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4 I OLIVE&MIDLAND URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA UNIVERSITY CITY LAND CLEARANCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SECTION 3 i WORKABLE PROGRAM AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE OLIVE AND MIDLAND URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA f A. INTRODUCTION As indicated Section 99.320 (23)of the LCRA Law, a "Workable program" (Program), is s "an official plan of action, as it exists from time to time, for effectively dealing with the problem in insanitary, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating areas within the community and for the establishment and preservation of a well-planned community with well organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes and suitable living environment for adequate family life, for utilizing appropriate F' private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of insanitary, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating areas, to encourage needed urban rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of blighted, insanitary, deteriorated and deteriorating areas, or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible community activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such a program." The Program outlined below is the plan of action to be employed to deal with the conditions in the Area. This Program will serve as the framework to guide future F redevelopment efforts in the Area. ' B. AREA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The City's goals and objectives for the Area have been clearly defined in the City's previous planning documents. The Olive Boulevard Central Tax Increment Finance District Redevelopment Plan, (1988) (TIF District Plan) identified factors of blight for the TIF District, which includes the Area, according to the TIF statue. These factors of blight included unsafe conditions, deterioration of site improvements, and improper subdivision and obsolete platting. One of the primary objectives of the TIF District Plan was to promote the acquisition and consolidation of irregularly shaped and undersized lots for the purpose of supporting large-scale commercial development in accordance with the City's zoning and development codes. 3 The 2000 Olive Boulevard Land Use Study(2000 Land Use Study) noted this section of Olive Boulevard was characterized by "shallow lots with inadequate parking and lighting, a high concentration of businesses with minimal landscaping", and proposed that these conditions be remedied through changes to the City's zoning requirements. The Comprehensive Plan Update of 2005 (2005 Plan) describes Olive Boulevard as "a Ek primary image corridor' for the City and the appearance and functionality of the Olive E` Boulevard should be optimized. The 2005 Plan described the conditions along the Olive Boulevard "District"as follows: 80759 8 PGAVU RBAN CO N S U LTI N G 1/08/08 April 7, 2008 J-1 to 6-30 I t T: