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Department of Planning and Community Development Documents Library – Document Cover Sheet Title of Document: Amendment No. 1 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Huntersville II Redevelopment Project Prepared By: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Prepared For: NRHA and City of Norfolk Date of Preparation: November 1990 Status (as of January 2012): Adopted by City Council on January 15, 1991. Civic League(s)/Organization(s) Affected: Olde Huntersville, Attucks/Barberton/Church, Hunters Square The information included in this document may not reflect current City of Norfolk policy. For more information on this document, contact the City of Norfolk Department of Planning and Community Development.
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Department of Planning and Community DevelopmentDocuments Library – Document Cover Sheet
Title of Document: Amendment No. 1 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Huntersville IIRedevelopment ProjectPrepared By: Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing AuthorityPrepared For: NRHA and City of NorfolkDate of Preparation: November 1990Status (as of January 2012): Adopted by City Council on January 15, 1991.Civic League(s)/Organization(s) Affected: Olde Huntersville, Attucks/Barberton/Church,Hunters Square
The information included in this document may not reflect current City of Norfolk policy.For more information on this document, contact the City of Norfolk Department ofPlanning and Community Development.
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TheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectwasoriginallyadoptedbytheNorfolkRedevelopmentandHousingAuthorityCommissionersonNovember191979andsUbsequentlyapprovedbytheNorfolkCityCouncilonJanuary21980
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AmendmentNo1totheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvileIIRedevelopmentProjectTheRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvileIIRedevelopmentProjectisherebyamendedasfollows1TheTableofContentsisherebyamendedasfollowsAInSectionIIDescriptionofProjectdeleteparagraphsABandCandsubstituteinlieuthereofthefollowingA1IntroductionProjectBoundaryincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitA1B1DescriptionofExistingBlightincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitB1C1ReasonsforselectingProjectAreaincludingExpansionAreaBInSectionVIIIExhibitstotheRedeveopmentPlandeleteExhibitsAtBandCandsustituteinlieuthereofthefOllowingExhibitA1AmendedBoundaryandLandACQuisitionMapExhibitB1AmendedExistingConditionMapAmendedLandUseMapExhibitC12SectionAIntroductionProjectBoundaryisdeletedandthefOllowingisinsertedinlieuthereofAIntroductionProiectBoundaryincludinQExoansionAreaSeeExhibitA1TheexpandedHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectAreaconsistsofatractoflandofpredominatelyresidentialcharacter1
locatedinNorfolksinnercityareaneartheCentralBusinessDistrictboundedgenerallyasfollowsonthesouthbyVirginiaBeachBoulevardontheeastbyTidewaterDrivebetweenVirginiaBeachBoulevardandPrincessAnneRoadbytherearlineofpropertiesfrontingontheeastsideofWideStreetbetweenPrincessAnneRoadandGoffStreetandbytheeastern1ineofOfKeefeStreetbetweenGoffStreetandaneastward1yprojectionoftherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetandbytheeasternlineofChurchStreetbetweenanextensionoftherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetandthenorthern1ineof18thStreetonthenorthbyPrincessAnneRoadbetweenTidewaterDriveandWideStreetbytherearlineofpropertiesfrontingonthesouthsideofJohnsonStreetbetweenOKeefeStreetandChurchStreetandbythenorthernlineof18thStreetbetweenChurchStreetandtheTRTMaintenancefacilityandonthewestbytheeastlineoftheTRTMaintenancefacilityandofCedarGroveandElmwoodcemeteries2
3AnewsectionentitledB1DescriptionofExistingBlightincludingExpansionAreaSeeExhibitB1isaddedfOllowingparagraphIIBB1DescriotionofExistinQBliQhtincludinQExoansionAreaSeeExhibitB11ConditionsexistingattimeofadoptionofOriginalProjectAreaTheProjectAreawasstudiedbythestaffoftheNorfolkRedevelopmentandHousingAuthoritytodeterminetheextentandeffectsofblightandblightinginfluenceswithinandarounditThedetailedfindingsweresetoutintheoriginalRedevelopmentPlanandreferenceisherebymadetosectionIIBofthatplanForthepurposeofthisamendmentitsufficestosaythattheprojectareacontainedbothcommercia1andresidentia1propertiesandthattheentireprojectareawasseverelyblightedTheeffectsofthispervadingblightwasrecitedanditwasmanifestthattheareahadasevereanddeleteriouseffectonthegeneralhealthandwelfareoftheCitySincetheplanadoptionovertwelvemilliondollarsofpUblicmoneyhasbeenspentinclearingtheblightandinencouragingnewdevelopmentMuchprogresshasbeenmadebuttheexecutionoftheplanisnotyetcompleteSomeoftheworstpropertiesweresituatedinthenorthernportionoftheproject3
