Title
Old North Hampton Neighborhood Plan Update Briefing
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The plan before you today, the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Plan Update, was developed over a 16 month period. Staff of the Housing and Neighborhood Services Division met with the neighborhood organization and additional stakeholders and conducted several sessions in neighborhood analysis, master plan review, visioning and action plan development.
Discussion:
The Neighborhood Plan Update was approved by the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Organization.
The Neighborhood Plan Update includes seven action goals:
1. A safe community
2. An attractive community
3. A diversity of housing stock
4. An effective neighborhood organization
5. Easy accessibility to the surrounding area
6. Quality neighborhood commercial establishments
7. A multi-generational community center
Impact:
The Neighborhood Plan Update also includes physical development proposals:
First, street development and housing in accordance with the King Street Master Plan.
Second, infill quality housing.
Third, a senior housing facility.
Recommendation:
Rec
This will only be a briefing. The Neighborhood Plan Update and Housing Venture area designation will be presented for action at the September 13, 2017 City Council meeting.
Body
Expansion of the Hampton Housing Venture program to Old North Hampton and Approval of the Neighborhood Plan
WHEREAS, the need to concentrate public investments in housing reinvestment within small geographic areas was established in 2001 with the creation of the Hampton Housing Venture; and
WHEREAS, the Old North Hampton neighborhood is bounded by Mercury Blvd. on the North; LaSalle Ave on the West; Patterson, Griffin, & Roosevelt Streets, North Back River Rd and I-64 on the South and North King Street on the East and
WHEREAS, City staff met with the residents of the Leadership team of the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Association for eighteen months facilitating the review and update of their Neighborhood plan to reflect their current priorities; and
WHEREAS, during this process the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Association identified its highest priority as housing and voted unanimously to support designation as a Hampton Housing Venture neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, during this process, the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Association unanimously approved their new Old North Hampton Neighborhood Plan; and
WHEREAS, the recommendations in their new neighborhood plan is consistent with the North King Street Master Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Donnie R. Tuck, Mayor of the City of Hampton, Virginia, do hereby designate the Old North Hampton neighborhood as a Hampton Housing Venture area in the City of Hampton, and further, adopt the Old North Hampton Neighborhood Plan.