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RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE LINCOLN PARK SMALL AREA PLAN AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LINCOLN PARK SMALL AREA PLAN AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT)
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that:
(a) The city council adopted the Comprehensive Land Use Plan on June 26, 2006, via Resolution 06-0491, which outlined the desired arrangement of land uses for the next 20 years and identified sub-areas of the city to be studied in more detail; and
(b) The city planning division has prepared and recommends approval of the Lincoln Park Small Area Plan (SAP), a land use plan for one of the sub-areas identified in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan; and
(c) The purpose of the Lincoln Park Small Area Plan is to conduct a more detailed study of the neighborhood and business district area along West Superior Street than was provided for in the Comprehensive Land Use plan through an assessment of current demographics, land use, zoning, transportation, development opportunities, and environmental characteristics that will form the basis for the plan recommendations and implementation strategy; and
(d) The city planning division in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health has prepared and recommends approval of the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) conducted on the SAP. The purpose of the HIA was to explore how the SAP might impact the community's health, positively and negatively, and make recommendations to the SAP to promote positive impacts and reduce negative impacts ; and
(e) The city planning commission has reviewed the SAP and the HIA, and conducted public hearing on May 12, 2015, at their planning commission meeting, and recommends adoption of the Lincoln Park Small Area Plan and the Health Impact Assessment recommendations.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution adopts the Lincoln Park Small Area Plan (SAP) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA). The recommendations in the small area plan and the health im...
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