1. Bottineau Rezoning Study University Neighborhood Network Mary Kaiser, Phil Kelley, Ashley Kobberdahl

2. Overview Introduction Maps –Plans –Candidate Parcels Methods –Data Collection –Research –Interpretation/Outcome Conclusion

3. The Bottineau Neighborhood Association Mission: “BNA shall strive to build community ties within and outside of the neighborhood by emphasizing cooperation and participation.” Inconsistencies between different land use plans involving BNA Looking for rezoning study to bring to the community

4. The Task Create maps suitable for city official, lay planner, and neighborhood use that can provide basis for discussion of zoning changes and development Evaluate currently adopted plans –The Lowry Plan –The Above the Falls Plan Research zoning ordinance Interpret Maps

5. Two Plans The Lowry Plan –Concentrating commercial space around transit nodes –Creating mixed-income housing Above the Falls Plan –Shift in public policy regarding the Mississippi River –Changes from industry to public open space

6. The Lowry Plan About the plan: –Lowry Avenue is the northern boundary of the Bottineau Neighborhood –It serves as a commercial and transit corridor –Currently, no pedestrian connection, problem properties, narrow roadway Goals: –Enhance access to jobs through transportation –Link spaces through transit, bicycles, and pedestrian connections –Concentrate commercial activity around transit nodes Methods: –Roadway improvements –Redevelopment at key intersections, reintroduce residential between nodes Outcome: –Planned in 5 phases, from west to east

8. The Above The Falls Plan About the plan –The parcels west of Marshall St. NE between Lowry Ave and 16 th Ave NE. –The plan calls for a shift from industrial uses to public open space –Its current uses are commercial, residential, industrial and park Goal: –Stabilize neighborhoods and encourage residential and commercial activity Methods: –continuous open space along the river, areas for commercial and residential nodes, and light industrial with higher job density Outcome: –Increased economic activity –Higher environmental quality

10. Zoning and Land Use Research Title 20 of the Minneapolis City Code of Ordinances –Evaluate permissible uses of zoning districts found in the Bottineau Neighborhood –Synthesize data from use tables in our report Assessor land use data –Interpret land use classifications and compare to uses found in Code of Ordinances Apply research to map creation

11. Zoning Map Goals: –Create a large map displaying current zoning districts for easy reference Method: –Obtained data from MNIS and our city contact –Use data to create map in Arc

13. Current Land Use Map Goals: –Create a large map for easy visual reference of the current land use. Method: –Obtained data from MNIS and our city contact –Use data to create map in Arc

15. Candidate / Plan Map Goals: –Identify parcels that will be affected by plans –Identify parcels with contradictions of zoning and land use. Method: –Reviewed Title 20 for non-permissible and non-traditional uses of zoning districts, i.e. Single Family Residential use in an I1 or I2 district. –Selected parcels by attributes; first by use and then removed by conflicting district. Outcome: –Aside from the Lowry Plan, very few parcels have apparent conflicts.

17. Data Collection Lowry Plan –From Hennepin County website –Created new field and populated with policy from Lowry Plan Above the Falls Plan –From Hennepin County Website –Created new field and populated based on the PDF map from the plan Zoning and Land Use –MNIS –Our contact Jennifer Jordan from the City of Minneapolis. –Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Retrieved from http://www.municode.com/

18. Conclusion The city’s existing comprehensive plan calls for commercial use along corridors and industrial use in employment districts –Currently there are still some parcels along Lowry Avenue that are low density residential use. –There are also a handful of residential use parcels in the interior of the neighborhood away from corridors that are either zoned industrial or commercial, possibly past corner markets or for accommodating future neighborhood needs. The Lowry plan calls for expanded right of way easements in addition to rezoning of parcels. –Currently 16 of the 64 parcels affected by the Lowry plan are low zoned low density residential (R2B). The Above the Falls plan calls for a large park to occupy all of the affected parcels –Currently 19 parcels affected by the Above the Falls plan are zoned high density residential (R6).