20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton

Section 4.0 Land UseSuch tracts are already served by existing utilities and thus would require a minimal Cityexpense. Building on the vacant lots will enhance the community by creating a tighterneighborhood fabric and removing undesirable structures or discarded refuse. Should aresidential developer desire to create a new neighborhood, utility availability will play akey role in its location, but the expense of new connectivity will be the burden of thedeveloper. Thus, infill residential is a reasonable assumption with little municipalinvestment and great results. 44 acres of residential land use can be added simply asinfill lots, primarily on Willie Melton Boulevard next to King Kennedy Memorial Park, onlots accessed by Collins Street, and in the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd Streets neighborhood. Thisrepresents a 129% increase in residential land use acreage.New residences, the proximity of potentially 2,000 or more jobs at the IntermodalCenter, and the desire to enhance retail opportunities in Kendleton necessitatesadditional commercial acreage. Again, the potential to use an infill technique along themost viable roadways holds the most promise for the future. Kendleton’s commercialcenter is undoubtedly at and near the intersection of US 59 and FM 2919. The formergas station site on the northwest corner of this intersection should be seen as thehighest profile commercial tract. Complementary retail on the southwest corner willenhance the US 59 exits and add customer base for Belle’s, the existingrestaurant/general store on the southeast corner. New commercial infill can also occuron Loop 541, which has direct access to the Intermodal Center and thus has greatpotential to attract large numbers of customers. If an overpass connection from WestTavener Road to US 59 is constructed, it is reasonable to assume some commercialactivity can occur at that intersection as well. As shown on the Future Land Use Plan,there is a potential for 119 acres of new commercial acreage, representing a 268%increase in total acres for this taxable land use.The impact of new commercial development to the west of the Intermodal Center onexisting farm land and agricultural land use has been a concern of Kendleton residentsand of the 20-Year Growth Plan Community Planning Team from the study’s inception.The concern centers on the possibility that agricultural land values may increase ascommercial properties increase in number and proximity to existing farm land. In the 20year scope of this study, it is unlikely that many acres of farmland will be displaced fornew uses due to the existence of nearly 1,100 acres of already proposed commercialdevelopment. There is great potential for additional commercial uses of similar lightindustrial and warehouse business on the east side of West Tavener Road and along thenewly proposed Petitt Boulevard. Many of the tracts in this area were voluntarilyannexed into the City of Kendleton City Limits in early 2012, likely with designs onbecoming commercial opportunities for their owners. Further conversion of farm land isunlikely to occur between Brooks Branch and Petitt Boulevard, with very little impactnorth of Pink-Taylor Road. South of US 59, there are fewer existing roads, a conditionwhich makes new development unlikely.24 City of Kendleton