Adopted August 26, 1997 Provo City Community Development Department
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Adopted August 26, 1997 Provo City Community Development Department Acknowledgments Provo City Administration Provo City Community Development George O. Stewart, Mayor (continued) Lewis Billings, Chief Administrative Officer Janeen Jones, Executive Office Assistant Ted Dowling, Executive Director Vern Keeslar, Long Range Planner Scott Knutti, GIS Coordinator Provo City Municipal Council Marco Lopez, Zoning Enforcement Officer Gregory A. Hudnall, Chair Anthony Molloy, Zoning Enforcement Officer David L. Rail, Vice Chair Tricia Rawstern, GIS Intern Jane L. Carlile Kaye Snipes, Division Office Assistant Mark G. Hathaway Reta Trimble, Ombudsman Shari C. Holweg Douglas Wright, Planning Intern Dennis W. Poulsen Karl J. Thalman Provo City Departments Community Development Provo City Planning Commission Economic Development Lois Kelson, Chair Energy Gary McKinnon, Vice Chair Engineering Ron Fakler Finance Stan Lockhart Fire Gary Matthews Information Systems Sheldon Nelson Library Cindy Richards Legal John Stohlton Parks and Recreation Janice Young Personnel Police Provo City Community Development Public Services Richard Secrist, Director Redevelopment Michael Hyde, Assistant Director Water Resources Bryce Armstrong, Zoning Enforcement Officer Jason Bench, Planner II Provo City Task Force 2000 Michael Brinton, Office Specialist David Knecht, Chair Jim Bryan, Senior Planner Bill Baranowski Tami Call, Planning Intern Ray Beckham Geniel Davies, Office Specialist Lewis Billings Cleo Davis, Zoning Enforcement Officer Tim Brough Troy Engstrom, Planning Intern Craig Carlile Ellen Evans, Planning Intern Doug Carlson Mathew Evans, Planner II Bert Cherry Roger Gonzalez, Zoning Enforcement Officer John Dester Sonya Hatch, Office Specialist Myla Dutton Dixon Holmes, Zoning Administrator Dave Freeman Acknowledgments (continued) Provo City Task Force 2000 (continued) Monty Groesbeck John Hinckley Dean Hughes Nancy Hutchins Stan Lockhart Harry McKinley Scott Norton Bob Perry Margarett Rasmussen Debbie Smith Pam Stowe Bill Talbot John Updike John Wright Outside Agencies City of Orem Mountainland Association of Governments Springville City Utah County ii Table of Contents Chapter Element Page Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................1 Chapter2 Administration...................................................16 Chapter 3 Population ......................................................21 Chapter4 Housing ........................................................32 Chapter5 UrbanDesign....................................................44 Chapter6 UrbanGrowthandLandUse........................................48 Chapter7 Parks,Recreation,andOpenSpace...................................79 Chapter8 TransportationandCirculation ......................................86 Chapter9 Environment....................................................103 Chapter 10 Public Services and Facilities ......................................110 Chapter 11 Rehabilitation, Redevelopment, and Conservation ......................123 Chapter12 Economic......................................................138 Chapter13 Implementation .................................................153 iii List of Tables Table Title Page 3.1 Population by Year ................................................21 3.2 VitalStatistics ...................................................22 3.3 EthnicDiversity..................................................23 3.4 Median and Mean Family Income ....................................23 3.5 Average Family Income by Census Tract ..............................24 3.6 Population Projection Methods and Results ............................28 3.7 GrowthComparisonTable..........................................29 3.8 Population by Area ................................................29 3.9 Population Distribution by Age ......................................30 3.10 Population Growth ................................................30 3.11 Total Population and Students, 1975 and 1995 ..........................31 4.1 Land Use Breakdown by Residence Type ..............................32 4.2 PolicySections...................................................33 4.3 Housing Stock Occupancy, 1980 and 1995 .............................34 4.4 AverageRentalPriceForHousing ...................................38 4.5 GrowthRatesForResidentialGeneralPlanDesignations .................38 4.6 ResidentialAcreageUsebyGeneralPlanDesignation....................39 4.7 IncomeRequirementsToMakeMortgagePayments .....................40 4.8 ModerateIncomeHousingNeedsProjection ...........................41 iv List of Tables (continued) Table Title Page 4.9 SurveyofProvoCity’sTotalZoning..................................41 5.1 Proposed Design Corridors .........................................46 6.1 ExistingLandUse ................................................51 6.2 Vacant Land .....................................................52 6.3 PotentiallyDevelopableLand .......................................53 6.4 Land Use Consumption by Housing Type for year 2015 Population (2%) .....54 6.5 Land Use Consumption by Housing Type for year 2015 Population (2.7%) ...54 6.6 Land Use Consumption by Housing Type for year 2015 Population (3%) .....54 6.7 GeneralPlanLandUseDesignations..................................56 7.1 NRPAParkStandards.............................................80 7.2 Major Recreational Facilities ........................................83 7.3 Proposed Regional Recreational Facilities .............................84 8.1 TransportationandCirculationHeadings ..............................86 8.2 Proposed Traffic Signal Locations ....................................94 8.3 RecreationalPaths................................................99 10.1 Proposed Fire Stations ............................................112 11.1 Historic Survey .................................................130 12.1 Analysis of Commercial Area Number One ...........................142 12.2 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Two ...........................142 v List of Tables (continued) Table Title Page 12.3 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Three ..........................143 12.4 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Four ...........................143 12.5 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Five ...........................144 12.6 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Six ............................145 12.7 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Seven A & B ....................145 12.8 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Eight ..........................146 12.9 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Nine ...........................147 12.10 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Ten ............................147 12.11 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Eleven .........................147 12.12 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Twelve .........................148 12.13 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Thirteen ........................148 12.14 Analysis of Commercial Area Number Fourteen ........................149 12.15 Provo’s Labor Force by Occupation .................................150 12.16 Major Employers in the Provo Metropolitan Area ......................150 12.17 1995 Cost/Revenue Analysis .......................................152 12.18 General Plan Cost/Revenue Analysis ................................152 12.19 Overall Projected 2020 Cost/Revenue Analysis ........................152 vi Chapter One Introduction Previous General Plans Provo City adopted its first general plan in 1968, at the start of a period of anticipated growth. But the construction of a major destination shopping mall in the City of Orem and the placement of an enrollment ceiling at Brigham Young University suppressed the predicted growth. These factors contributed to the decline of Provo’s status as the business and retail center of Utah County and made it necessary to reassess the city’s future. Efforts to update the 1968 general plan started in 1973. In 1977, a general plan which established policies for growth and development through the year 2000 was adopted. The 1977 general plan set forth “pro-growth” strategies. The plan’s primary objectives were economic development and an increased tax base. City leaders sought to increase the retail base, establish new industrial centers, and revitalize older neighborhoods through high density redevelopment. Some R1 (One-Family Residential) neighborhoods were re-zoned and designated in the general plan as Very High Density Residential (VHDR). Commercial zones were expanded into single family residential areas. Such zoning occurred because it was believed that land zoned for high intensity uses would be redeveloped, bringing needed tax dollars. However, manyup-zoned areas were poor locations for commercial or high density uses. At best, such policies were “broad brush” and premature. At worst, they were guarantees for neighborhood decline. In 1983, central city residents affected by high density zoning initiated grassroots efforts to protect their neighborhoods through down-zoning. Their efforts, dubbed the Neighborhood Conservation Program, resulted in much of the central city being down-zoned from R5 (Very High Multiple Residential) zones to R4 (High Multiple Residential) and R3 (Medium Multiple Residential) zones. Some R3 areas were down-zoned to the R2 (Two-Family Residential) zones. Down-zoning helped protect neighborhoods, but it was not enough. Apartment developments alreadyextended into single familyneighborhoods. Even though densities had been lowered, zoning