Heart of Homewood Plan Kick-off Meeting | September 26, 2017 | Homewood

PROJECT TEAMRPCGB• Lindsay Puckett – Principal Planner lpuckett@rpcgb.org• Mikhail Alert – Project Manager malert@rpcgb.org

City Staff/City Council Liaisons• Vanessa McGrath Vanessa.McGrath@homewoodal.org• Jennifer Andress• Britt Thames

www.heartofhomewoodplan.com

PURPOSEHomewood Master Plan, 2007• Set forth broad visions and goals

• Proposed general city-wide action items• Identified the City’s activity centers

Heart of Homewood Plan• Follow-up to the master plan• More targeted, more specific

• Apply the comprehensive plan’s goals to local areas

THE PLAN ANSWERSWhat is the state of the Downtown Homewood?

• Profile of current demographic, market, land use and development trends

• Inventory of departments, boards, public services and infrastructure

What would people like Downtown Homewood to look like in the future?

• Listen to citizens’ issues and desires

• Establish a Vision statement

How will Downtown Homewood achieve that vision for the future?

• Develop goals and recommended actions

• Identify funding resources and programs to implement the plan’s actions

• Update the City’s regulatory tool (zoning) to enable the implementation of the plan

PLAN’S TIMELINE

1 2

Community Assessment

08/17 - 09/17

Public Visioning &

Recommendations Forum

09/17 – 02/18

Draft Plan Document

03/18 – 6/18

Final Plan/AdoptionBegin Zoning Update

06/18 – 09/18

Draft Zoning Update09/18 – 11/18

3 4 5 6

Public Endorsement & Adoption

12/18

EXISTING CONDITIONS DOCUMENT

www.heartofhomewoodplan.com

In the Heart of Homewood

The Numbers

DEMOGRAPHICS

359

Total Population 2000-2017 Median Population Age 2017

2000

679

+ 320

36.3

2017 Population by Age Cohort

Ages 0-14 Ages 15-34 Ages 35-64 Ages 65-85+

Household Size 2000 -2017

2017

1.76

1.96

2000

2017

ECONOMICS & EDUCATION

Educational Attainment 2017, Population 25+

2017 Median Household Income

Downtown

Homewood $61,592$73,694 $48,49

2

City of Homewood

Jefferson County

Less Than 9th

Grade

0%

2.9%

9-12 Grade, No Diploma

4.5%

2.7%

High School Graduate,

GED

5.9%

11.5%

Some College,

No Degree

15.2%

16.5%

Assoc.Degree

5%

4.4%

BA.Degree

44%

34.2%

Graduate

Degree

22.1%

27.9%

Downtown Homewood

City of d

2017 Civilian Population, 16+

2.7%Downtown Homewood

Unemployment RateCity of

HomewoodUnemployment

Rate

3.4%Employed in

Services Industry

ECONOMICS & EDUCATION

Businesses in Downtown Homewood Total employees in Downtown

Homewood

Retail Potential

In 2010

Retail Sales Surplus in Sales

In 2015

Total daytime population

HOUSINGTotal Housing Units by Occupancy

Occupied Units by Renter Vs Owner

54%Renter Owne

r

2000

35.4%

10.6%Vacant

52.2%Renter Owner

2017

35.2%

12.6%Vacant

63.7%Owner

36.3%Renter

2010

59.7%Owner

40.3%

2017

Renter

Median Value of Occupied Housing Units (2017)

$363,810Downtown

Homewood

$305,940City of

Homewood

LAND USE

Of the land in the downtown study area is currently a General Commercial use

LARGEST PROPERTY OWNERS IN DOWNTOWN

Largest private land owner is RAIA Alabama SPE Woodbury LLC

Largest land owner is the City of Homewood

APPRAISED PROPERTY VALUES

Average Appraised Property Value for both residential and commercial properties in Downtown Homewood

HIGH VEHICULAR CRASH LOCATIONS

• Oxmoor Road and U.S. 31

• U.S. 31, between28th Ave South and Rosedale Drive

• 18th Street at 28th Ave South intersection

MOST HEAVILY CYCLED STREETS

• 28th Avenue South

• Central Avenue

• 18th Street South

• 19th Street South

• Oxmoor Road

• Parkridge Drive

• Reese Street

• South Bridge Parkway

Residents ride withmoderate frequency

SIDEWALKS IN DOWNTOWN HOMEWOOD

Main streets with existing sidewalks

• 18th Street South

• 28th Avenue South

• 29th Avenue South

• Oxmoor Road

Streets in Downtown Homewood have sidewalks

PUBLIC PARKING INVENTORY

• 834 total public parking spaces

• 100% of spaces along 18th Street were occupied

• 90% of the City Hall Surface lot was occupied

• 40% of the 300 spaces in City Hall parking garage were occupied

Of the City Owned public parking spaces were occupied

Source: April 2017 Parking Inventory by RPCGB

PRIVATE PARKING INVENTORY

• 1,212 total private parking spaces

Of the privately owned parking spaces were occupied

Source: April 2017 Parking Inventory by RPCGB

In the Heart of Homewood

The People

• What are the major issues?• What is your vision?• How do you want downtown Homewood to grow? • What should redevelopment look like?

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: VISIONING MAPS

• Central Avenue Area

• North Downtown Area

• Soho Area

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: VISIONING MAPS

Locator Map

•Central Avenue Area

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: VISIONING MAPS

•North Downtown Area

Locator Map

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: VISIONING MAPS

Locator Map

•Soho Area

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: VISIONING MAP

TIME TO GET ACTIVE: ISSUES BANNER

JAIL PROPERTY VISIONING ACTIVITY

VISIT HEART OF HOMEWOOD WEBSITE

www.HeartofHomewoodPlan.co

THANK YOU!

RPCGB Project Team

• Lindsay Puckett – Principal Planner lpuckett@rpcgb.org

• Mikhail Alert – Project Manager malert@rpcgb.org

City Staff / City Council Liaisons

• Vanessa McGrath Vanessa.McGrath@homewoodal.org

• Jennifer Andress

• Britt Thames