TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Brian Dalke, Interim Town Manager
DATE: September 13, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Brian Dalke, Interim Town Manager 480-348-3544
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Discussion of the East Lincoln Drive South/North Development Areas
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TOWN VALUE(S):
? Primarily one-acre, residential community
? Limited government
? Creating a sense of community
? Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
? Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
? Preserving natural open space
As part of the 2012 General Plan, the Town identified three development areas for the strategic and well-planned development and redevelopment of vacant and/or transitioning parts of Paradise Valley. Development Area policies further the Town values by seeking to balance the Town's fiscal health and quality of life, minimizing neighborhood incompatibility, planning for sound public infrastructure, encouraging public/private partnerships, among other considerations.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Meeting Purpose
The objective of this upcoming joint Town Council and Planning Commission presentation is to brief Town officials on design standards and circulation along Lincoln Drive adjacent to the East Lincoln Drive South and North Development Areas, include a brief update on the projects within these Development Areas, give the property owners within the South Development Area an opportunity to provide information and input, and have Town Council make inquiries of staff as deemed appropriate. Topics that may be discussed include:
? Preservation of character of the area through maintaining appropriate intensities,
? Improvement of safety for businesses, residents and tourists,
? Focus on circulation/ingress/egress for individual properties and compatibility between properties, and
? Efficient traffic flow on Lincoln Road, with focus on planned improvements the intersection at Quail Run Road/Palmera...
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