The City of Hilliard Sustainability Plan

Hilliard Sustainability Plantives. 47 PUDs may be a possible avenue to implement denser, mixed-usedevelopments but Hilliard could also consider more flexible zoning toolslike a mixed-use district, overlay district, or form-based zoning.Hilliard’s Land Use VisionRecently, Hilliard City Council adopted a new vision statement, whichstates that Hilliard will strive to be a lifelong community. The three goalsof a lifelong community are to provide housing and transportation options,encourage healthy lifestyles, and expand access to services. 48 Hilliard’s2011 Comprehensive Plan begins to address these goals byevaluating the potential for infill development in underutilized andundeveloped areas already served with infrastructure, creating newtranspor¬tation connections, encouraging walkable human-scaledevelopment, and bringing desired land uses and amenities closerto Hilliard’s existing residents and businesses. 49 Through the ComprehensivePlan the City of Hilliard has decided to focus its redevelopmentefforts on four focus areas: Old Hilliard, the I-270 Corridor,the Retired Railroad Corridor, and the Big Darby focus areas. 50 OldHilliard, the I-270 Corridor, and the Retired Railroad Corridor werechosen since they have significant economic development potential.The Big Darby focus area, however, demands a developmentpattern that conserves open space and environmentally sensitiveareas cooperatively planned through the Big Darby Accord. 51Intergenerational sustainability is another component of lifelongcommunities, and the City envisions a community that is attractiveto residents from all stages of life. Currently, the developmentpattern and housing choices in Hilliard are attractive to householdsthat have children and are in a position to own a home. Hilliard,however, is seeking to incorporate new options to attract youngadults and empty nesters who typically desire smaller homes, rentaloptions, and neighborhoods with close access to amenities. TheHilliard Comprehensive Plan addresses this challenge and suggeststhat Hilliard needs to include more apartments and more compactdevelopment patterns to accommodate for these demographicgroups.ECON. EXECUTIVELAND DEV. USESOCIAL SUMMARY& URBAN EQ.ECOLOGY» Map 3.6: Focus Areas MapData Source: City of Hilliard, 201157