Label
Zoning & Planning Committee
Title
Approving and adopting the M-5-20 Monroe-Auburn Master Plan as an amendment to the Toledo 20/20 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Toledo, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This request is for the review of the 2020 Monroe Auburn Neighborhood Master Plan, prepared by the Toledo Design Center in conjunction with the Monroe Street Neighborhood Center. The Core Planning Team started the planning process in January of 2019 with data gathering and monthly meetings. In June of 2019, volunteers canvased the neighborhood and asked residents questions concerning quality of life and the future of the neighborhood. The Toledo Design Center professionals and interns engaged in detailed visioning, including extensive meetings with stakeholders that led to the conclusion that the neighborhood needed stabilization without gentrification.
The planning area of the Monroe Auburn Plan encompasses 380 acres bounded by Ottawa Park to the west, Jermain Park to the north with I-75 and a railroad to the east, and back to Bancroft Street for the southerly border. Monroe Street runs through the middle of the study area, and the Monroe Street Corridor Overlay pertains to properties on either side of the right-of-way. The Monroe Auburn Neighborhood is located near several of Toledo's key anchors, with the Toledo Museum of Art one (1) mile to the southeast, ProMedica Toledo Hospital to the northwest, and the University of Toledo campus beginning a few blocks to the west along Bancroft Street. With iconic locations in such close proximity to the neighborhood, a thorough analysis will benefit not only residents, but those who utilize the neighborhood's corridors on a regular basis.
The Monroe Auburn Neighborhood Plan details the neighborhood's rich history, and emphasizes why it is important to stabilize and preserve the neighborhood. Being one of the first suburbs of Toledo, Monroe Auburn benefits from...
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