City of Reedley General Plan 2030

2.4 COMMUNITY CHARACTER/IDENTITY
Goals
LU 2.4A - Preserve and enhance Reedley’s unique character and achieve an optimal balance
of residential commercial, industrial, public and open space land uses.
LU 2.4B - Strive to keep Reedley separate and distinct from the nearby communities of
Parlier and Dinuba.
LU 2.4C - Maintain and enhance Reedley’s small town characteristics.
LU 2.4D - Maintain and preserve the downtown area as Reedley’s business and social
center.
Policies
LU 2.4.1
LU 2.4.2
To facilitate compatibility with surrounding uses and overall character of the City
of Reedley develop design standards for structures, landscaping and parking
areas.
Develop well-designed and landscaped major gateways or entrances to the City
at the following locations:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Manning Avenue near the Kings River
North and South Reed Avenue
Manning Avenue and Buttonwillow Avenue
East Dinuba Avenue
LU 2.4.3
LU 2.4.4
LU 2.4.5
LU 2.4.6
Develop pedestrian amenities in the Downtown area to include open space or
plazas, street furniture and lighting and signage.
Continue to improve the physical aesthetics of the Downtown area.
Establish an overlay zone in the Downtown area that will allow more flexible or
mixed use of existing buildings.
Consider adoption of a form based code for the overlay district that will allow
greater flexibility in design standards and facilitate continued investment in the
Downtown area.
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