Warsaw Planners Send Favorable Recommendation Of Comprehensive Plan To City
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Last night was the public hearing for the plan.
The commission, during its Aug. 11 meeting, reviewed the plan.
Warsaw City Council will vote on the plan in October.
One of the objectives of the plan is to foster effective and safe transportation. Objectives are proposed to be accomplished by maintaining a five-year capital improvements plan that informs, coordinates and prioritizes all street, sidewalk, trail and bike lane improvements based on priority.
It also requires vehicular and pedestrian linkages between adjacent residential developments, working with isolated residential developments to get connected to the citywide system of sidewalks and trails, and adopting a complete streets ordinance to promote safe use of street rights of way for all uses and their needs.
Another principle in the plan is to stimulate economic growth by having an inventory and keeping an up-to-date listing of all industrial properties, square footage of each building, state of occupancy, tenant’s names and business conducted; establish and promote shovel-ready sites available for business and industrial growth; and increase efforts to attract new businesses and residents through considering residential tax incentive and public and private development partnerships.
During Monday’s meeting, Fred Helfrich, Kosciusko County Velo Cycling Club advocacy chair, said the club is excited about the plan in developing bicycle infrastructure.
“We are pleased with the way the plan was structured by putting cycling on par with the other transportation methods,” Helfrich said.
The commission approved changing the language in the plan that previously stated promoting the use of solar panels and changed it to alternative energy sources.
In other business, the commission approved a final plat request from Kosciusko Community YMCA for the Mariner Subdivision.
The request was for a new commercial plat at the north end of Mariner Drive east of U.S. 30 on 37.23 acres of land.
The plat will create six new commercial lots.
Peter Mallers, attorney for Parkview, and Steve Snyder, representing the YMCA, filed the plat.
The commission also reviewed updating its fence and accessory structures ordinance.
“We are trying to create an ordinance that allows for people’s rights and protecting their property values,” said Jeremy Skinner, city planner.
The ordinance states fences must be on the petitioner’s property and may not extend into public right of way, no fence in the front yard is allowed to exceed 4 feet, and no fence in the back or side yard is allowed to exceed 6 feet. Fences placed in a front yard must be decorative and may not be a privacy or a chain-link fence.
For accessory structures in residential districts, the ordinance states the size of a structure must be no larger than 75 percent of the principle structure’s roof area, with a maximum size of 1,200 square feet. Also, the structure is not to be limited to less than 720 square feet.[[In-content Ad]]
Last night was the public hearing for the plan.
The commission, during its Aug. 11 meeting, reviewed the plan.
Warsaw City Council will vote on the plan in October.
One of the objectives of the plan is to foster effective and safe transportation. Objectives are proposed to be accomplished by maintaining a five-year capital improvements plan that informs, coordinates and prioritizes all street, sidewalk, trail and bike lane improvements based on priority.
It also requires vehicular and pedestrian linkages between adjacent residential developments, working with isolated residential developments to get connected to the citywide system of sidewalks and trails, and adopting a complete streets ordinance to promote safe use of street rights of way for all uses and their needs.
Another principle in the plan is to stimulate economic growth by having an inventory and keeping an up-to-date listing of all industrial properties, square footage of each building, state of occupancy, tenant’s names and business conducted; establish and promote shovel-ready sites available for business and industrial growth; and increase efforts to attract new businesses and residents through considering residential tax incentive and public and private development partnerships.
During Monday’s meeting, Fred Helfrich, Kosciusko County Velo Cycling Club advocacy chair, said the club is excited about the plan in developing bicycle infrastructure.
“We are pleased with the way the plan was structured by putting cycling on par with the other transportation methods,” Helfrich said.
The commission approved changing the language in the plan that previously stated promoting the use of solar panels and changed it to alternative energy sources.
In other business, the commission approved a final plat request from Kosciusko Community YMCA for the Mariner Subdivision.
The request was for a new commercial plat at the north end of Mariner Drive east of U.S. 30 on 37.23 acres of land.
The plat will create six new commercial lots.
Peter Mallers, attorney for Parkview, and Steve Snyder, representing the YMCA, filed the plat.
The commission also reviewed updating its fence and accessory structures ordinance.
“We are trying to create an ordinance that allows for people’s rights and protecting their property values,” said Jeremy Skinner, city planner.
The ordinance states fences must be on the petitioner’s property and may not extend into public right of way, no fence in the front yard is allowed to exceed 4 feet, and no fence in the back or side yard is allowed to exceed 6 feet. Fences placed in a front yard must be decorative and may not be a privacy or a chain-link fence.
For accessory structures in residential districts, the ordinance states the size of a structure must be no larger than 75 percent of the principle structure’s roof area, with a maximum size of 1,200 square feet. Also, the structure is not to be limited to less than 720 square feet.[[In-content Ad]]
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