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The Community Redevelopment Plan |
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| All public redevelopment activities expressly authorized by the community redevelopment act and funded by tax increment financing must be set forth in a Redevelopment Plan which has been approved by the City Commission. Like the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the Community Redevelopment Plan is an evolving document that must be evaluated and amended on a regular basis in order to accurately reflect changing conditions and community objectives. |
The Community Redevelopment Area |
Pursuant to the State Statues, a Community Redevelopment Area must be a slum area, a blighted area, or an area in which there is a shortage of housing that is affordable to residents of low or moderate income, including the elderly. The Margate Redevelopment Area generally consists of the primary commercial corridors of the City (State Road 7 and Atlantic Boulevard) and adjacent areas that have become deteriorated due to age, obsolescence, and the lack of investment. Unfortunately, a deteriorating area is self-propagating, and as conditions worsen, residents and private business become less willing to put financial resources into the area. It is this cycle that severely limits the ability of private enterprise to stop the spread of slum and blight without public assistance. The Redevelopment Area boundaries were delineated as the area encompassing those properties that were found to qualify as slum and blighted.
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MCRA Goals and Objectives |
| The original Redevelopment Plan established goals and objectives through a series of public workshops with citizens and merchants in the City Of Margate from June through August 1997. Those goals and objectives are shown here, with revisions made during the 2001 update process. The revisions are the result of more public and staff input, and are designed to support Board actions that are consistent with the focus and intent of the updated Plan. Further citizen workshops were held in 2007. In 2008, the Urban Land Institute provided a Technical Assistance Panel to evaluate and advise on the City Center Master Plan. The Redevelopment Plan was updated again in 2009. |
GOVERNMENT/REDEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
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| GOAL 1: Establish the administrative framework and financial mechanisms necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the Margate Redevelopment Plan. |
REDEVELOPMENT POLICY
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GOAL 1: Eliminate slum and blighted conditions, as define by Florida Statute, in the Redevelopment Area that constitute an economic and social liability.
GOAL 2: Prevent the future occurrence of slum and blight.
GOAL 3: Encourage the acquisition, demolition, and reuse of those properties, which, by virtue of their location, condition, or value no longer function at their highest potential economic use.
GOAL 4: Provide adequate oversight of future development proposals to ensure high standards of development that meet design criteria contained in the city Code. |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
GOAL 1: Establish a diverse, identifiable character for the City within the Redevelopment Area while promoting economic vitality through private sector investment.
GOAL 2: Invigorate the business community and revitalize existing commercial properties.
GOAL 3: Market the Redevelopment Area as a major destination point. |
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES |
GOAL 1: Provide necessary public facilities at acceptable levels of service to accommodate existing needs as well as new demands as proposed development occurs within the Redevelopment Area.
GOAL 2: Plan and support a safe efficient system that provides sufficient access by all modes of transportation between activity centers within the Redevelopment Area and the balance of the community.
GOAL 3: Establish parks, recreation, open-space, and beautification efforts to create an identifiable character for the Redevelopment Area that will reflect a pleasant appealing atmosphere for working, shopping, touring, and residing in the Redevelopment Area.
GOAL 4: Continue to provide for the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the community, including the promotion of the Community Policing efforts. |
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
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GOAL 1: Establish a land use pattern that reflects the Redevelopment Area as a total community of diversified interests and activities while promoting compatibility and harmonious land-use relationships.
GOAL 2: Encourage innovation in land planning and site development techniques.
GOAL 3: Develop municipal zoning classifications in order to consolidate regulations into one consistent standard for development. |
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