Alternative Plan

Noted local architect Lis Knibbe, working with the mayor and Midtown leadership, has developed an alternative plan for the rezoning of Midtown and Cross Street. The new plan called the Midtown R1a Plan, addresses the concern that many in the neighborhood had with the old plan in that it did not go far enough in downzoning and the new plan has added protection for existing uses and allows a owner-occupied home to have an apartment which Midtown said was critical to having more owner-occupied properties.

Each time this new plan has been presented, it has received wide spread support from neighbors and property owners and was enthusiastically supported at the last Midtown Neighborhood Association monthly meeting. This was the meeting on February 20, 2006, between Midtown residents and the City Council Rezoning sub-committee of Trudy Swanson (Ward 1), Bill Nickels (Ward 2), and Brian Filipiak (Ward 3) who all attended the meeting. Below is the current plan and an updated map is also provided.

We are making significant progress and with the support of council and the mayor, there is no reason we can't have this plan implemented within the next two to three months. There are no major hurdles, the key to success is building a level of trust and realize that by working together we are doing what is best for the Midtown neighborhood.

Midtown R1a Plan of February 20, 2006