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| Village Visualization Project |
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Through this project we will develop a coherent physical plan for the village growth area that connects and integrates potential mixed uses. This physical plan will be based on the Town’s existing zoning regulations and official map, and help further the Town Plan through the use of mapping and 3-D development visualizations (e.g., SketchUp renderings of buildings, streetscapes, green spaces, etc.). The work will be completed by planning consultants, and guided by community members, involved landowners, and developers. It will complement and provide visual representations of the Town’s land use standards and previous village growth area build out projections. One purpose of this project is to help the community design and guide development in order to facilitate connection and integration of a diverse suite of existing and possible future uses. Another purpose is to help support future economic development forecasting that the Town plans to pursue in 2013 as part of a Growth Center Designation application. In 2011, the Town’s Village Steering Committee advised the Selectboard that Hinesburg would benefit from more pro-active planning in order to provide a clearer vision of how the community wants to grow. They correctly pointed out a confluence of recent development projects and proposals that have surfaced since the Village Growth Area zoning was adopted in 2009. There seems to be a strong interest in Hinesburg on the part of commercial developers and businesses – e.g., Kinney Drugs development, Cheese Factory redevelopment, lot 1 municipal development and possible consolidation of Town fire and police services into a common public safety building, proposed Hannaford supermarket on lot 15 on Commerce Street, expansion and redevelopment of the Jiffy Mart and Jolley Short Stop gas stations and convenience stores, recent sale of Estey’s Hardware (and Firehouse Plaza) to Aubuchon Hardware, recent purchase and rehabilitation of the Village Center Plaza, etc. The Village Steering Committee has agreed to take on this effort as their priority project for 2012, with assistance from Planning & Zoning Department staff. The Selectboard is interested in applying for Growth Center Designation, and hopes that this project will add to what is already a strong foundation for an application to the VT Downtown Board sometime in 2013. |
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Project Overview |
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Project Status: A Community Forum was held on February 11, 2013 at 7 p.m. at the Hinesburg Town Hall. See the VCAM video below. Progress to Date:
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