Bear West Company Executive Summary
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·--- :-;.· .·.· .-·-. ·.· -- .... ·· .·-· ....... _-._. ..· . Bear West Company Executive Summary Goal 1 Policy 1 of the General Plan recommended an update every three years. Due to cost constraints and the minor amount of change that occurs within a municipality during three years time an administrative decision was made which involves a staff update every three years with respect to demographics, economics and goals met. An additional implementation measure was added recommending completion of a full update of the General Plan with public involvement and revisiting the goals every six years. The changes to updating policies were adopted by the City Council as a part of this update. This update, dated Fall2003, made use of the 2000 Census numbers, updates to the Zoning Ordinance of January 02, 2002, and information gathered regarding the two Superfund Sites since the adoption of the General Plan in May 2000. This document is scheduled to be updated Fall2009, however, with new Census counts taking place in 2010, it is recommended that the update be delayed to take advantage ofthat information. Acknowledgements Management Committee Ruth Allen, Midvale Chamber of Commerce Judy Arrington, City Council Bryan Baird, Business Owner Del Ballard, Business Owner Rick Battison, Planning Commission Michael Baum, Business Owner Fran Costanzi, Environmental Protection Agency Colleen Costello, City Council David Dawes, Union Community Council Bill Drossos, Planning and Zoning Robert Hale, Union Community Council Diana Hammer, Environmental Protection Agency Clyde Hettrick, Midvale Rotary Hal Johnson, Utah Transit Authroity Wayne Jones, Union Community Council Glade Justesen, Midvale Community Council Lee King, Midvale City Administrator Kane Loader, Director, Public Works David May, Planning Commission Mark McGrath, Midvale City Planner Melissa Mollner, Youth City Council Alice Neff, Union Community Council Christine Richman, Director, Community and Economic Development Jim Roberts, Board of Adjustment JoAnn Seghini, Midvale City Mayor Bob Soehnlen, Business Owner Verdon Walker, Citizens for Safe Future for Midvale Kevin Wright, Midvale Community Council Midvale City Elected Officials Jo Ann Seghini, Mayor Judy S. Arrington, City Council Colleen Costello, City Council R. Kent King, City Council Wayne L. Sharp, City Council Gary Y engich, City Council Midvale City Planning & Zoning Commission Derald Smith, Planning Commission Richard Battison, Planning Commission Bill Drossos, Planning Commission Gus Katis, Planning Commission David May, Planning Commission Kenneth Vance, Planning Commission Consultant Team Jan Striefel, Landmark Design Inc.- Project Manager Katia Pace, Landmark Design Inc. Wendy Vaughn, Landmark Design Inc. Emilie Charles, Bear West Company Ralph Becker, Bear West Company Karen Wikstrom, Wikstrom Economic and Planning Consultants Diane Chiang, Wikstrom Economic and Planning Consultants Matt Rifkin, Fehr and Peers Associates Robin Cohn, Fehr and Peers Associates Midvale City General Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Midvale City History ................................................................................................. 1-1 Midvale City in the 21st Century ................................................................................ 1-2 Community Profile ..................................................................................................... 1-2 Demographics ................................................................................................ 1-3 Population .......................................................................................... 1-3 Age ..................................................................................................... 1-3 Household Composition..................................................................... 1-5 Households with Children.................................................................. 1-6 Ethnic Background ............................................................................. 1-6 Income ................................................................................................ 1-7 Employment ....................................................................................... 1-8 Public Involvement in the Planning Process .............................................................. 1-8 Informal Meetings .......................................................................................... 1-8 Management Committee ................................................................................ 1-8 Public Seeping Meeting ................................................................................. 1-9 Draft Plan Public Meeting and Open House .................................................. 1-9 Organization of the Plan Document. .......................................................................... 1-9 General Goals and Policies ........................................................................................ 1-1 0 Chapter 2- Urban Design Element Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2-1 Existing Urban Design Conditions Analysis ............................................................... 2-1 Major Thoroughfares ..................................................................................... 2-2 Neighborhood Boundaries and Barriers ........................................................ .2-3 Residential Neighborhoods ............................................................................ 2-4 Gateways ........................................................................................................ 2-4 Sharon Steel and Bingham Junction Properties ............................................. 2-4 Old Town ....................................................................................................... 2-5 TRAX Stations ............................................................................................... 2-5 Jordan River Parkway .................................................................................... 2-5 Summary ........................................................................................................ 2-6 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 2-6 Streetscape Improvements ............................................................................. 2-6 Neighborhoods ............................................................................................... 2-9 Gateway Improvements ................................................................................. 2-11 Jordan River Parkway .................................................................................... 2-11 Goals and Policies ....................................................................................................... 2-11 Chapter 3 -Transportation Element Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3-1 Existing Transportation Conditions ............................................................................. 3-2 Table of Contents May 2000 1 Midvale City General Plan Transportation Analysis .............................................................................................. 3-6 Traffic Congestion ............................................................................ ............. 3-6 Neighborhood Traffic .................................................................................... 3-1 0 Non-Motorized Transportation ...................................................................... 3-13 Mass Transit ..................................... .............................................................. 3-14 Transportation Related Recommendations ................... .............................................. 3-15 Major Streets ................................. ................................................................. 3-15 Local Streets ................................................................................................... 3-20 Mass Transit ................................................................................................... 3-22 Goals and Policies ....................................................................................................... 3-23 Chapter 4- Land Use Element Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4-1 Existing Zoning ........................................................................................................... 4-1 Existing Land Use ....................................................................................................... 4-4 Land Use Analysis and Recommendations ................................................................ .4-5 New Development Opportunities ................................................................. .4-5 Sharon Steel Site .............................................................................. 4-5 Bingham Junction Site ..................................................................... A-5 Sharon Steel and Bingham Junction Development Altematives ..... .4-8 Summary .......................................................................................... 4-9 Redevelopment Opportunities .....................................................................