2017 Spencer Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Spencer, Iowa  2017  Comprehensive Plan

F IGURES, T ABLES & M APS Figure 1 – Map of Grand Avenue Historic District Buildings ....................................................................................8 Figure 2 – Spencer Location Maps .........................................................................................................................21 Figure 3 – Climate Patterns for Spencer Area ........................................................................................................22 Figure 4 – Topography Map of Iowa ......................................................................................................................23 Figure 5 – Landform Regions of Iowa .....................................................................................................................24 Figure 6 – Soil Associations Map in and around Spencer.......................................................................................25 Figure 7 – Map of Dakota Aquifer in Iowa and the Jordan Aquifer in Iowa ...........................................................26 Figure 8 – FEMA Floodplain Map for Spencer ........................................................................................................34 Figure 9 – Historic Population Trends for Spencer.................................................................................................36 Figure 10 – Age Distribution of 2010 Population for Spencer, Clay County & Iowa ..............................................37 Figure 11 – Age Distribution Pyramid for Spencer and Clay County, 2010 ............................................................37 Figure 12 – Population Projections, 2020-2050 .....................................................................................................39 Figure 13 - Age of Housing for Spencer, Clay County & Iowa.................................................................................41 Figure 14 – Comparative Years Housing Units Were Built .....................................................................................41 Figure 15 – Valuation of Homes, 2000, 2010 & 2013 in Spencer...........................................................................42 Figure 16 – Median Housing Value.........................................................................................................................43 Figure 17 – Residential Housing Building Permits in Spencer, 2005-2014 .............................................................45 Figure 18 – Spencer Cultural District Map and Asset Buildings .............................................................................64 Figure 19 – Spencer Community School District Map ............................................................................................68 Figure 20 – 2010-15 Spencer School District Enrollment & 2016-2020 Projections ..............................................69 Figure 21 – 2010-15 Comparative School District Enrollment for Spencer and Six Other Cities ...........................69 Figure 22 – Educational Attainment of Spencer, Clay County and Iowa Residents, 2014 .....................................71 Figure 23 – Unemployment Rates for Clay County, Iowa and U.S., 2005-2016 .....................................................72 Figure 24 – Labor Force Trends in Clay County, 2006-2016...................................................................................73 Figure 25 – Spencer Commuting Methods.............................................................................................................74 Figure 26 – Employment by Industrial Sector, City of Spencer ..............................................................................74 Figure 27 – Employment by Industrial Sector, Clay County ...................................................................................75 Figure 28 – Comparative Median Household and Family Income .........................................................................78 Figure 29 – Total Taxable Retail Sales in Spencer, FY07-FY16................................................................................80 Figure 30 – Region Map showing Total Taxable Retail Sales for area cities...........................................................81 Figure 31 – Region Map showing the Pull Factor for area cities ............................................................................82 Figure 32 – Map of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corp. Service Area .....................................................85 Figure 33 – Spencer TIF Districts Boundaries Map .................................................................................................87 Figure 34 – Spencer FY2018-2022 CIP Plan ............................................................................................................92 Figure 35 – Regional Location Map Showing Spencer’s Presence in the Midwest ................................................98 Figure 36 – IDOT Traffic Flow Map, 2015 ...............................................................................................................99 Figure 37 – IDOT Federal Functional Classification Map ..................................................................................... 103 Figure 38 – Spencer Transportation Map – East and West Beltways.................................................................. 104 Figure 39 – Detail from the IDOT Iowa Railroad Map, 2016 ................................................................................105 Figure 40 – IDOT Farm-to-Market Road Map...................................................................................................... 105 Figure 41 – Layout of the Northwest Iowa Regional Airport in Spencer............................................................. 107 Figure 42 – Leach Park Campground Map........................................................................................................... 117 Figure 43 – Spencer Trails Map ........................................................................................................................... 121 Figure 44 – Spencer to Iowa Great Lakes Trail Connection Map, 2016............................................................... 122 Figure 45 – Spencer Parks & Recreation Master Plan ......................................................................................... 123 Figure 46 – Land Use Composition for Spencer .................................................................................................. 128 Figure 47 – Land Use Composition for Developed Land in Spencer.................................................................... 129 Figure 48 – Smart Growth Chart ......................................................................................................................... 159

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