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Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan City of Burley, Idaho Prepared by City Planner Spencer McArthur November 2025 ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 2 Contributors Mayor and City Council Steve Ormond, Mayor Casey Anderson, Council President John Craner Janet Hansen Kimberli Seely Jim Powell Bryce Morgan City Staff Spencer McArthur, City Planner Bryan Reiter, City Engineer David Waldron, Assistant City Engineer Brett Boyer, City Administrator Brent Carver, Assistant City Administrator City of Burley 1401 Overland Avenue Burley, Idaho 83318 [PHONE REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 3 Table of Contents Contents Contributors 2 Mayor and City Council 2 City Staff 2 Table of Contents 3 Introduction 6 Goals of Downtown Revitalization 6 Solution Alternatives to Established Goals 7 1. Restore and rehabilitate or maintain the historic character of the Downtown Central Business District. 7 2. Promote walkability and drivability simultaneously where possible. 8 3. Identify additional public parking spaces, for both growing vehicle sizes as well as growing populations. 10 Setting 11 Historical Background of Burley 11 Public Visioning Process 12 Survey Results 13 Community Survey Results 13 1. Demographics 13 2. Rating Downtown Enjoyability Factors 14 3. Rating what needs the most improvement in the area 15 4. Rating the Overall feeling of the downtown and improvements needed 16 Public Meeting Responses 18 Downtown Assessment 18 Land Use 18 Transportation 20 Bedke Boulevard Truck Route 21 Parking Recommendations 22 ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 4 Parking 22 On-Street Parking 22 Off-Street Parking 23 Parking Lot Improvements 23 Aviation and Rail 23 I-84 and City Entry Signs 23 Streetscape improvements 24 Sidewalks 24 Utilities 24 Private Development 24 Theme 24 Building Rehabilitation 25 Burley Arts initiative 25 Public Art 26 Retail Promotion Program and Events 26 Implementation 27 Revitalization Strategy 27 Management 28 Public Funds as a Catalyst 28 Other Funding Sources 29 Implementation Process 29 Property and Building Inventory 29 Area Maps 31 Appendix 31 Map 1 – Identified Commercial and Industrial Areas by Use 32 Map 2 – Identified Commercial Districts 33 Map 3 – Downtown Central Business District – Large View 34 Map 4 – Downtown Central Business District – Close View 35 Map 5 - Downtown Central Business District – Identified Public Parking 36 ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 5 Exhibit – City of Burley Public Meeting Notes 37 Exhibit – Property and Building Parcel Inventory 45 Exhibit – Proposed Phase 1 Engineering Proposal 51 ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 6 Introduction This plan is the result of planning efforts by City Staff to accomplish the goals listed in this plan, and to the updating of dated plans in order to revitalize the efforts of all the officials, and public involved in the revitalization efforts thus far and into the future. This plan identifies and summarizes goals that were gathered from previous plans, surveys, and extensive efforts in reaching out to the public in a visioning process. These goals are comprehensive of the public sector’s efforts to successfully revitalize the Downtown Central Business District. Following the goal statements, this plan presents possible solution alternatives that could be undertaken to fulfill the goals, including a subsequent explanation of the City of Burley, its setting, and history. With this plan, Community surveys, one-on-one meetings, committee meetings, and meetings with local groups were completed with the notes and results analyzed in this plan. A brief assessment of the downtown is given despite much of the assessment being analyzed in the results of the community outreach. Strategies and Implementation are proposed. A property and building inventory is completed, through parcel analysis. Phase 1 proposed engineering drawings are shown, to be followed closely with other parts of the downtown afterwards. Goals of Downtown Revitalization 1. Restore and rehabilitate or maintain the historic character of the Downtown Central Business District. 2. Promote walkability and drivability simultaneously where possible. 3. Identify additional public parking spaces, for both growing vehicle sizes as well as growing populations. 4. Promote attraction to the Downtown Central Business District. