Comprehensive Plan - Carbondale, IL

Adopted June 22, 2010environmental remediation and site reuse. The Koppers Tie Plant is one suchbrownfield that could be a redevelopment site in the future, as explained inFigure 2.7, Brownfield Redevelopment.Strategy 2: Accommodation of Development and RedevelopmentRationaleAs stated in the strategies and recommendations presented in other parts of thischapter, the amount of undeveloped land needed to accommodate future growthin Carbondale is not expected to be significant. Concentration, instead, shouldbe on development in infill areas and redevelopment of established areas of theCity. Development in this fashion will take advantage of the foresight of earliergenerations by utilizing the facilities that they installed.Actions and Initiativesa. Discourage leap-frog (or even peripheral) development. Instead, utilize theadequate infill areas that exist within the City’s current water and sanitarysewer service areas for accommodating new development.b. In those cases where development of underutilized land is determined to beappropriate, the City should continue its current policy requiring developersto provide adequate water distribution lines and sewer extensions as a part ofany new subdivisions or land development project.Comprehensive PlanStrategy 3: Direct future growth to occur in areas that are most suitable fordevelopment.RationalThe City is projected to grow by an additional 1,848 persons by 2030. Assumingsimilar development patterns and densities, there will be a demand for anadditional 409 acres to accommodate the projected population. This amounts toroughly two-thirds of a square mile. To reach the targeted population of 30,000persons, a total of 1,380 acres would be needed. For land use planning purposes,the acreage requirements are commonly factored up by 30 percent to allow marketflexibility. This means the City should plan for approximately 530 additional acresby 2030 (or 1,794 acres to meet the targeted population).The areas that are most suitable for future growth include several infill sites andredevelopment tracts, as well as those properties that are outside of the floodplainand adjacent to the City limits where City water and wastewater is readilyavailable(see Map 2.5, Future Growth and Reinvestment Areas).Actions and Initiativesa. Pre-zone the preferred future growth areas to be consistent with the futureland use plan. Such zoning should allow flexibility as to the development type,provided the development character is compatible with the surrounding area.b. Initiate annexation of the properties within the preferred future growth areas.c. Develop a municipal service plan to establish the timing and means ofinfrastructure provision to the annexed properties.d. Coordinate the Community Investment Program (CIP) to provide publicfacilities and municipal services to the preferred growth areas.2.17Land Use Character and Community Growth