Explanation
BACKGROUND: Livingston East is the portion of the city of Columbus bounded by Alum Creek on the west; the city of Bexley, East Mound Street, the city of Whitehall, and East Main Street on the north; the city of Reynoldsburg on the east; and I-70 on the south. The planning process followed a standard model of data gathering and analysis, alternative concept analysis, consensus through community participation, and plan preparation. Because no area commission serves Livingston East, community participation was coordinated through the Mid-East Area Community Collaborative (MACC) and through direct communication with civic and neighborhood groups. Four public workshops were held over the course of the year-long planning process: an issues and opportunities workshop, a visioning workshop, a plan text workshop, and finally, an open house to review a draft of the plan. The Development Commission reviewed the plan on August 13, 2009 and unanimously voted to recommend adoption by City Council.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
Title
To adopt the Livingston East Area Plan as a guide for development, redevelopment, and planning of future public improvements.
Body
WHEREAS, the Livingston East Area Plan is intended to serve as a guide for development, redevelopment, and planning of future public improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-East Area Community Collaborative (MACC) and individual civic and neighborhood groups guided the development of the Livingston East Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, public workshops and presentations, an open house, and presentations to individual civic and neighborhood groups were conducted as part of the public planning process; and
WHEREAS, the recommendations of the Livingston East Area Plan address zoning and land use issues, infrastructure needs, and other community priorities; and
WHEREAS, the MACC and several civic/neighborhood groups have endorsed the Plan and recommended adoption by City Council; and
WHEREAS, after public notice, a public hearing was held on August 13, 2009 at which the Development Commission approved the Livingston East Area Plan and recommended its adoption to City Council; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Livingston East Area Plan is hereby adopted to establish guidelines for development, redevelopment, and planning of future public improvements.
Section 2. That all city of Columbus departments and divisions are hereby authorized and directed to use the Livingston East Area Plan in initiating or reviewing projects within the planning area or adjacent areas and to require that such projects generally conform to the plan.
Section 3. That the Department of Development is directed to monitor the use of the Livingston East Area Plan, and to present to City Council any amendments necessary to keep the plan up-to-date.
Section 4. That copies of the Livingston East Area Plan shall be kept on file in the Department of Development, Planning Division.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.