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Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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David Hancock, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Paul Drake, Director of Real Estate & TOD |
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Kayla Kinkead, TOC Predevelopment Supervisor |
TITLE:
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Clearfield Station Area Plan
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational Report for Discussion
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, HB462 legislation mandated all cities with a fixed-guideway public transit station (rail or BRT) to develop and certify a Station Area Plan (SAP). Station Area Plans are intended to promote shared objectives of 1) increasing housing availability and affordability, 2) enhancing access to opportunities, 3) promoting sustainable environmental conditions, and 4) increasing transportation choices and connections. Supported by UTA, Station Area Plans are led by municipal staff to ensure City general plans and zoning regulations will be updated for future Station Area Plan implementation. Clearfield City’s 2024 Station Area Plan was an update to the 2019 Station Area Plan in order to be compliant with the legislative mandates outlined in HB462. This Station Area Plan has been formally adopted by Clearfield City.
DISCUSSION:
Clearfield City, in coordination with UTA and WFRC, developed an updated Station Area Plan for the Clearfield FrontRunner station. The plan emphasizes UTA-controlled property and adjacent areas to create a thriving, mixed-use, walkable neighborhood that leverages multiple transportation options that provide well-connected access to the station. This Station Area Plan prioritized the following objectives and outcomes for implementation: 1) increase the availability and affordability of housing, 2) enhance access to opportunities, 3) create existing destinations, 4) develop a complete community, and 5) generate transit ridership.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may direct staff to not present the Clearfield Station Area Plan to Local Advisory Council for approval. Without Local Advisory Council approval of the SAP and adoption by Board of Trustees, UTA may not pursue development of its properties within the Clearfield station area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Clearfield Station Area Plan will better position UTA and Clearfield City to coordinate redevelopment of the station area. This aligned coordination will promote future transit-oriented development in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
ATTACHMENTS:
Clearfield Station Area Plan