northofGoffStreetandwestofChurchStreetAlthoughtheprojectstoppedatthenorthernpropertylineofthefirstparcelnorthofBrickhouseAvenuethebadconditionscontinuednorthwardlyintotheblockswhichcomprisetheexpansionareafromthenorthernpropertylineofthefirstparcelnorthofBrickhouseAvenueonthesouthto18thStreetonthenorthbetweenChurchStreetontheeastandtheTRTMaintenancefacilityandElmwoodCemeteryonthewest2DescriotionofExistinQBliQhtintheExoansionAreaTheareatobeaddedtotheHuntersvilleIIRedeve1opmentProjectAreabyAmendmentNo1totheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentPlanTheExpansionAreaiscontiguoustoandamountstoanextensionnorthwardlyoftheoriginalProjectAreaLiketheProjectAreaitisblightedanditsinclusionintheRedevelopmentProjectconstitutesalogicalexpansionnorthwardlyoftheoriginalprojectareaLandusewithintheExpansionAreaconsistsofamixofresidentialandcommercialactivitiesgenerallydevelopedover70tyearsagoTheExpansionAreaiscurrentlyzonedC2limitedcommercialandR4multifamilyresidentialThecommercialbuildingsoccupyaveryhighpercentageofthelandareaonwhichtheyaresituatedwithlittleornolandavailableformodernusessuchasautomobileortruckparkingsetbackslandscapingorotherpurposesgenerallyprovidedforinmoderncommercial4
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orreplacementTheChurchStreetroadwaywhichborderstheeasternedgeoftheprojectandprovidesitsmajoraccessisinneedofwideningandsubstantialimprovementtobetterservetrafficdemandsThatwideningiscurrentlyunderstudybytheCityofNorfolkandtheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportationElmwoodAvenueisinpoorconditionandistoonarrowtomeetmoderndayrequirementsAnumberofsocioeconomiccharacteristicsoftheplanningdistrictandthecensustractinwhichtheProjectandtheExpansionAreaislocatedpointupageneraldeclineandlackofstabilityinthetotalareaFrom1980to1984thepopulationinCensusTract3502decreasedby196ThiscontrastsstarklywiththeCitywidepopulationlossof04ThepercentageofhouseholdsinCensusTract3502withincomesbelowthepovertylevelwas334in1984ThisisovertwicetheCitywideaverageof164The1984averagehouseholdincomeof15632inCensusTract3502was9251lessthantheCitywideaveragehouseholdincomeof24883Thislossofhumanresourcesandthelackofadequatehouseholdfinancia1resourceswhenmeasuredwiththeextentoftheneedofoccupantsintheExpansionAreacombinetopreventrealisticrevitalizationeffortsshortofcomprehensiveredevelopmentCensusTract3502contained842housingunitsin1984Ofthese785wereoccupiedbyrentersratherthanownersTheCitywidepercentageofrentaloccupancywas543Thevacancyratefortheseunitsin1984was253sUbstantiallyhigherthanthe7
Citywidevacancyrateof68ThehighratioofrentalunitsandthehighvacancyratedemonstratesthetransientnatureoftheareatsresidentpopulationThechancesofbeingavictimofacrimeisgreaterinPlanningDistrict66thanintheCityasawholeIn1984thePlanningDistrictexperienced1234robberiesandrapesper1000personscomparedtoaCitywiderateof47per1000personsAdditionallytheareaexperiencedthefourthhighestburglaryrateintheCityofNorfolkIn1984therewere1864firesper1000housingunitsinthisPlanningDistrictcomparedtoaCitywiderateofr663firesperL000housingunitsInsummarytheExpansionAreaexhibitsanumberofpervasiveproblemswhichrequireattentionTheblightedconditionofthestructuresandrundownappearanceoftheareatherecurringproblemwithtrashlitteranddebrisandthelackofaestheticappealcombinetocreateapoorimageofthedistrictSeveralpublicimprovementsareneededthemostsignificantofwhichisthewideningandupgradingofChurchStreetThereisaconflictinexistinglandusescausedbytheincompatibilityoftheresidentialunitstotheadjoiningcommercialandlightindustrialpropertiesThearealacksevidenceofvitalityastherehasbeenlittlenewconstructioninrecentyearsPresentconditionsareastrainonmunicipalservicesastheyrequiregreaterthannormalpoliceprotectiontrashremovalandbuildingandenvironmentalcodeenforcementTheExpansionAreasuffersfromthesameelementsofblightwh1chwerefoundintheoriginalprojectarea8
andanexpansionoftheprojectintotheAmendedAreaislogicalThereisacompellingneedforaconcertedcomprehensiveefforttoremoveblightedconditionstoimprovetheExpansionAreaandtoreversethepresentdecline4AnewSectionC1ReasonsforSelectionoftheExpansionAreaisherebyaddedafterSectionCC1ReasonsforSelectionoftheExpansionAreaTheb1ightedconditionoftheExpansionAreahasbeenevidentforanumberofyearsFurthermorethelandusesarenotcompatiblewiththegOlsandobjectivesoftheRedevelopmentPlanThemeansforimprovingontheseconditionsarenowatIlandTheexistenceofb1ightandneedforitse1iminationtheneedtowidenandimproveChurchStreetthepresentavailabilityoffundingwhichprovidesanopportunitytoimprovetheareatogetherwiththecompatibilityofprojectproposalswithlocalcommunityobjectiveshavemotivatedtheselectionoftheProjectAreaSAnewSectionIIIB1TypesofActionProposedinExpansionAreaisherebyaddedafterSectionIIIBB1TypesofActionProposedinExpansionArea11TheNorfo1kRedeve1opmentandHousingAuthoritywillacquireallofthelandwithintheExpansionAreaasindicatedonthePlanBoundaryandLandAcquisitionMapExhibitA19
11TheusesplannedfortheExpansionAreaareconsistentwiththeRedevelopmentPlanfortheHuntersvilleIIRedevelopmentProjectadoptedin1980andthevariousplansadoptedbytheCityofNorfolk10
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TUTtlIUILDINGSSTRUCTUttLLYIUISTANnARDTOIIcnlTVNtRNnINGtuMANttPERJ1DCImill1U1UrNGSVARRNlTMicuNWfCtTtlItDfDVtJUlanMutNCESPODCIIOLLEGENDriPlanAmendmenI1BoundaryIZJ1EalatlngProJctBounderyVLJcJCdOLQPlonAMenclMentI1Exhibit81HUNTERSVILLEIIREDEVELOPENTPflOCTExistingConditionaftftfll
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