Page 54 - Valparaiso, IN U.S. 30 Corridor Plan

Adopted July 25, 2011

North of the railroad tracks, the swath of former industrial land roughly between
Washington and Campbell Streets could be repurposed for a combination of small,
clean production activities along with some limited residential uses. This could involve
the restoration of the handful of older industrial buildings in the area along with some
new construction. Small-scale artisan-oriented businesses allowing for some on-site
production, warehousing, wholesaling, retail, and accessory apartments or live-work
units should be incentivized in this area along with more traditional “studio art”
spaces.

Haymarket District The types of businesses that would be a good fit for the area include: glass-blowers,
furniture makers/restorers, ceramic artists, custom metal workers, artisan food/
beverage producers, antiques dealers, home decorating wholesalers, and a myriad
PLAN SEGMENT of other “craft businesses”. The creation of a special purpose artisan-incubator or
merchandise mart in the immediate area, along with special “branding” of the area
as a Haymarket District for instance, could help get the district positioned in the real
estate market.

At a minimum, the City should encourage this type of redevelopment scenario through
the use of flexible, mixed activity zoning, land assembly, environmental assessment
and remediation, tax credit incentives for affordable housing and pedestrian amenities
including a potential bike-ped tunnel connecting the lower part of Campbell Street to
the Chicago Dash site.

This area is currently zoned for General Commercial and Heavy Industry. A more
appropriate designation would be Light Industry.

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