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O&MURPA <br />LIVE IDLAND RBANENEWAL ROJECTREA <br />UCLCRA <br />NIVERSITYITY ANDLEARANCE FOR EDEVELOPMENT UTHORITY <br />SECTION 3 <br />WORKABLE PROGRAM AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR <br />THE OLIVE AND MIDLAND URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA <br />A. I <br />NTRODUCTION <br />As indicated Section 99.320 (23) of the LCRA Law, a “Workable program” (Program), is <br />“an official plan of action, as it exists from time to time, for effectively dealing with <br />the problem in insanitary, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating areas within the <br />community and for the establishment and preservation of a well-planned <br />community with well organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes and <br />suitable living environment for adequate family life, for utilizing appropriate <br />private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread <br />of insanitary, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating areas, to encourage needed <br />urban rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of blighted, insanitary, <br />deteriorated and deteriorating areas, or to undertake such of the aforesaid <br />activities or other feasible community activities as may be suitably employed to <br />achieve the objectives of such a program.” <br />The Program outlined below is the plan of action to be employed to deal with the <br />conditions in the Area. This Program will serve as the framework to guide future <br />redevelopment efforts in the Area. <br />B. AGO <br />REA OALS AND BJECTIVES <br />The City’s goals and objectives for the Area have been clearly defined in the City’s <br />previous planning documents.The Olive Boulevard Central Tax Increment Finance <br />District Redevelopment Plan, (1988) (TIF District Plan) identified factors of blight for the <br />TIF District, which includes the Area, according to the TIF statue. These factors of blight <br />included unsafe conditions, deterioration of site improvements, and improper subdivision <br />and obsolete platting. One of the primary objectives of the TIF District Plan was to <br />promote the acquisition and consolidation of irregularly shaped and undersized lots for <br />the purpose of supporting large-scale commercial development in accordance with the <br />City’s zoning and development codes. <br />The2000 Olive Boulevard Land Use Study (2000 Land Use Study) noted this section of <br />Olive Boulevard was characterized by “shallow lots with inadequate parking and lighting, <br />a high concentration of businesses with minimal landscaping”, and proposed that these <br />conditions be remedied through changes to the City’s zoning requirements. The <br />Comprehensive Plan Update of 2005 (2005 Plan) describes Olive Boulevard as “a <br />primary image corridor” for the City and the appearance and functionality of the Olive <br />Boulevard should be optimized. The 2005 Plan described the conditions along the Olive <br />Boulevard “District” as follows: <br /> ÐÙßÊ ËÎÞßÒ ÝÑÒÍËÔÌ×ÒÙ <br />8 <br />80759 <br />1/08/08 <br /> <br />