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5.5 Implementation Action Plan
Table 5.23 Implementation Action Plan - Continued
Goal 3.3.3: Synchronize Land Development Regulations with Planning Policies
TIMEFRAME
PRIORITY (SHORT-MEDIUM-LONG-TERM)
# DESCRIPTION
(PRIMARY-SECONDARY) PRIMARY SECONDARY POTENTIAL POTENTIAL OUTSIDE
1-2 Yrs 3-10 Yrs 10+ Yrs
RESPONSIBLE PARTY RESPONSIBLE PARTY OUTSIDE RESOURCE FUNDING RESOURCE
3.3.1
(Page 3-06) Strategy: Revise Michigan City Land Development Regulations to enable the scale and character of proposed development and redevelopment options within the 421 Gateway District.
Actions and Initiatives
Integrate public facilities into the 421 Gateway District’s redevelopment strategy. Office of the Mayor
Public facilities should be sited in ways that help leverage private investment and Planning and -
1. Secondary Redevelopment Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
provide a convenient destination where residents can accomplish multiple tasks, and Michigan City Economic
help shape a more rational development pattern. Inspection Department Development Corporation
Zoning must be clearly linked to the public’s implementation plans, including effective Planning and Office of the Mayor
2. by-right development standards as well as transfer of development rights in mature Secondary Redevelopment - Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
strips. Inspection Department Office of the City Engineer
Scale retail-zoned land to reflect a realistic assessment of the size, strength, and Planning and Michigan City Economic
3. character of the market. Secondary Redevelopment Development Corporation Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
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Inspection Department Office of the Mayor
Structure zoning within development nodes to encourage denser forms of Planning and Office of the City Engineer
4. development that can be reached by multiple modes of transportation. Secondary Redevelopment - Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
Inspection Department Office of the Mayor
Provide regulatory options that facilitate parceling and land assembly to accommodate
recommended changes in land use configurations. This may involve changes that Planning and Office of the Mayor
5. Secondary Redevelopment - Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
eliminate setbacks, provide streetfront and midblock development on multiple sites, or Inspection Department Office of the City Engineer
combine separately owned parcels to create new development options.
Set Parcel Size Standards. Adopt zoning regulations that set a minimum parcel Planning and Office of the City Engineer
6. size along the strip so as to constrain curb cuts and encourage more coordinated Secondary Redevelopment - Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
development and fewer stand-alone stores. Inspection Department Office of the Mayor
Prevent “deadening” uses, such as mini-storage facilities, from dominating the 421 Planning and
7. Gateway District. Secondary Redevelopment Office of the City Engineer Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
Inspection Department
Stimulate infill, new forms of mixed-use, and pedestrian-oriented retail development Planning and Michigan City Economic
8. on remaining retail-zoned land. Secondary Redevelopment Development Corporation Private Planning Consultant City of Michigan City
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Inspection Department Office of the City Engineer
Review the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for infrastructure projects within Planning and
the 421 Gateway District to determine whether the scope of any project may be Office of the City Private Engineering
9. Secondary Redevelopment Inspection City of Michigan City
amended in order to advance the development of the proposed comprehensive access Engineer Department Consultant
road program, as delineated in Figure 4.1, Access Road Plan.
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5.0 Implementation Adopted: August 16, 2016
