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Town of Pines Comprehensive Plan Town of Pines Comprehensive Plan February 5, 2014 Agenda: Overview of Planning Process Contents of the Master Plan Report Key Recommendations from the Master Plan Questions & comments Questions & comments

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Page 1: Town of Pines Comprehensive Plan · Vision Statement: The Town of Pines is a peaceful and sustainable duneland small‐town where residents enjoy a safe, healthy, and beautiful community

Town of Pines Comprehensive PlanTown of Pines Comprehensive PlanFebruary 5, 2014

Agenda:Overview of Planning ProcessContents of the Master Plan ReportKey Recommendations from the Master PlanQuestions & commentsQuestions & comments

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Comprehensive Planning Process:Process:

•10+ months•Kickoff in May 2013•Public meetings in July, October, g yDecember and February•Monthly working group meetings•Public Survey

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20 years from now?

What one thing would you change?you change?

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Vision Statement:

The Town of Pines is a peaceful and sustainable duneland small‐town where residents enjoy a safe, healthy, and beautiful community and visitors are welcomed to take pleasure in the town’s recreational amenities.

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Plan Objectives:Objective 1:  Ensure residential quality of life. 

Objective 2:  Protect and enhance the natural environment. 

Objective 3:  Increase economic development in a way that balances residents’ and visitors’ needs. 

Objective 4:  Provide infrastructure and essential services that will increase quality of life for residents and spur economic growthand spur economic growth. 

Objective 5:  Encourage intergovernmental cooperationcooperation. 

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Land Use Planning Recommendations•Adjust existing land use designations so that large commercial tracts do not bisect residential neighborhoods.

•Create a new “mixed use” land use category, defined as a mixture, either vertically within the same building or horizontallythe same building or horizontally adjacent to each other, of commercial shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, professional offices, multi‐family residential, and indoor and outdoor recreational f iliti d l it t thfacilities; and apply it to the majority of the non‐commercial US‐12 corridor between IN‐520 and County Line Road.

•Create an industrial corridor business land use category specifically for land uses on US‐20 and IN‐520 like storage units and auto‐related businesses.  This category differentiates these uses from more retail‐oriented uses along US‐12.

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Public Ways Planning Recommendations

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Public Ways Planning Recommendations

US‐12 Corridor

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Public Ways Planning Recommendations

IN‐520 Corridor

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Public Ways Planning Recommendations

US‐20 Corridor

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Public Utilities Planning Recommendations•Create the requisite utility boards to be eligible for outside sources of fundingoutside sources of funding.

•Extend water service to the remaining 53 homes that do not yet have municipal water asmunicipal water as recommended in the Town of Pines Preliminary Engineering Report for Municipal Water Service.

•Introduce phased municipal sewer service in the northeast corner of Town along US‐12 as part of the Town’s economicthe Town s economic development strategy with the goal of eventually providing sewer service to the entire Town.

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Public Utilities Planning Recommendations

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Public Places, Lands and Structures Planning Recommendations

Public input on Programming g gOptions

Favorite included:Favorite included:•Walking/jogging paths•Adventure Course•Bird watchingC t kii•Cross country skiing

•Landscape restoration•Seasonal Markets•Sleddingg

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Public Places, Lands and Structures Planning RecommendationsWardean Park Plan Pines Park Plan

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Public Places, Lands and Structures Planning Recommendations

•Form a park board and complete an IDNR approved parks master plan to become eligible for outside funding opportunities.

•Secure funding and enact elements of the parks master plan according to the priority list in the parks master plan.

•Seek cooperation with county parks system and/or private parties for the development of new parkland in the area of Brown Ditch and at the landfill.

•Work with Porter County to upgrade Calumet Trail along existing alignment or re‐route Calumet Trail within the US‐12 Corridor to activate the business core.

di i h i i•Coordinate with NPS to maximize benefit to the Town and coordination of visitor management, including the potential of off‐site beach parking.

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Overview of RecommendationsOverview of RecommendationsCommunity Economic Development Strategy

Goal 1 Implement practices that will encourage appropriate economic developmentGoal 1 – Implement practices that will encourage appropriate economic development and community investment.

•Blend community and commerce by having people live, work, and shop in the same area.

Goal 2 – Leverage tourism opportunities.•Promote the Town’s unique location and attractions in becoming a year round destinationdestination.

Goal 3 – Promote smart growth strategies.•Promote compact growth patterns by encouraging new development adjacent to existing developed areas where there are existing or available utilities and infrastructure.

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Overview of RecommendationsOverview of RecommendationsOverview of RecommendationsOverview of RecommendationsCommunity Economic Development Strategy, cont.

Type of Prospective Business – Locally owned businesses•Ice Cream Parlor – Dog Days Ice Cream Parlor, Chesterton; Bubbles Ice Cream Parlor, Michigan City; Dari‐Dip, Portage; •Coffee Shops Red Cup Café Chesterton; Third Coast Spice Café Chesterton;•Coffee Shops – Red Cup Café, Chesterton; Third Coast Spice Café, Chesterton; Beach Glass Café, Long Beach; Lakeshore Coffee, Michigan City•Hot Dog Stand – Carlsons Drive‐In, Michigan City; SodaDog, Michigan City; George’s Gyros Spot, Chesterton•Family Recreational – CP Family Fun Center, Crown Point; Zao Island, Valparaiso; Zig‐E’s, St. John; Flip’s Cascade Mountain Adventure Park

Cost of Retail space – Approximate $8‐12/SF based on current listing prices in andCost of Retail space  Approximate $8 12/SF based on current listing prices in and around the Town of Pines

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Key Elements:• Expanding clustered p gdevelopment along US‐12 initiating at Town’s eastern border

• Streetscape enhancements to USenhancements to US‐12, US‐20, and IN‐520

• Recreation, off‐site beach parking, and business development at landfill

• Re‐route Calumet Trail Business Route through Town

• Five traffic calmingnn Five traffic calming gateways with pedestrian crossings

• Clean up and “road diet” IN‐520

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Economic Development Recommendations: Sub Area Plan

US‐12 looking West Existing

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Economic Development Recommendations: Sub Area Plan

US‐12 looking West Proposed

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Economic Development Recommendations: Sub Area Plan

US‐12 and Central Ave Intersection Existing

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US 12 d C t l A I t ti Hi t i Ph t

Economic Development Recommendations: Sub Area Plan

US‐12 and Central Ave Intersection Historic Photo

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Economic Development Recommendations: Sub Area Plan

US‐12 and Central Ave Intersection Proposed

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Thank You!Thank You!