3A - Draft of Comprehensive Plan

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, ❑ Adopt a policy requiring that any new road turned over to the public for maintenance have sufficient tax capacity to support the ongoing maintenance, including reconstruction, of the road. For Urban areas of the City: ❑ Replace the current use-based codes with a more flexible, form-based alternative throughout the entire urban area of the City. ❑ Adjust the City's street standards that provide for safe pedestrian and biking travel in addition to compatible automobile travel throughout the entire urban area of the City. ❑ Conduct a study to identify specific streets where targeted investments in enhanced infrastructure (sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, dedicated trails, neighborhood placemaking, etc...)can have the greatest impact on improving connectivity. ❑ Work with the HRA to develop a target list of redevelopment properties. For Transition areas of the City: ❑ Develop a Transition Area Plan to fast track private sector investments in the transition area. The plan would provide a framework for connecting future development to the existing urban areas of the City. 29. Work with the HRA to develop a plan for rehabilitation of existing homes. 30. Investigate options for creating a municipal dock on Sibley Lake. Lease a small number of seasonal mooring sites to property owners living in the downtown neighborhoods. 31. Extend the Grow Zone approach to the surrounding traditional neighborhoods through adoption of a form-based code for these places. 32. Repeal the existing development code in areas where there is a form-based alternative. 33. Adopt new standard street sections that reduce long-term costs by narrowing lane widths to appropriate neighborhood scale and providing safe pedestrian mobility throughout the city. 34. Adopt new standard road sections that reduce long-term costs by narrowing lane widths on local roads to a rustic,low volume, low speed scale. 35. Create a Park Plan for the Grow Zone and surrounding neighborhoods that leverages park investments to promote livability and encourage private-sector investment. 36. Perform an assessment of walkability in the Grow Zone and throughout the surrounding neighborhoods to determine areas of high and low pedestrian mobility and identify priority corridors for mobility improvements. 37. Establish an outdoor skating rink in the Grow Zone or the surrounding neighborhoods for use during winter months. 38. Establish a splash pad or other water-based recreational amenity in the Grow one or the surrounding neighborhoods for use during the summer months. 39. Abolish the Rural Residential zone for new subdivisions of land. Grandfather in existing lots created under these standards.