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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
r1rPlonAenclllent1HUNTERSVILLEIIREDEVELOPMENTPROJECTBoundaryILandAcqulaltJonMapNRIIAEXHIBITA11I1r
TUTtlIUILDINGSSTRUCTUttLLYIUISTANnARDTOIIcnlTVNtRNnINGtuMANttPERJ1DCImill1U1UrNGSVARRNlTMicuNWfCtTtlItDfDVtJUlanMutNCESPODCIIOLLEGENDriPlanAmendmenI1BoundaryIZJ1EalatlngProJctBounderyVLJcJCdOLQPlonAMenclMentI1Exhibit81HUNTERSVILLEIIREDEVELOPENTPflOCTExistingConditionaftftfll
ILEGENDQtJProjectBouncloryllReslclentlolrPlonAenallent1HUNTERSVILLEIIREDfVELOPMENTPROJECTLandUMapAUGUST1990NRIIAExhibitC1