Land-Use and Building Condition Survey Report, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 2012-2013

Foley, Terri

From executive summary: "The Land-use and Building Condition Study was conducted in response to a new zoning classification of CX-3, Commercial/Residential Mixed Use District located in downtown Poplar Bluff. The study area consists of 27 blocks and the Poplar Bluff Commercial Historic District, located within the boundaries of the new zoning classification. For the purposes of this study, the “Land-use and Building Condition survey” was defined as being the boundaries of the CX-3, Central Commercial, Mixed-Use District, as outlined in the CX-3, Central Commercial, Mixed-Use District, Ordinance No. 7301. The purpose and intent of the CX-3, Central Commercial, Mixed-Use District per Ordinance No. 7301 is: 1. Accommodate mixed-use buildings with neighborhood-serving retail, service and other uses on the ground floor and residential units above the nonresidential space; 2. Encourage development that exhibits the physical design characteristics of pedestrian-oriented, storefront-style shopping streets; 3. Promote the health and well-being of residents by encouraging physical activity, alternative transportation, and greater social interaction; and 4. Promote an environment of confidence in property owners that a return of their investment is possible. In order for a community to take the steps for the revitalization and economic development of a neighborhood in the future, it is essential to comprehend the targeted area in its current state. To take steps of planning for a neighborhood or area of a community, it depends upon knowing and understanding that section of town from many perspectives. Information collected from a land-use survey provides a fundamental knowledge of an area from a physical perspective. It provides specific data about individual parcels. Furthermore, the information may be merged and compared to generate data about general trends and to assess areas of future opportunities. An inventory of properties and their current uses may be used to identify where growth potential exist and what type of development and planning changes may be most beneficial to the Poplar Bluff community." Project funding was provided in part by a 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Poplar Bluff (project number MO-12-020) administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 29-12-41932) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is a Certified Local Government.

Land-Use and Building Condition Survey Report, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 2012-2013

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