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HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 1302Richard A. Rock PRESIl7ENT TRUSTEES Stephen J. Calabrese VII~LAGE ~F PT ~A_iN~'(FLD John H. Cherry Michael Collins WILL COUNTY'S OLDEST COMMUNITY Kathy O'Connell Ron Swalwell RESOLUTION 13 0 2 Stephen Thomson Susan Janik VILLAGE CLERK A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE MISSION, GOALS AND OB.IECTIVES DEVELOPED FOR THE UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHEREAS, the Village entered into an agreement with Teska Associates, Inc. to revise the Village's Comprehensive Plan which necessitates the development of a mission statement, goals and objectives; WHEREAS, a the process includes the development of a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee to oversee and provide input into the planning process; WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee has drafted a mission statement, goals, and objectives that were presented to the Board at the Workshop of the President and Board of Trustees on Monday August 13, 2001; WHEREAS, a mission statement, goals and objectives are key building blocks for the continued development of the Comprehensive Plan; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD AS FOLLOWS: We support the attached Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives attached hereto. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval according to law. Passed this 10 t day of Se~.1=e ber , 2001 530 W. LOCKPORT STREET, SUITE 206 PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS fi0544 (815) 436-7093 Fax (815) 436-1950 www.plainfield-il.org Mission Statement The Village of Plainfield promotes a friendly, safe and diverse community; offering a variety of cultural opportunities and a high quality of living. Plainfield will maintain its commitment to strengthening community spirit and embrace its historic character while enhancing transportation options, increasing access to services, and enhancing open space. Goals and Objectives Community Character • Foster a positive, distinct civic identity and sense of community pride that is built upon the unique qualities of a safe, family-oriented community. - Actively pursue expansion of the Village Center west of the DuPage River. - Develop a higherarchy of special entryway treatments to announce arrival into Plainfield based on roadway volume, the permanence of the location, and the availability of land for the entryway. - Create clear common boundaries to create a sense of separation from surrounding communities. - Promote the use of landscaping techniques that reflect a rural character on the perimeter of the community such as hedgerows, natural areas, and landscaped buffers along roadways. • Respect and enhance diversity based on the community's historic reputation as the home to a wide variety of religious institutions. - Work with new churches to locate in areas where shared parking and appropriate access can be achieved with minimal disruption of residential neighborhoods, buffers along roadways and the preservation of natural areas. • Encourage the establishment of new cultural events, institutions and organizations while maintaining civic traditions and historic character. - Work closely with the downtown Main Street organization to promote and operate successful events that bring residents together and celebrate Plainfleld's sense of community. 1 Economic Development • Foster awide-ranging tax base that increases employment opportunities within Plainfield. - Plan for a new business park and appropriate locations for retail goods and services at major intersections along the planned WIKADUKE Trail. - Pursue development of a business park near the I-55/Route 30 intersection. - Build a relationship among the Economic Development Commission, the Village Board, the Chamber of Commerce, the School District, MainStreet, and the Plainfield business community that encourages the exchange of information. - Establish an effective Business Recruitment Plan which will promote and market the Village of Plainfield to businesses and developers who are searching for potential sites for their business facility or commercial development - Have current demographic information, a land and building inventory and financing and grant opportunities available for businesses investigating expansion options or seeking a new site for a business and for developers seeking information related to a new retail commercial center. • Strategically provide convenient business locations to provide residents with desired access to goods and services. - Continue land use polices which promote commercial development within the expanded Village Center and at major roadway nodes along Route 59, Route 126, and Route 30. Environment • Enhance the quality of life by building a relationship between human activities and the environment that minimizes the adverse impacts of development on environmental resources and natural areas. - Limit individual waste water treatment facilities and fields in close proximity to above- ground water bodies and in areas with high water tables. - Encouraging the use of bio-filtration, constructed wetlands, and other natural means of eliminating pollutants in residential and non-residential developments. - Protect other natural resources that provide filtering for water bodies, including wetlands, flood plains, shorelines, and forests. Historic Downtown • Focus on expanding the traditional downtown district as the core of the community through cooperative public/private efforts that incorporate historic preservation and new investment. 