1. APPLICATION FORM 2. STUDY AREA – MAP & NARRATIVE STUDY AREA – NARRATIVE Marietta University Enhancement District The proposed study area, known as the Marietta University Enhancement District is bound to the north by various parcel boundaries which lie north of South Marietta Parkway (SR 120); the eastern border runs parallel to the Franklin/Delk LCI boundary which is east of Cobb Parkway (US 41); the southern border is Dobbins Air Reserve Base; and the western border is South Fairground Street. The proposed study area directly abuts the Franklin/Delk LCI study area to the east, and overlaps with the Envision Marietta LCI study area. The grant proposal plans to annex a portion of the southern area of the Envision Marietta LCI study boundary. The second five-year study update for the ten year-old master plan known as the Envision Marietta LCI study, was recently completed to meet the LCI program compliance and to remain as an active LCI study. The hatched area shown on the map indicates the area that is to be removed from the Envision Marietta study area, and proposes to become part of the University Enhancement District study area. The annexation of the hatched area is a significant portion to include into the University Enhancement District. The main focuses of the study area are the two universities, Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) and Life University, which stretch from South Marietta Parkway (SR 120) to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Both universities’ rear property lines directly abut, and the properties are barrier separated by fencing, landscaping, topology, etc. The study would also focus on Cobb Parkway (US 41), where the universities could gain visibility along the corridor, and examine appropriate land uses for redevelopment that could complement the universities as well as the proposed light rail. The proposed study area’s current land uses are predominately retail along Cobb Parkway (US 41), where many major stable commercial auto dealerships are located, small local car dealerships, complementary retail to the car dealerships (ie. car wash, motorcycle shop, car repair, etc.), low grade hotels and motels, eateries, and the Greyhound bus station. There are a number of grayfield properties that are vacant and/or foreclosed bank owned lots for sale along the Cobb Parkway (US 41) corridor. This is partially due to the decline in the economy and auto dealership relocating to other sites, and troubled hotel/motel sites. Along South Marietta Parkway (SR 120) the current land uses vary from retail, office institutional, light industrial, and some multi-family. A lot of the retail land uses along the South Marietta Parkway (SR 120) corridor are in economic decline and are not utilized at their highest economic use, which makes the properties ripe for potential redevelopment. The Cobb Community Transit (CCT) bus terminal and park and ride lot are located within the study area along South Marietta Parkway (SR 120). It is located approximately 2 miles from the entrance of SPSU. Many of the CCT bus routes serve the two universities and the areas within the study area. Portions of the City’s trail network meander through the study area. A funded section from S. Fairground Street to Alumni Drive will begin construction in January 2012. That trail will run from S. Fairground Street along South Marietta Parkway (SR 120) to the CCT bus terminal and park and ride lot, which turns and travels south on Aviation Road through the City of Marietta softball and baseball complex to SPSU’s campus, and will terminate at Alumni Drive and South Cobb Drive (SR 280). Proposed/unfunded segments of the trail will pick up on the north and south ends of the programmed trail will link to trails in Cobb County and in Atlanta, thus creating a trail network that “takes people places.” Enhancement Enhancement University University Map Key Trails Marietta Marietta District District 0 StudyArea Franklin- Delk LCI EnvisionMarietta LCI Existing PlannedConstruction Proposed CityLimits Parcel Boundaries 500 Feet 1,000 P K I N G S S C T H A T I L L E A L L N I P A T D K A A S E S I D W B BIN S P T X O A A AT L A T R D T T W N A R D O R L S T I A D E L K E O N T O A D L R A R D V D D E R H PARHAM A N G E T S T M A G PERRY PARK L G L FA G E O P W I B Y R E V B L O N R E S S S G R T R R S I CENTER/ LARRY A COBB CO. 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