No. 0668 redeclaring central downtown renewal area to be blighted, reapproving urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation pmts. made for project # IN R-66, making certain changes to urban renewal plan, reapproving said plan/amendments thereto

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8401OC2 1 RESOLUTION NO. 668 Attachment "A" "Area C" and "Area F" of the Land Use Plan for the Central Downtown Project, R -66 shall be deleted in their entirety and a new " Areac C" and "Area F" are adopted as follows: Area C (Wayne Street, St. Joseph Street, North Grain Street and Colfax Avenue a. Basic Objective This area forms the principal retail, service commercial, and office core of the Central Business District of the City. The basic objec- tive to be realized in this area is the development of a pedestrian - oriented environment for retail, service commercial and transportation uses that will revitalize the central core of the City. b. Land Use As indicated above, this area will be devoted to a broad range of com- patible retail, service commercial and transportation uses. Hotel - motel use which is oriented to and supports the city's cultural center development in Area D is also permitted in the block bounded by East Colfax Avenue, St. Joseph Street, East Washington Street, and Michigan Street. c. Physical Organization The physical organization of this area will be substantially modified by the physical closing of Michigan Street between Wayne Street and Washington Street. This will make possible the reorientation of the commerical development to a pedestrian mall with all service and vehi- cular access restricted to service alleys or drives. d. Parking Parking to service this area will be provided within the area by a series of parking structures located immediately to the rear of the principal retail commercial structures which will be fronting on the pedestrian mall. Parking structures are to serve the needs of devel- opments within Area C as well as providing parking facilities to serve some adjacent areas immediately to the rear of the commerical develop- ments on the east and west sides of the Michigan Street pedestrian mall from Washington Street south to Jefferson Boulevard. These public parking structures to be developed will be supported by the existing private parking facility located at the southwest corner of the area. To the fullest extent possible, commercial uses will be developed on the ground floor levels of the parking structures. In all areas where public parking is proposed, the city may elect to sell, or lease, areas for private commercial developments. In all such cases, the city may retain all necessary foundation and air rights to permit construction of parking facilities. e. Pedestrian Circulation Pedestrian circulation to Area C will be principally from the parking structures located within the area as well as from the service retail commercial developments in Areas A and G. A substantial amount of pedestrian circulation is also anticipated from adjacent Area D, the community cultural center. Pedestrian circulation within the area will be principally along the Michigan Street right -of -way a portion of which will become a pedestrian mall or open space and provide direct pedestrian access to all the existing and new developments surrounding the mall. Pedestrian access to Area G to the south may be by a ped- estrian bridge or walkway to be developed over Wayne Street. Pedestrian circulation from the cultural center to the east of Area C will be principally by an elevated bridge or walkway across St. Joseph Street.