Section 3 Redevelopment Plan

• Library: Urban Development Subdivisions, and Annexations (2011 Ed.)

The contents of an urban redevelopment plan are both technical (planning, engineering, legal) and political. Specific technical requirements catalogued at § 99.430, RSMo 2000, require the plan to:

· define boundaries;

· contain a land use plan showing proposed land uses and coverage as well as population density;

· state proposed changes in zoning and rights-of-way; and

· identify additional public improvements.

Section 99.430.1(4)(a)–(e), RSMo 2000. The redevelopment plan must also set forth a schedule for completion of each phase. Section 99.430.1(4)(f). Finally, a financing plan and a "feasible method" for relocation of displaced families must accompany the submittal of the redevelopment plan to the governing body. Section 99.430.1(7); see also § 523.205, RSMo Supp. 2010. Definitions of the terms "redevelopment plan" and "urban renewal plan" state additional requirements in more general terms. Section 99.320(20) and (21), RSMo 2000.

The redevelopment plan must conform to a general plan for the development of the entire community. Typically, the "general plan" is the comprehensive plan or master development plan adopted by the governing body under Chapter 89, RSMo, in the case of municipalities or Chapter 64, RSMo, in the case of counties. In some cases, adoption of a comprehensive zoning scheme may suffice if no more "comprehensive" plan exists...