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A Sustainable Neighborhood-Based Master Plan a Neighborhood-Based Process to Establish the Vision and Guide for Utica’S Future UTICA NEW YORK A Sustainable Neighborhood-Based Master Plan A neighborhood-based process to establish the vision and guide for Utica’s future ADOPTED OCTOBER 5, 2011 Mayor David R. Roefaro Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 2 Housing & Neighborhood Development ................................................ 19 Chapter 3 Downtown Development .................................................................................... 35 Chapter 4 Parks, Recreation, Arts/Culture & Historic Preservation .......... 46 Chapter 5 Business & Technology Development .................................................... 57 Chapter 6 Infrastructure & Waterfront Development ............................................ 69 Chapter 7 Implementation Options .................................................................................... 84 Appendix A – Maps Appendix B – Glossary of Terms Appendix C – Programs Referenced Appendix D – Matrix of Goals Appendix E – Steering Committee Appendix F – Legislation of Adoption - 2 - CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION - 3 - A VISION FOR UTICA This Master Plan positions the City of Utica to become a competitive city once again. Keeping this plan “alive” will require the continued involvement of all of our residents, business owners, and institutions working together. In many respects, this plan is about the entire future of the Mohawk Valley. Help us realize our vision to be the hub of regional collaboration, social diversity, sustainability and economic progress. Mayor David R. Roefaro A WORD FROM THE PLANNING DIRECTOR VISION STATEMENT Brian Thomas Utica is the place for people seeking a In working extensively with the people, the culturally rich, economically successful, and business and the civic leaders of Utica for environmentally friendly place to live, visit, the past year to develop the Utica Master and conduct business. Our homes, our Plan, one of our key objectives was to create neighborhoods, our schools, our places of a citizen-based living document that will work and play allow for opportunities for an move the city forward as a center of even exchange between people and place; opportunity. I hope you agree that we have Utica is a community that invites all the set the stage for success. Whether you are people to utilize their unique qualities to a resident, business owner, developer, or emerge and define our City. Utica is the one of Utica’s many nonprofit organizations hub of regional collaboration, social or institutions, the Utica Master Plan diversity, and economic progress. Our City includes tremendous information for you to is ripe with potential, which we will help us realize Utica as a regional leader. maximize with extensive community input, emphasizing high-performance, sustainable This Master Plan appreciates that the economic redevelopment, and a healthy strongest communities are built on support network of neighborhoods, parks, and from all three sectors—public, private, and waterfront renewal. nonprofit. With that, collaboration is foundational to the success of this plan. Sustainability is another key ingredient to this Master Plan; our Master Plan aims to link the local economy, the community, and the environment. Your help is vital to helping build a stronger and healthier Utica. Please join us as we embark on this “A partnership of journey to be a great little American City. residents, city government, Utica Institutions, and Neighborhood Community Groups” - 4 - GUIDING PRINCIPLES As we move forward into the 21st Century, Utica will be... …A COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES …A THRIVING CITY with a vibrant downtown energized by a flourishing arts community and DIVERSITY as one of its greatest assets. As by healthy, safe, and interconnected an urban center, Utica has traditionally been an economic and ethnic melting pot. We will neighborhoods. Neighborhoods will be active, continue to embrace different cultures and interesting, and attractive places where people feel safe walking or biking and talking with make Utica an attractive destination. neighbors. …A CENTER OF OPPORTUNITY for collaboration and innovation that builds an …A CITY THAT PRACTICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT in all public and private entrepreneurial culture. Our thriving downtown will be at the core – a place of commerce and endeavors. At the core of this initiative is a culture. A diversity of creative entrepreneurs focus on combating global environmental gradation by fostering the incorporation of built on a model of partnerships with our sustainable practices in all of our community educational institutions, employers, community agencies, and students will drive the City’s activities. As a City, we are committed to correct sizing and developing sustainable economy, increase job opportunities, and alternatives in our building designs, contribute to a greater quality of life for all. infrastructure systems, and neighborhoods, …THE HEART OF REGIONAL CREATIVITY such as creating opportunities for urban agriculture to support our local residents and by supporting and attracting cultural venues, artisans, and talent. Utica’s theaters, music restaurants. venues, and art galleries will be the focus of the …A GREAT LITTLE AMERICAN CITY whose cultural economy in the Mohawk Valley. Our people come together with pride to guide the reputation as a lively center for arts and culture will attract more artisans, more visitors, and City’s future. more residents and businesses. The City will protect and celebrate its historic character embodied in our unique architectural buildings. - 5 - CITY OF UTICA MASTER PLAN A RENAISSANCE CITY Welcome to the City of Utica Master Plan. This Master Plan, created with the extensive involvement of citizens, business leaders, public officials and planners, describes a vision for Utica’s growing and revitalized future – a bustling economic center amidst the beauty of the 21st century – a city that is attractive to Central New York – a renaissance city leading residents, workers and visitors. A common the transition of the region as an industrial theme that threads through the entire Master center to one seeking to attract the creative Plan is a call for collaboration. Genuine class. collaboration among leaders of all community sectors and people from all walks of life The purpose of the Master Plan is to provide ensures better solutions informed by more policy direction and recommendations to guide perspectives, plus broad support for results. the City and its partners in the formulation of Proceeding through every stage of policy- development strategies, economic incentives, making, decision-making, and funding this and land use controls that collectively will foster Master Plan holds that collaboration is most development supportive of, and complementary effective when it evolves into a diverse coalition to, reestablishing Utica as a regional hub, while committed to Utica’s Vision and Master Plan. simultaneously strengthening the economic and social fabric of the City’s neighborhoods. The Economic development is a cornerstone of Master Plan is a guiding document for the growth. Today’s new and growing businesses municipality, its citizens, academic and cultural are built on the creativity and innovation of institutions, business owners and any entrepreneurs, business people, and skilled stakeholder interested in being active within the workers. These people can choose to live City of Utica. The Master Plan will allow the anywhere in the world. Utica must seek ways to leadership of Utica to effectively lobby the state attract them to this city – to set up enterprises legislature on the community’s behalf, and to and put down roots. This Master Plan sets a communicate and forge new relationships with solid foundation to make Utica attractive to the regional and private sector interests. Further, it entrepreneurs of today. is the intent of this Master Plan to identify common themes and to focus on how Adding to that dimension – the concept of successful partnerships can be created and improving the “people climate” – is a major maintained over the long run. thrust of this Master Plan. A favorable business climate is important, but alone it can only take a The Master Plan will be reviewed every five community so far. Economic sustainability years; however, changes to it will only be requires creating a place that people want to be considered if the changes would bring and a place that works in a collaborative significant benefit to the municipality. Each manner. The realization of this Master Plan department in Utica will use the Master Plan as must rely on the concept of partnership and it prioritizes its needs based on the goals set in cooperative actions across public and private the Master Plan. sectors and among various levels and types of governmental units and non-profit interests. The vision for Utica is the starting point for planning the City’s future. This short, single- This Master Plan is a road map for improving paragraph statement pulls together the major the “people climate” of Utica. The city has many components of a sustainable, thriving Utica in attractive assets – its historic and urban - 6 - character, as well as, the surrounding region’s The Master Plan includes a series of natural beauty. Utica has some strong complementary notions of improving neighborhoods and natural resources to build opportunities for the city’s people, the physical upon. The plan builds
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