2017 Spencer Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Spencer, Iowa  2017  Comprehensive Plan

Below is a summary of the comments pertaining to land use development in Spencer. With this data, we can envision what community leaders and volunteer board or committee members of Spencer foresee in development for the community. With the input from the community, the city can use this information to plan for projects and other land use issues that may come up. Land use issues were ranked on a scale of 1-4, 1=Not important 4=Very important. The number at the bottom of the far right column represents an overall score for land use importance in each respective category.

The Targeted Planning Survey that was sent to community leaders, city officials, city staff, community businesses and other parties.

SPENCER TARGETED PLANNING SURVEY ANALYSIS

Residential Uses

Not Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Important

Total Average

Single family (large lot development) Single family (compact subdivisions) Condominiums/townhouses

2

2.35%

22 25.88%

42 49.41%

19 22.35%

85

2.92

4

4.71%

20 23.53%

46 54.12%

15 17.65%

85

2.85

1

1.18%

24 28.24%

46 54.12%

14 16.47%

85

2.86

Multiple family/apartments

4

4.71%

31 36.47%

32 37.65%

18 21.18%

85

2.75

Manufactured or mobile homes Affordable new housing (< $175,000) Senior assisted or independent housing Rehabilitate or remove dilapidated housing

41 48.24%

33 38.82%

10 11.76%

1

1.18%

85

1.66

3

3.45%

14 16.09%

24 27.59%

46 52.87%

87

3.30

0

0.00%

18 20.93%

46 53.49%

22 25.58%

86

3.05

2

2.35%

10 11.76%

33 38.82%

40 47.06%

85

3.31

Residential Uses Average

2.84

Civic Uses

Not Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Important

Total Average

Continued growth of hospital/healthcare uses Continued growth of religious & other public uses

1 1.19%

7

8.33%

35 41.67%

41 48.81%

84

3.38

6 6.98%

30

34.88%

39 45.35%

11 12.79%

86

2.64

Civic Uses Average

3.01

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