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Centerville 2040 <br /> CHAPTER 9- ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS <br /> v . V:, <br /> In 2017, Centerville formed and Economic Development Authority (EDA) with all the associated <br /> powers and responsibilities including taxing authority. The EDA will work on economic <br /> development activities including development, redevelopment, and job growth within the City. <br /> The City and EDA will utilize the below goals and policies in promoting the development and <br /> redevelopment of properties within the City. The City's zoning ordinance will provide the <br /> standards to which development is required to adhere. <br /> It is the goal of the City of Centerville to: <br /> 0 Provide for a variety of employment and development opportunities in the City. <br /> Expand employment and tax base in the City. <br /> Maintain and improve the City's downtown Central Business District according to the <br /> downtown development guidelines. <br /> Utilize the Main Street corridor for additional commercial uses in Centerville. <br /> • Expand and diversify the city's tax base by encouraging new commercial retail development. <br /> It is the policy of the City of Centerville to: <br /> • Require that all commercial uses utilize public utility systems. <br /> • Create a cohesive identity for all commercial areas with design guidelines for buildings, <br /> signage, and streetscaping. <br /> • Provide adequate lot sizes and minimum buildable areas for business uses to provide for <br /> convenient and safe access, adequate parking, site buffering and landscaping. <br /> • Avoid incompatibilities between commercial uses and residential uses. <br /> • Develop sign regulations that regulate size, height, placement, materials and composition <br /> to ensure signs do not detract from the small town-feel and natural beauty of the City. In <br /> general free-standing, large or internally lit signs should be prohibited. <br /> Evaluate TIF, CDBG and other funding options to provide assistance for CBD <br /> redevelopment. <br /> • Develop retail uses in a clustered or shopping center concept as a preferred alternative to <br /> strip malls or scattered development. <br /> • Connect shopping areas to each other and to residential areas with sidewalks and <br /> pedestrian byways and bicycle trails. <br /> Chapter 9 1 Pagel <br />