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• Develop design guidelines for strategic areas
within the County. Design guidelines can help
ensure a consistent development outcome by
establishing predictability. Design guidelines can
also help to reduce visual inconsistencies and
create an improved aesthetic experience.
› Explore with KDOT whether corridor design The Green Valley Area Plan will:
standards could be established along the
U.S. Highway 24 corridor. • Identify legal options for providing public
services, infrastructure, and programs in the
• In coordination with PCEDC, explore how to Green Valley Area
advance the use of non-traditional economic
• Incorporation, annexation, and improvement
development funding mechanisms to further the
district options will all be examined
acquisition of land for economic development
purposes such as the use of sales tax for • Examine potential for revisions to County’s
economic development purposes such as occurs zoning and subdivision regulations and/or
in the State of Texas through the use of 4A and development policies, benefit districts, and
4B funds (refer to sidebar on page 75). Some impact fee
non-traditional funding sources may require • Identify the level of services needed (and
changes at the State level. wanted) by residents and report to the Board
of County Commissioners on options, public
• Actively pursue opportunities for research
costs, and how those costs would be borne
facilities and partnerships with KSU in advance
of the NBAF arrival. Coordinate regionally to • Examine ways to mitigate current and future
determine timing and needs and most likely land use conflicts in and around Green Valley
types of development that could be supported • Develop specific recommendations to help
by Pottawatomie County. As economic growth ensure existing and planned infrastructure
resulting directing from NBAF is not a guarantee, meets needs in a manner that is sustainable
investments should be made in components and • Create an implementation strategy
strategies that are not dependent on the success
• Consider ways to facilitate future commercial
and arrival of NBAF.
growth while avoiding a retail strip effect
› Examine and identify land that may be
suitable for agricultural research or an • Identify measures to ensure that the area can
agricultural innovation corridor, potentially provide a mix of housing and support services
the Highway 13 corridor. • Consider zoning and rezoning strategies,
right-of-way preservation strategy, and
› Participate on the NBAF Task Force,
transportation system
Community Liaison Group and Knowledge
Based Economic Development initiative to • Determine priorities for enhancing County
stay abreast of ongoing preparations and public facilities and enhancing coordination
efforts to develop supporting economic of service providers
initiatives. • Identify strategies for preserving Special
› Review the NBAF and Innovation District Floodway Overflow Area and integrating
recommendations in the Community natural features into development
and Economic Development Strategy
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