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Osceola Park Redevelopment & Neighborhood Improvement Plan
This downtown neighborhood is generally located between Federal Highway and the F.E.C. Railroad, south of the Central Business District. Zoning in the area includes R-1-A (Single-Family Residential), RM (Medium Density Residential), GC (General Commercial), CBD (Central Business District), and CBD-RC (Central Business District‹Railroad Corridor). Land uses are varied, containing a mixture of single-family and multi-family residences, commercial, and light industrial development. Since the area is encompassed by well field protection zones, impacts of non-residential land uses on the well field is a concern.
The northern portion of the area (north of S.E. 5th Street) contains commercial and light industrial development with inadequate parking and residential uses sandwiched between incompatible land uses. South of S.E. 5th Street, the character of Osceola Park changes to one that is generally single-family in nature. The overall condition of the housing is adequate, although there are many structures in need of maintenance and minor repairs. The area has a unique quality that is attractive for residents who wish to live in a single-family home located close to the City's commercial core. With beautification and elimination of blighted conditions, this area can be stabilized and the number of owner-occupied units increased.
The City's Planning and Zoning Department worked with the residents and business owners to create the Osceola Park Neighborhood/Redevelopment Plan, which was adopted by the City in 2004. The CRA will be involved in sharing in the costs of implementing the projects outlined in the plan.
Project Objectives
- Elimination of slum and blighted conditions;
- Provide adequate parking for the commercial/industrial areas;
- Promote historic preservation;
- Promote stabilization of the residential areas;
- Promote owner-occupied housing;
- Promote conversion of multi-family uses to single-family.
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