2018 Charles City, Iowa Comprehensive Plan
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Home of The Comets 2018 Charles City, Iowa Comprehensive Plan Prepared By North Iowa Area Council Of Governments (NIACOG) And the City of Charles City Charles City Comprehensive Plan - 2018 CKNOWLEDGEMENTS A ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A special thanks to the Task Force Participants and the Citizens of Charles City who participated in creating this plan. (TF = Task Force Committee Member) Mayor & City Council City Council Dr. Dan Cox, Charles City Schools Mayor Dean Andrews & James Erb (TF) Mike Fisher, Charles City Schools Councilman DeLaine Freeseman Tim Fox, Charles City Area Development Councilman Michael Hammond (TF) Corporation Councilman Jerry Joerger Eric Whipple, Fire Chief Councilman Dan Mallaro Lezlie Weber, County EMA Director Councilman Keith Starr Cathy Rottinghaus, First Citizens Bank Dusty Rolando, County Engineer Dirk Uetz, Streets Superintendent City Staff Bill Kyle, Airport Director Steven Diers, City Administrator (TF) Frank Blaine, Valero Renewable Fuels Trudy O’Donnell, City Clerk Dan Rimrod, City Waste Water Treatment Plant John D. Fallis, City Engineer (TF) Dean Stewart, Realtor Heidi Nielsen, Housing Director (TF) Wendy Johnson, Farmer Eric Whipple, Fire Chief (TF) Kurt Herbrechtsmeyer, First Security Bank Dan Rimrod, Water Pollution Control Bob Kloberdanz, Parks & Recreation Board Superintendent (TF) Randy Heitz, Agriculture Steve Lindaman, Parks & Recreation Dir. (TF) Mark Wicks, Charles City Economic Hugh Anderson, Police Chief (TF) Development Dirk Uetz, Street Superintendent (TF) Chris Garden, L & J Industries, Inc. Cory Spieker, Water Superintendent (TF) Joe Nettleton, Cambrex Charles City, Inc. Kim Jones, Library Director Connie Parson, Realtor Mary Litterer, Foster Grandparents Director Todd Fails, Zoetis Steve Lindaman, Parks & Recreation Supt. (TF) Ben Rottinghaus, Thor Manufacturing Ryan Parker, Hy-Vee Planning & Zoning Commission Hugh Anderson, Chief of Police Rick Noah, Chair (TF) Heidi Neilsen, Charles City Housing Authority Larry Johnson Kip Hauser, Senior Citizens Chuck LeMaster Rodney Nordeng, Hospital Administrator Marilee Monroe Ginger Williams, Chamber Of Commerce Emily Garden Bruce Horden NIACOG Staff Roy Schwickerath Joe Myhre, Executive Director Myrtle Nelson, Senior Planner Task Force Members (TF) Matt O’Brien, Regional Planner (TF =Task Force Committee Member) Steve Wendt, Comm. Development Planner Doug Kamm, County Board of Supervisors Prepared By: North Iowa Area Council of Governments 525 6th Street S.W. Mason City, Iowa 50401 641-423-0491 www.niacog.org i | P a g e Charles City Comprehensive Plan - 2018 RESERVED FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION ii | P a g e Charles City Comprehensive Plan - 2018 TABLETable of Contents OF CONTENTS Chapter I: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1. Iowa Code On The Planning Process ................................................................................ 1 2. Public Participation & Plan Adoption .................................................................................. 2 3. Community Overview ......................................................................................................... 2 b. Geography: Location, Climate, Geology, Topography .................................................... 5 c. Population Data .............................................................................................................. 6 d. Educational Data .......................................................................................................... 12 e. Health Data .................................................................................................................. 14 Chapter 2: Smart Planning Elements ...................................................................................... 17 1. Current & Future Land Use .............................................................................................. 18 a. Land Use - Background ................................................................................................ 18 b. Land Use - Vision ......................................................................................................... 18 c. Future Land Use - Goals & Strategies .......................................................................... 18 2. Housing ............................................................................................................................ 25 a. Housing - Background .................................................................................................. 25 b. Housing - Goals & Strategies ....................................................................................... 30 3. Public Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 33 a. Public Infrastructure - Background ............................................................................... 33 b. Public Infrastructure - Goals & Strategies ..................................................................... 39 4. Transportation .................................................................................................................. 40 a. Transportation - Background ........................................................................................ 40 b. Transportation – Goals & Strategies ............................................................................. 44 c. Transportation – Maps .................................................................................................. 45 5. Economic Development ................................................................................................... 51 a. Economic Development - Background ......................................................................... 51 b. Economic Development – Goals & Strategies .............................................................. 61 6. Agricultural Land & Natural Resources ............................................................................ 63 a. Agricultural & Natural Resources – Background........................................................... 63 b. Agricultural & Natural Resources - Goals & Activities ................................................... 67 7. Community Facilities & Services ...................................................................................... 70 a. Community Facilities & Services – Background ........................................................... 70 b. Community Facilities & Services – Goals & Strategies ................................................. 76 iii | P a g e Charles City Comprehensive Plan - 2018 c. Community Facilities & Services – Maps ...................................................................... 78 8. Community Character ...................................................................................................... 80 a. Community Character – Background ............................................................................ 80 b. Community Character – Goals & Strategies ................................................................. 90 9. Hazards ............................................................................................................................ 92 a. Hazards – Background ................................................................................................. 92 b. Hazards – Goals & Activities ........................................................................................ 97 c. Hazards – Maps............................................................................................................ 97 10. Collaboration ................................................................................................................ 101 a. Collaboration – Background ....................................................................................... 101 b. Collaboration - Goals/Strategies: ................................................................................ 104 c. Collaboration – Maps .................................................................................................. 104 CHAPTER 3: SMART PLANNING PRINCIPLES .................................................................. 106 CHAPTER 4: PLAN IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................................. 107 1. Priority Strategies ........................................................................................................... 107 2. Review & Amendment of the Plan.................................................................................. 111 iv | P a g e Charles City Comprehensive Plan - 2018 CHAPTERChapter I:I: INTRODUCTIONIntroduction 1. Collaboration – Governmental, community, 1. Iowa Code On The and individual stakeholders, including those outside the jurisdiction of the entity, are Planning Process encouraged to be involved and provide comment during deliberation of planning, zoning, development, and resource The Code of Iowa provides the basis for city management decisions and during planning in Chapter 414. This chapter is referred to implementation of such decisions. The state as enabling legislation by the State of Iowa because agency, local government, or other public entity it empowers cities to plan and regulate their is encouraged to develop and implement a physical development. Although the code strategy to facilitate such participation. subsection pertaining to comprehensive