2 - Use the new Village Hall as a springboard for new mixed-use development within the Village Center. - Work with local property owners to maintain and enhance existing downtown buildings and to construct new facilities that blend with the character of existing structures. - Work closely with districts within the downtown to keep important community facilities, such as the Library, in the Village Center. - Improve the DuPage River Bridge by adding a pedestrian crossing and enhancing the bridge's appearance. Implementation • Achieve the Village's goals of high-quality growth by creating an approach to development that provides considerable options on how land is used. - Work to gain a reputation for rapid and sure approval of development consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. - Develop a land use pattern that promotes a balance of residential and nonresidential growth areas. - Adopt a comprehensive amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. - Develop and adopt a long-term (five-year) and current year capital improvement program. - Maintain existing boundary agreements and secure western boundary agreements. Open Space • Provide quality, accessible public open space and recreation facilities. - Increase community access to and appreciation of the DuPage River, particularly within the Village Center. • Incorporate public parks, facilities and trails throughout the community as part of a comprehensive network of open space. - Develop an open space component to the Comprehensive Plan that links growth areas of the community with Plainfield's traditional Village Center, the DuPage River corridor, and other important civic and cultural facilities. 3 - Work with developers and adjoining Park Districts to plan open space in new development which meets local recreational needs while blending into an overall integrated open space system. - Promote clustered development that provides common open space. - Carefully evaluate the potential for a purchase of development rights system to preserve at least some of the community's agricultural heritage. - Actively pursue grants, donations, and dedicated fees to provide for open space acquisition. Public Facilities and Services • Promote a quality living and working environment by ensuring facilities and services are responsive to the needs of citizens and the business community. - Aggressively work to eliminate radium concerns with the water supply and continue efforts to secure a quality, reliable source of water for new and future residents and businesses. - Maintain strong community support of police and fire protection services through appropriate expansion to accommodate a growing population. - Work with the Park Districts, Township government and other organizations to expand services targeted at senior and disabled citizens. - Work with residents to improve sidewalks and street lighting in all of the community, with special attention to the older parts of the community. Residential Neighborhoods • Expand the diversity of quality, attractive, and safe neighborhoods within the Village of Plainfield. - Encourage a mix of residential types including traditional single-family development, cluster development, and planned development. - Foster a healthy mix of residents from different age groups and cultural backgrounds by encouraging a mix of building types including a variety of traditional single-family detached homes, townhouses, condominiums and apartments. • Encourage neighborhoods with a friendly and comfortable ambiance, including the conservation and enrichment of existing neighborhoods and prudent development of new neighborhoods that are compatible with the character of the Village. - Encourage the establishment of a central place fora neighborhood such as an elementary school, a stand ofi mature trees, or a recreational area. 4 - Neighborhoods should be designed to encourage bicycle and pedestrian movement both within the community and to adjacent communities. - Design a transportation hierarchy that minimizes traffic flow through a neighborhood. - Identify and establish one or more historic districts. • Promote local housing opportunities for all levels of the workforce to enhance stability and productivity for workers as well as to attract and retain businesses. - Permit multi-unit housing in areas well served by transportation and with access to goads and services such as downtown and near major commercial nodes. - Improve the mix of housing types in new subdivisions by encouraging more multi-unit housing. Transportation • Provide swell-balanced, efficient, safe, and attractive transportation system that allows for the movement of motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users throughout Plainfield. - Enhance Van Dyke Road as a major north-south collector roadway with improved intersections and pavement. - Extend Steiner Road as a major north-south collector roadway south of Route 126 and north to 127th Street. - Extend 143'd Street as a major east-west collector west to the proposed WIKADUKE Trail. - Develop access management policies and design standards to support the appropriate functions of each classification of roadway (i.e. regional arterials, community arterials, and collector roadways). - Provide sufficient pavement width and/or traffic control system to achieve Level of Service C or D at signalized intersections. - Plan new residential subdivisions to control the amount of non-local or "through" traffic penetration while providing interconnections to enhance public safety and the feeling of being a part of a larger community. - Implement a community wide bikeway plan consistent with current engineering practices. • Encourage inter-governmental cooperation to enhance transportation access into, through and around the Village. 5 - Work closely with Kendall County, IDOT and neighboring communities to promote development of the WIKADUKE trail. - Work closely with Metra and other transportation agencies to locate a commuter train station near the Village Center on the proposed EJ$~E circumferential rail line to link residents with jobs in Naperville and, via transfers, to Chicago. - Work with PACE to encourage extension of feeder bus routes to transit stations and major employment centers, as well as cost-effective use of on-demand transit services. - Work with IDOT, Romeoville, and the federal highway authority to expand the I-55/Route 126 intersection to a full interchange. - Work with the Plainfield and Oswegoland Park Districts and the Kendall and Will County Forest Presence Districts to develop a bike trail systems linking neighborhoods to the Village Center, major employment areas, and other key community facilities. - Work with IDOT to reroute Route 30 around downtown Plainfield to remove heavy truck traffic. - Seek grants to fund road improvement projects. - Work closely with the Plainfield and Oswego School Districts to properly locate new school sites, and plan for future development. 6