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Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Tools for Local Officials

Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Tools for Local Officials. Georgia Municipal Association Savannah International Trade & Convention Center Saturday, June 20, 2009. Making a Commitment to Community Redevelopment. Rome’s Downtown Rear Façade Renovation. What is Redevelopment?.

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Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Tools for Local Officials

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  1. Revitalizing Neighborhoods:Tools for Local Officials Georgia Municipal Association Savannah International Trade & Convention CenterSaturday, June 20, 2009

  2. Making a Commitment to Community Redevelopment Rome’s Downtown Rear Façade Renovation

  3. What is Redevelopment? Recycling previously developed areas of the community for “higher & better” use Fayetteville’s Jeff Davis Intown Condominiums (Before & After)

  4. Why Redevelop? • Better than developing • greenfields (more tax • revenues @ less • investment) • Creates a more • attractive, more compact, • community • Relatively easy (good • tools that have a track • record) Zebulon’s 2002 Resource Team Recommended Redevelopment Map

  5. Areas to Consider for Redevelopment • Vacant tracts • Parking lots • Underused industrial sites • Strip commercial corridors • Declining neighborhoods • Potential mixed-use centers Dalton’s 2001 Resource Team Recommended Redevelopment Map

  6. Vacant Tracts  Appropriate Infill

  7. Empty Parking Lots  Commercial Infill

  8. Underused Industrial Sites Active Employment Centers

  9. Strip Commercial Corridors Attractive Boulevards

  10. Declining Neighborhoods Neighborhoods with Pride

  11. Potential Mixed Use Centers Live, Work & Play Activity Centers

  12. Redevelopment Tools • Marketing sites • Financial incentives • Regulatory concessions • Public improvements • Land assembly (& cleanup) • Public-private partnership

  13. Promote Re-use of Sites Newnan’s Re-use of Historic Cotton Mill

  14. Redevelopment Process • Identify redevelopment site • Prepare and adopt a plan (involve stakeholders + evaluate market conditions) • Assemble properties • Prepare the site • Offer site for redevelopment

  15. Redevelopment Plan • Clearly defined boundaries • Overall re-use concept • Acquisition & demolition plan • Relocation strategy • Infrastructure to be provided • Changes in regulations

  16. Overall Re-use Concept Walker County’s 2003 Resource Team Recommended TND Village Plan

  17. Revitalizing Neighborhoods:Tools for Local Officials • Today’s Agenda • State Law Tools for Code Enforcement • Code Enforcement • Creating & Using Land Banks for Revitalization • Redevelopment Tools/Finding the Profit in Redevelopment • Questions & Answers

  18. Any Questions?

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