Riverview Community Plan

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Riverview Community Plan

• Board of County Commissioners Briefing
• May 11, 2004
• Lisa Kramer Silva, Principal Planner

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Project Team

• Lorraine Duffy, PC
• Lisa K. Silva, PC Project Manager
• Dan Santos, PC, SouthShore Plan
• Krista Kelly, PC
• Jim Stansbury, Resolutions by Design
• David Ash-ONR
• Emily Aronson-PGM

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Riverview Community Plan Preparation Process

• Phases and Tasks

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Five Phases to Community Plan
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Ph. 2 Today and Tomorrow

• Study Area definition
• Compile user photos
• Review asset and liability maps
• Agree on critical issues and opportunities
• Define a Vision for Riverview
• Review with public in open house

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Ph. 3 Concepts Strategic Ideas

• Generate concepts arising from Vision
• Community Identity
• Environmental/cultural resources
• Mobility
• Site Development
• Economic Development
• Expert panel responses and insights
• Strategies and recommendations
• Review with public at open house

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Ph. 4 Proposed Plan

• Team introduces refined concepts
• Team and AC define success indicators
• Team and AC review initial draft plan
• Team and AC review revised draft plan
• Review with public at open house

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Other Tasks

• Communications
• Public outreach
• Media support
• Website
• Civic leader briefings
• Organization briefings
• Commission and Board updates

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Photo and Character Mapping
Dislike-Lack of public access opportunities to
the river

• Like-Existing public
• access the River

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Before and After-Mobile home park
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Before and After-Vacant Kash-n-Karry
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Parents and Kids Survey

• 4 Schools Participated
• Riverview Elementary
• Summerfield Elementary
• Rogers Middle School
• Riverview High School
• Grades 3rd through 12th
• Completed the Survey
• Surveys Distributed the end of October

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Riverview Study Area

• Covers the geographic area generally south of
  Bloomingdale Avenue/Alafia River, west of Balm
  Boyette/Boyette Road, east of Tampa Bay/I-75 and
  north of Alafia River/SR 672

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Riverview Community Plan Concept Map
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Public Process to date

• Kick-off Summit I
• 12 Advisory Committee meetings
• One Open House
• Expert Panel Summit II

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Community Plan Goals

• A. Promote Small Town Character
• B. Recognize the Alafia River as the focal point
  of the community
• C. Protect the quality of the natural environment
  in Riverview for the enjoyment of the community.
• D. Interconnect Districts and Public Places with
  Concepts for Walkability
• E. Improve Regional Mobility
• F. Improve Local Transportation

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Community Plan Goals-cont.

• G. Direct growth to create vibrant and
  sustainable districts
• H. Develop a mixed-use Downtown District
• I. Protect the river resource and enhance of
  public access along the shoreline
• J. Develop a system of parklands throughout the
  Riverfront District
• K. Provide greater boat access to the Alafia
  River and its tributaries
• L. Promote boating safety along the Alafia River

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Community Plan Goals-cont.

• M. Balance the community's rural residential
  character with the emerging suburban style
• N. Support and Promote Agriculture
• O. Distinguish US Highway 301 as a Vibrant Scenic
  Mixed-Use Corridor
• P. Create a new Mixed Use District that provides
  state of the art, livable Town Centers
• Q. Direct mixed-use development to appropriate
  Town Center locations while respecting the
  existing land uses
• R. Attract, locate and support appropriate
  industry and employment

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Community Plan Refinement

• Results
• Partnerships
• Tasks
• Measureable Success Indicators

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Whats next?

• Riverview Advisory Committee Meetings
• May 13, 2004 615pm Riverview High School
  Cafeteria
• Final Review and AdoptionDepartment and other
  Agencies review
• Community Open House
• Visit our website www.hccommunityplanning.com

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Riverview Community Plan

• Board of County Commissioners Briefing
• May 11, 2004
• Lisa Kramer Silva, Principal Planner