CIITTYY OOFF A LLLLEENN PAARRKK C A P Approved and Adopted MM AASSTTEERR PPLLAANN March 3, 20 14 The City of Allen Park Planning Commission approves this Master Plan as a guide for the future development of the City Donald Graham Planning Commission Chair March 2, 2017 Adopted March 2017 | CITY OF ALLEN PARK Master Plan A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS City Council William Matakas, Mayor Michael Mizzi, Clerk Maureen Armstrong, Treasurer Gail McLeod, Mayor ProTerm Kevin Rourke Tina Gaworecki Angelo DeGiulio Harry Sisko Larry Templin Planning Commission Donald Graham, Chair David Babbage, Vice-Chair Nickolas Darin Peter Hagen Frederick Hattar Anthony Lalli Delmer Perotta James Powell Denis Randt Staff Mark Kibby, City Administrator Dave Boomer, Community Development Director Assisted by: The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. CITY OF ALLEN PARK Master Plan | Adopted March 2017 Page i C ONTENTS E X E C U T I V E S UMMARY ............................................................ VII I NTRODUCTION Purpose and Legislative Authority of the Master Plan ........................................... 1 How the Plan Is to Be Used ................................................................................... 1 Plan Update ........................................................................................................... 2 Planning Process ................................................................................................... 2 Plan Organization................................................................................................... 3 R E G I O N A L B ACKGROUND Regional Setting ..................................................................................................... 6 Planning Context .................................................................................................... 7 C O M M U N I T Y P ROFILE What do Population Characteristics ................................................................................... 11 Household Characteristics ................................................................................... 14 we have? Socio-Economic Characteristics .......................................................................... 15 Housing Characteristics ....................................................................................... 16 E X I S T I N G C ONDITIONS Land Use Patterns and Development Trends ...................................................... 19 Community Facilities and Services ...................................................................... 22 Transportation ...................................................................................................... 38 C O M M U N I T Y G OALS Livability and Great Neighborhoods ..................................................................... 46 What do Economic Development and Vitality .................................................................... 48 Transportation and Connectivity .......................................................................... 49 we want? City Placemaking and Image ............................................................................... 50 Sustainability ........................................................................................................ 51 L A N D U SE Future Land Use Map .......................................................................................... 53 G R E A T N EIGHBORHOODS Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 65 Goal 1. Great Neighborhoods .............................................................................. 66 Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 66 Goal 2. Livability ................................................................................................... 68 Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 68 CITY OF ALLEN PARK Master Plan | Adopted March 2017 Page iii E C O N O M I C D EVELOPMENT AND V ITALITY Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 69 Goal 3. Economic Vitality ..................................................................................... 71 Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 71 T RANSPORTATION AND C ONNECTIVITY Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 73 Goal 4. Transportation System ............................................................................ 74 How do we Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 74 Transportation Improvement Plan ........................................................................ 75 get there? Non-Motorized Plan ............................................................................................. 76 C I T Y P LACEMAKING AND I MAGE Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 77 Goal 5. City Placemaking and Image................................................................... 79 Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 79 S USTAINABILITY Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 81 Goal 6. Sustainability ........................................................................................... 82 Objectives and Strategies .................................................................................... 82 I MPLEMENTATION Getting Zoning Requirements ........................................................................................... 83 Zoning and Other Adjustments ............................................................................ 83 there Plan Education ..................................................................................................... 84 Plan Updates ........................................................................................................ 84 Coordination with Adjacent Communities ............................................................ 85 A PPENDIX ................................................................................... 87 C O M M U N I T Y E NGAGEMENT 2014 Strategic Plan: Our Vision, Our Future ....................................................... 89 June 23, 2016 Public Meeting ............................................................................ 103 Page iv Adopted March 2017 | CITY OF ALLEN PARK Master Plan L I S T O F F I G U R E S Figure 1. Planning Process ................................................................................. 2 Figure 2. Regional Location ................................................................................ 6 Figure 3. Nearby Communities............................................................................ 6 Figure 4. City of Dearborn Future Land Use Map ............................................... 7 Figure 5. City of Lincoln Park Future Land Use Map .......................................... 8 Figure 6. City of Southgate Zoning Map ............................................................. 8 Figure 7. City of Taylor Future Land Use Plan .................................................... 9 Figure 8. Allen Park’s Population Trends + Projections .................................... 11 Figure 9. Existing Land Use .............................................................................. 20 Figure 10. Existing Land Cover ........................................................................... 21 Figure 11. Community Facilities .......................................................................... 24 Figure 12. Water Service ..................................................................................... 31 Figure 13. Sewer Service .................................................................................... 33 Figure 14. Stormwater Service ............................................................................ 35 Figure 15. National Functional Classification Map .............................................. 39 Figure 16. Downriver Linked Greenway 2009 Update ........................................ 42 Figure 17. Regional Greenways Vision ............................................................... 43 Figure 18. Future Land Use Map ........................................................................ 55 Figure 19. Neighborhood Map............................................................................. 67 Figure 20. Non-motorized Concept Plan ............................................................. 76 L I S T O F T A B L E S Table 1. Population Comparison with Adjacent Communities ......................... 12 Table 2. Population by Age Group, 2000-2010 ............................................... 12 Table 3. Age Projections, 2010-2040 ............................................................... 13 Table 4. Senior and Youth Population, 2010-2040 .......................................... 13 Table 5. Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000-2010 ............................................... 13 Table 5. Population and Household, 2000-2010 ............................................. 14 Table 6. 2010 Household Types .....................................................................