Little Heaven Employment Center Master Plan Working Groups 12-10-18 Little Heaven Employment Center South Frederica Commercial Area

Survey Trends Concerns: Employment Opportunities Economic Development Traffic Congestion Sprawl Priorities: Business District Revitalization Business Retention & Expansion Refurbish Older Buildings Farmland & Open Space Preservation Improve Traffic Flow Community Service Needs: Homeless Shelters/Transitional Housing Public Health & Wellness Shared Use Paths Parks & Recreation within Walking & Biking Distance Housing Needs: Mixed Use Communities Low & Moderate Income Walkable/Bikable Communities

2018 Comprehensive Plan Priorities To preserve the rural and community character of Kent County by encouraging the most appropriate use of land, water, and other resources that protects the County's natural, historic, and cultural resources, allows for economic opportunity, preserves farmland, manages growth, and provides a safe sustainable environment in which all citizens may live, work, shop, learn, and play. Economic Development Job Creation Efficient Use of Infrastructure Protect Natural Resources Preserve Rural Character

Recommendations Create economic centers of business and commerce around existing infrastructure and identify areas designated for industrial and business parks, large scale commercial uses, and neighborhood commercial uses. Modify an existing zoning district or create a new zoning district to enable development of Employment Centers. Emphasize the use of master planning for the designated areas.

Designations Commercial Town Area Employment Center Retail Service Recreation Town Area Mix of Nonresidential & Residential In Keeping with Nearby Towns Employment Center Concentration of nonretail employment and institutional uses and services such as medical, office, manufacturing, light industrial development Quality design and architecture.