— Winfield — Comprehensive Development Plan 2020–2040 Winfield Comprehensive Development Plan 2020–2040 adopted by the Winfield City Planning Commission on __________________, 2020 approved by the Winfield Governing Body on _____________________, 2020 technical assistance by and Winfield City Staff i OFFICIAL COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL This document, entitled Winfield Comprehensive Development Plan 2020-2040 is an official Plan of the City of Winfield, Kansas, for the Planning Period 2020–2040. The Planning Area comprises the City of Winfield plus a certain surrounding area in Cowley County, Kansas, which is all within 3 miles of the City. In accordance with K.S.A. 12-747, an officially advertised public hearing was held on November 9, 2020, and this document was adopted by Resolution #_________ of the Winfield City Planning Commission on November 9, 2020. A certified copy of the Comprehensive Development Plan, together with a copy of the adoption Resolution and a summary of the hearing, were then submitted to the Winfield Governing Body. ATTEST /s/_________________________________________ /s/_________________________________________ William Tuttle Patrick Steward (City staff) Chairperson, Winfield City Planning Commission Secretary, Winfield City Planning Commission APPROVED by the Winfield Governing Body on November 16, 2020 by Ordinance No. ______, which was published on ______________________, 2020, in the The Cowley CourierTraveler. ATTEST /s/_________________________________________ /s/_________________________________________ Ronald Hutto, Mayor Brenda Peters, City Clerk ii Acknowledgments This Comprehensive Plan was prepared under the supervision and with the aid of the Winfield City Planning Commission and City staff, with help from a Steering Committee of citizen volunteers, and with technical assistance by planning consultant Foster Design Associates LLC of Wichita. WINFIELD CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WINFIELD GOVERNING BODY Willie Tuttle, Chairperson Ron Hutto, Mayor Rick Cowlishaw, Vice-Chairperson Phil Jarvis Patrick Steward, Secretary (City Staff) Greg Thompson David Brazil Thomas McNeish Brenda Butters Mona Mozingo Jeanie Campbell Tom Pettey Taylor Dory Don Williams WINFIELD CITY STAFF Robert Gottlob Taggart Wall, City Manager Patrick Steward, Community Development Director Tiffany Parsons, Recording Secretary Brenda Peters, City Clerk William E. Muret, City Attorney WINFIELD PARK BOARD PLANNING CONSULTANTS Marilyn Albright David W. Foster, PLA, ASLA, APA John Boyle Debra Foster, M.Arch. Claire Graham Joyce McArtor Foster Design Associates LLC Larry Schuster Landscape Architecture & Planning Dan Tapia 1415 East 2nd Street North, Wichita, KS 67214-4119 Max Thompson 316-262-452 [email protected] Kelly Wall Ron Hutto, Mayor (ex-officio) City Liaison: Gary Mangus, Assistant to the City Manager iii Acknowledgments COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE Gary Brewer — Retired Executive; Community Member Gail Burden — Small Business Owner Optometrist; Winfield City Band Rick Cowlishaw — Planning Commission Member Julie Graham — Small Business Owner- Photography Bob Hartley — Retired Community Member Anne Jarrett — Former City Finance; Small Business Owner CPA; Rural Utility Customer Chris Jarvis — Small Business Owner- Home on the Range Firearms Dawn Pleas — Vice President for Retention and Student Success Southwestern College Bart Redford — CEO/Owner Walnut Valley Festival Nathan Reed — USD 465 Superintendent Becky Reid — K State Research Extension Kaydee Riggs Johnson — Vice President Marketing Southwestern College; Small Business Owner-Brewery Crystal Rowley — Special Education Teacher Scott Schoon — Retired Rec Director; Aquatic Center Director Aline Sivongxay — Lao Community Member Anthony Stonerock — Chamber Board President; Young Professional COVID-19 PANDEMIC The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic began During the pandemic, feedback on the draft Plan about halfway through this planning process, was achieved through email reviews. preventing completion of the originally intended sequence of Steering Committee and public input meetings. At the time this Plan was written, the long-term economic impacts of the pandemic Fortunately, the Community Questionnaire could not be reliably predicted. had already been finished, along with the early meetings Nevertheless, the goals expressed in this Plan are valid, that provide the most essential guidance and should be pursued—when they reasonably can be, on community interests and concerns. with whatever resources are then available. iv Table of Contents Section 1 — Planning the Future Section 2 — Community Background Data CHAPTER 1. Planning — Process, Parameters, & Principles 1-1 CHAPTER 4. History ______________________________ 4-1 Planning Process ........................................... 