Cedar Ridge, Cemetery Road, Lovers Lane, Plano, Scottsville Road & Walnut Valley

Staff has reviewed the Focal Point Plans and Corridor studies and is not proposing any changes at this time. Upon review of the plans, most, if not all, of the policies are still sound and applicable to each of the areas. The policies of these plans and studies are part of the Focus 2030 Comprehensive Plan and can be found in Appendix 3. More detail is provided below. The focal point plans for Smiths Grove, Oakland and Woodburn will be reviewed in 2023. Plum Springs does not currently have a focal point plan, but will also be reviewed in 2023.

Cedar Ridge

Staff reviewed the Cedar Ridge Focal Point plan and found that the policies and recommendations are still applicable and are not recommending any changes to the focal point plan. Identified issues are with zoning and not the policy plan or comprehensive plan.

 

After the tornado, staff analyzed the zoning of the neighborhood knowing that some of the properties were vacant, post-tornado. The portion of the neighborhood impacted by the tornado is zoned single family, but the west end of the neighborhood near Creason Street is still split-zoned due to a previous downzoning attempt that occurred with limited results. This is similar to what happened to the Nutwood/Magnolia area that was heavily impacted by the tornado. While staff is not recommending any changes to the policy plan at this time, it is recognized that there is a need to circle back to this area to explore options for downzoning, similar to other recent efforts for existing single family neighborhoods. A future effort with neighborhood meetings will be explored.

 

Cedar Ridge Resources

Cedar Ridge Focal Point Plan – (page APP-84)

GIS Map – Turn off zoning layer and turn on focal point plans

Cemetery Road

The Cemetery Road corridor has developed into one of the premier scenic corridors in the community. Staff is not recommending any changes to the policies in the comprehensive plan as they are still applicable and pertinent to the continued success of the corridor, which incorporates higher development standards than other parts of the community. The most meaningful change recommended for this corridor is to make the future land use match the categories found in the rest of the community. This change will not have any negative effects on the corridor and will continue to support the development as a vibrant, mixed-use area. The proposed change can be found in the Session 9 Future Land Use element. Additionally, this corridor has an overlay zone that ensures the goals, objectives, action items and policies applicable to this corridor are met. The overlay zoning regulations can be found in the Zoning Ordinance.

 

Cemetery Road Resources

Cemetery Road Policy Plan – (page APP-79)

GIS Map – Turn off zoning layer and turn on Cemetery Road Urban Growth Overlay

Lovers Lane

Like the Cemetery Road corridor, Lovers Lane has developed into one of the premier corridors in the community that incorporates higher development standards than other parts of the community. Staff is not recommending any changes to the policies in the comprehensive plan as they are still applicable and pertinent to the continued success of the corridor. The most meaningful change recommended for this corridor is to make the future land use match the categories found in the rest of the community. This change will not have any negative effects on the corridor and will continue to support the development as a vibrant, mixed-use area. The proposed change can be found in the Session 9 Future Land Use element. Additionally, this corridor has an overlay zone that ensures the goals, objectives, action items and policies applicable to this corridor are met. The overlay zoning regulations can be found in the Zoning Ordinance.

 

Lovers Lane Resources

Cemetery Road Policy Plan – (page APP-80)

GIS Map – Turn off zoning layer and turn on Lovers Lane Urban Growth Overlay

Plano Road

After a review of the plan, staff is not recommending any changes to the Plano Focal Point Plan nor its policies. This plan was completed less the five years ago (2018) and has worked very well so far in shaping and directing development in a manner outlined by the plan. An extensive process was undertaken with lots of public input to create the plan. This plan will continue to be evaluated in five-year increments along with the comprehensive plan.

 

Plano Road Resources

Plano Road Focal Point Plan

GIS Map – Turn off zoning layer and turn on focal point plans

Scottsville Road

Upon review of the Scottsville Road Corridor Study and the associated recommendations, staff is not proposing any changes at this time. This study was created when sewer was planned to be extended to the Alvaton area and anticipated residential and some commercial growth along the corridor. Staff uses the recommendations when evaluating developments which has resulted in higher quality development in the area, though not as high quality as some residents would prefer. A focal point plan for Alvaton would be the next logical step in the planning process to expand on the recommendations found in the corridor study, however, nothing is scheduled at this time.

 

Scottsville Road Resources

Scottsville Road Corridor Study

GIS Map – Boundary is generally from the parkway to the Alvaton crossroads

Walnut Valley

Staff reviewed the Walnut Valley Focal Point plan and found that the policies and recommendations are still applicable and are not recommending any changes at this time.

 

Even though the plan has been in existence more than 20 years, development is just starting to take off in this area. In fact, it is booming as we have had numerous applications in this area recently. While there are some policies or recommendations in the plan that have not been implemented, staff feels the community is getting better development as a result, so we are recommending to keep it as is.

 

Walnut Valley Resources

Walnut Valley Focal Point Plan – page APP-82

GIS Map – Turn off zoning layer and turn on focal point plans