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RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RIVERSIDE SMALL AREA PLAN.
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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 council adopted Resolution 15-0123 on March 9, 2015, accepting a donation from the Spirit Valley Land Company for the preparation of the small area plan; and
(c) The city planning division has prepared and recommends approval of the Riverside small area plan (SAP), a land use plan for one of the sub-areas identified in the comprehensive land use plan; and
(d) The purpose of the Riverside small area plan is to provide guidance for the area that will influence future developments 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
(e) The city planning commission has reviewed the SAP and conducted a public hearing on September 22, 2015, at their planning commission meeting, and recommends adoption of the Riverside small area plan recommendations.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution adopts the Riverside small area plan (SAP). The recommendations in the small area plan is the result of a seven month planning process which enlisted the assistance of a nine person advisory committee with ties to the neighborhood. The advisory committee met four times throughout the study period. In addition there were two public meetings that involved more than 100 residents in the process and provided input on land use, transportation, environmental/open space, and housing/community priorities. Understanding that not every stakeholder was able to attend a public meeting, the planning staff ...
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