Town of Wickenburg Downtown Heritage District Plan May 2014 Prepared by Graduate Student Capstone Spring 2014 Please see next page. Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................................................................................i Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................. ii List of Tables and Figures ........................................................................................................................................................................................ iii Chapter 1: Community Profile ............................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Physical Location and Development History ........................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Demographic Analysis .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1-3 Employment ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1-7 Housing .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1-12 Transportation ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-13 Land Use and Planning Framework ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-16 Defining the Downtown Heritage District ............................................................................................................................................. 1-20 Downtown Amenities ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1-23 Chapter 2: Economic Development Strategies ....................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 Business Analysis...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Economic Development Strategies .......................................................................................................................................................... 2-2 -Business Development ............................................................................................................................................................... 2-3 -Quality of Life .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2-8 -Marketing.................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-12 Chapter 3: Design Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Purpose and Scope................................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Basic Design Principles ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Heritage District Architectural Styles ....................................................................................................................................................... 3-2 Scale, Proportion and Street Continuity .................................................................................................................................................. 3-2 Major Design Features ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-2 Design Review Process ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-4 Design Guidelines for Heritage District .................................................................................................................................................... 3-5 Chapter 4: Funding & Implementation Strategies .................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Challenges to Implementation................................................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Implementation Table.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4-2 Implementation of Design Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................... 4-14 Funding Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4-14 Chapter 5: Redevelopment Opportunities & Design Concepts ................................................................................................................ 5-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5-1 Existing Images of Redevelopment Sites ................................................................................................................................................. 5-4 Site 1......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-6 Site 2......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-9 Site 3....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-10 Site 4....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-12 Site 5....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-14 Site 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