BLACKLICK-MADISON AREA PLAN

46 CURRENT CONDITIONS | BLACKLICK-MADISON AREA PLANNodesNodes are locations that attract large numbersof people and may include shopping areas, townsquares or other community gathering spots.Noe-Bixby Road and Chatterton Road: TheRefugee Center shopping center at the intersectionincludes 10 retail and restaurant spaces.Additional commercial uses are located aroundthe intersection. A vacant commercial buildingis at the intersection’s northeast corner.Noe-Bixby Road and Sedalia Drive: Near theintersection are a number of businesses includingan insurance agency, restaurant, grocerystore and a retail store. A vacant property existsat the intersection’s northeast corner.Hamilton Road between Harbor Blvd and ReinbeauDrive: Businesses in this area include achild day care, gas station, car wash and drivingacademy. A large commercial property at thislocation remains mostly undeveloped.DistrictsAreas with uniform characteristics are known asdistricts. Districts in the planning area includeBlacklick Estates, Marwick Estates, EdgewaterPark and the area south of Hayes Road.Blacklick Estates: Approximately 70 percent ofthe planning area’s population lives in the district.The district includes residential, commercial,religious and school uses. While residentialstreets have sidewalks, gaps in sidewalks existalong major roads. Neighborhood residents canaccess the regional bikeway trail along BlacklickCreek with difficulty. Public water andsewer are provided.Marwick Estates: Located in the northwest partof the planning area, the residential neighborhooddeveloped in the 1950s and 1960s. Theneighborhood is exclusively residential withno sidewalks. Property sizes are approximatelyone-half acre and houses use on-site well andseptic systems. The small lot sizes do notadequately support on-site septic systems.Edgewater Park: Located just west of theBlacklick Estates neighborhood, EdgewaterPark developed in the 1950s. Many propertyowners combined small lots to create largerproperties however many small lots still exist.Lot sizes do not adequately support on-site welland septic systems.South Madison: The area south of Hayes Roadis residential and agricultural with most landdevoted to farming. The area has large amountsof floodplain and poorly drained soils thatrequire special consideration for development.These same conditions result in productivefarmland. The area lacks public water andsewer, limiting development potential forintense land uses. No bikeways exist in the areabut proposed locations include along WalnutCreek, Oregon Road, Elder Road and PontiusRoad.Nodes are socialgathering places wherethe community comes toshop, dine and meet