1-1 Winfield's Historical Development ...................... 4-1 Plan Parameters ........................................... 1-3 Historic Preservation ..................................... 4-5 Planning Principles ........................................ 1-5 CHAPTER 5. Environment __________________________ 5-1 CHAPTER 2. Winfield's Planning Goals ________________ 2-1 Location .................................................... 5-1 Goal 1: Housing ............................................ 2-1 Climate ..................................................... 5-3 Student Goals .............................................. 2-4 Soils ......................................................... 5-4 Community Questionnaire Goals ........................ 2-4 Topography & Drainage ................................... 5-4 Floodplains ................................................. 5-6 CHAPTER 3. Land Use Plan _________________________ 3-1 Water Resources ........................................... 5-9 Existing Land Use .......................................... 3-2 Woodlands ................................................ 5-10 Future Land Use .......................................... 3-14 Major Constructed Features ............................ 5-11 CHAPTER 6. Demographics _________________________ 6-1 Population Trends ......................................... 6-2 Population Data — U.S. Census Bureau ................ 6-6 CHAPTER 7. Housing ______________________________ 7-1 Housing Data — U.S. Census Bureau .................... 7-2 Housing Data — Community Questionnaire ............ 7-8 CHAPTER 8. Economy _____________________________ 8-1 Major Local Employers ................................... 8-1 Economic Data — U.S. Census Bureau .................. 8-2 Economic Data — Community Questionnaire .......... 8-8 Local Bond Debt & Tax Levies ........................... 8-8 TOC 1 of 2 Section 3 — Systems & Facilities Section 4 — Comprehensive Planning CHAPTER 9. Transportation Systems _________________ 9-1 CHAPTER 12. RegulatoryTools _____________________ 12-1 Highways & Streets ....................................... 9-1 Zoning Regulations ....................................... 12-2 Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities ......................... 9-10 Subdivision Regulations ................................. 12-3 Railroad Service .......................................... 9-13 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction ............................ 12-4 Air Travel Service ........................................ 9-15 Site Plan Review & Approval ........................... 12-6 Public Transit Service ................................... 9-16 Construction & Environmental Codes ................. 12-7 Annexation .............................................. 12-12 CHAPTER 10. Utilities & Stormwater Management ______ 10-1 Water Supply & Distribution ............................ 10-2 CHAPTER 13. Resources __________________________ 13-1 Sewage Collection & Treatment ....................... 10-3 Seeking Grants ........................................... 13-1 Electrical Generation & Distribution .................. 10-6 Regional Cooperation ................................... 13-2 Natural Gas Distribution ................................ 10-8 Housing .................................................... 13-3 Solid Waste Disposal ..................................... 10-9 Economic Development ................................. 13-5 Stormwater Management ............................. 10-10 Pedestrian/Bicycle Transportation Programs ........ 13-9 CHAPTER 11. Community Facilities & Services ________ 11-1 CHAPTER 14. Comprehensive Plan Implementation _____ 14-1 City Hall ................................................... 11-2 Functions of a Comprehensive Plan ................... 14-1 Police Department ....................................... 11-3 Legal Basis ................................................ 14-2 Fire/EMS Department ................................... 11-4 Planning Commission Responsibilities ................ 14-4 Municipal Operations Center ........................... 11-6 Community Involvement ................................ 14-5 Parks Office & Shop ..................................... 11-7 Project Review ........................................... 14-6 Winfield Public Library .................................. 11-8 Neighborhood & Project Plans ......................... 14-6 Public Housing ............................................ 11-9 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) ................. 14-7 Cemeteries ................................................ 11-9 Taking Action ............................................. 14-8 Health Care Facilities .................................. 11-12 Schools