2030 Smithville Future Land Use Map
5.2.1 FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES
Smithville's 2030 Future Land Use Map includes the following land use classifications:
- Agricultural Uses: Farms and agricultural properties exist throughout Smithville and will remain important in the City's fabric over the next 10 years. Agricultural land includes a broad range of uses related to agriculture and farming, including, but not limited to, cultivation, pasture, and a variety of agricultural-related structures such as barns and storage buildings.
- Residential Uses: The Future Land Use map includes four distinct residential classifications ranging in density and development patterns:
- Low-Density Residential uses are typically single-family houses on large lots over three acres. The Low-Density Residential uses range from subdivisions featuring larger than typical size lots to residential properties supporting agricultural uses. These Low-Density Residential uses predominantly lie along the fringe of Smithville's east and west municipal boundaries and in the City's northern parts. Typically, low-density residential uses feature a density of approximately 0.33 dwelling units per acre.
- Residential Uses include both detached and attached single-family residential houses. These residential uses exist throughout the city, particularly clustered in the Downtown areas and the northern region. Single-family attached typologies include townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes. Typically, residential uses feature a density of approximately two to four dwelling units per acre.
- Moderate-Density Residential Uses include both attached single-family residential typologies as well as multifamily residential development types. These residential uses are targeted in and near Smithville's Downtown and the Hospital Bluff area. Typically, moderate-density residential uses feature a density between five to eighteen dwelling units per acre.
- High-Density Residential Uses are encouraged in Smithville's southern end along Hwy 169, resulting in denser multifamily developments than Smithville has seen in the past. The High-Density Residential Uses transition development in Kansas City along Hwy 169 north of I-435 to Smithville's small-town feel. This new residential development pattern provides a comprehensive range of housing typologies for current and prospective residents. High-Density Residential developments may include a mix of uses, including ground-floor retail and commercial uses, and supporting communal amenity spaces. Typically, high-density residential uses feature a density above the moderate-density residential use but less than 35 dwelling units per acre.
- Commercial Uses include office and retail spaces and is often intended for for-profit business uses. These uses include retail strip centers, standalone buildings, and office park complexes.
- Mixed-Use Downtown District is predominantly commercial uses within institutional and residential uses nearby.
- Civic and Institutional uses include, but are not limited to, educational facilities and campuses, libraries, places of worship, and other community-oriented areas.
- Park, Recreation, Open Space includes dedicated publicly owned parks and recreation areas throughout the city.
- Industrial Uses include both light and heavy industrial uses. Light industrial uses range from manufacturing, assembling and fabrication, warehousing, wholesaling, and service operation. In contrast, heavy industrial uses typically require significantly more machinery and equipment on-site.
- Utility and Transportation Uses feature parcels dedicated specifically to utility uses, including water and wastewater treatment plants or transportation infrastructure.