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<br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN U PDATE <br />CITY COUNCIL – MAY 2, 2016 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The Comp Plan Steering Committee met on Monday April 25, 2016 to discuss the below items. Staff is looking to <br />provide an update to Council about what action items have been completed to date, what items remain, and is <br />looking for feedback on the direction of the Comp Plan process thus far. <br />TRENDS <br />• Increasing land values, relative to house value <br />• Diversification (ethnic, age, income) <br />• Aging, outdated commercial <br />• Increasing desire for physical connectivity <br />• High market demand for rental housing (affordable and high priced) <br />• Higher clearance in industrial property <br />• Increasing demand for live/work spaces <br />LAND USE THEMES <br />• Encourage re-development of key locations of underutilized and aging commercial, residential, and <br />industrial property within the city (Walmart site, Kenzie District, former bowling alley site, industrial park) <br />• Enhance and upgrade the industrial park <br />• Encourage the development of higher density and mixed use (retail/housing) development <br />• Maintain and enhance current public park and community center facilities <br />• Encourage a multi-generational community <br />• Encourage the re-development of Kenzie Terrace into a mixed use, walkable area <br />• Focus re-develop in areas served with transit <br />• Land uses should be integrated, walkable, and sustainable <br />HOUSING THEMES <br />• Maintain and increase supply of affordable housing (required) <br />• Increase overall supply of housing <br />• Provide options for nicer, higher end housing <br />• Encourage housing churn by developing desirable and a variety of senior housing options <br />• Allow for investment in improvements and additions to existing homes <br />• Tighten code enforcement