE: April 13, 2022 REQUEST: Master Plan Studies Discussion APPLICANTS: City Initiated INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting guidance on the objectives and scope of proposed master plans recommended at the February 9, 2022 Planning & Zoning Board meeting. BACKGROUND At the February 9, 2022 Planning & Zoning Board meeting, the board discussed the need for master planning certain areas within the City. The board passed a motion to recommend that the City Council fund master planning studies in the following areas: •Main Street from 21st Avenue to 24th Avenue •Main Street and Lake Drive intersection area •Main Street and Sunset Avenue Prior to forwarding the request to the City Council for consideration, staff is requesting further definition on the objectives of the master plans. A master planning process can take on many different forms and the needs of each area may be unique. The 2040 Comprehensive Plan generally identifies gateway locations, the need to strengthen and maintain the appearance of gateways, and recommendation to complete master planning studies where identified. Past master planning efforts have included, land use, design requirements, infrastructure improvement planning and development phasing. The two prior efforts included Hodgson and County Road J intersection (2007), and the Town Center Area (1998). In both cases, a master plan was prepared as part of formal Comprehensive Plan Amendments to establish mixed use districts. The plans addressed to some extent land use, infrastructure routing and timing, and established design guidelines in addition to base zoning requirements. The areas proposed above fall into a somewhat different category because much of the legwork has been established in the comprehensive plan already. However, there are certain considerations to evaluate for each planning area. ANALYSIS