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 7 Solution Alternatives to Established Goals 1. Restore and rehabilitate or maintain the historic character of the Downtown Central Business District. a. As demonstrated in this plan – through the City of Burley’s survey results and the findings of the previous downtown plans – the historic character of the area is one of its strongest assets. Although other commercial parts of the City of Burley are more modern, staff strongly recommend maintaining the downtown’s historic character. b. As is discussed in the plan, this effort should maintain the historic character of the city, while also inviting people from the city, and surrounding communities to visit. This can be done by restoring the façade of buildings, while also creating attractions such as public art, and creating a harmonious vibrant shopping center through infill and rehabilitation of vacant parcels and buildings. c. Therefore, the following alternatives are proposed for this goal. A successful implementation here will likely require a combination of alternatives to reach various groups and people of different backgrounds. i. Public Art Initiative 1. The city should take the lead on creating a Public Arts Commission and contribute some starter and matching funds where possible to create attractive art that will increase pedestrian and commercial traffic in the area. ii. Facade Grant Program 1. The city should seek grant funding to serve as matching funds to support store fronts in the designated area(s) to restore and rehabilitate the public facing façade of their businesses. This would likely also form a commission to rank proposals and assist the city in obtaining funding. iii. Burley Historic Commission 1. The city should form a Burley Historic Commission to identify historic buildings, determine restoration/rehabilitation measures where appropriate and applicable to assist the city in public outreach and determining façade requirements to maintain the historic character. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 8 2. Promote walkability and drivability simultaneously where possible. a. As our society becomes more dependent on vehicles for everyday use, the historic result has been to make more room for said vehicles to travel and park. The result of this, however, has been that the area for pedestrians to safely travel has shrunk, and businesses have grown farther apart from each other. Modern planning and community desires have now moved back to promoting walkability on our public ways. This plan seeks a middle ground on the growing distance between businesses, the increasing dependency on vehicles for travel, and the walkability that is desired through recommending a tailored approach to each intersection and block to best accommodate the businesses in the area. b. In downtown areas where parking has been maximized at the expense of drivable asphalt lanes, observations identify that vehicles often have to stop or slow down significantly to let two-way traffic pass. c. Some of the largest vehicles observed in the City of Burley were pick-up trucks with extended cabs, extended beds, a tow hitch, some of which measure up to 22.5 to 23 feet from one end to the other. With angled parking, these vehicles extend almost 16 feet from the back of curb assuming the front tires are against the curb. In the interest of providing a larger amount of vehicle parking in the downtown area, these roads were striped with angled parking on each side. d. A successful implementation here will likely require a combination of alternatives based on different conditions such as the size of the rights-of- way against the size of sidewalks, and what has been done previously. i. Shrink the sidewalks on North-South roads and widen the pavement. 1. The road right-of-way on most of the historic downtown area of Burley is 80-feet. The East-West Roads are smaller at 70-foot. These roads however are the same size for drivable area; the right of way from back of curb to back of curb is about 56 feet. East-West Roads then have a 7-foot sidewalk to the side of the building, while North-South Roads have an 11-foot sidewalk. 2. Therefore, this proposes on the North-South roads the walkable sidewalk be shrunk from 11-feet to 7-feet with the extra 8 feet being paved, and the drivable lanes between parking be expanded. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 9 3. This proposal would make the area more drivable by shrinking the walkable area closer to the minimum yet respectable size. ii. Restripe, making one side of the road parallel parking, while the other side remains angled parking. 1. Previous plans showed roads such as Oakley Avenue being made with one side of the road asphalt being angled parking while the other side was parallel parking. 2. Since the time that this restriping occurred, the size of vehicles has grown. 3. Reverting to this previous suggestion would result in both walkability and drivability being satisfied at the cost of some downtown area parking. iii. Convert to one-way roads. 1. As has been noted and observed, with larger vehicles being parked near each other, there is not enough room for vehicles to pass through the roads going both directions comfortably. Current conditions require people to wait and allow each other to pass through tight spots rather than try to pass through at the same time. 2. Converting to one-way will result in better traffic speed at the cost of traffic flow. iv. Restrict On-street parking to compact vehicles only. 1. This alternative would require vehicles of a certain size to park in designated parking lots, or outside the established downtown area. 2. This alternative would satisfy both the walkability and drivability factors, at the cost of downtown commercial traffic. Burley is an urban center surrounded by, serving, and attracting individuals from non-urban areas; this alternative would essentially reject this potential and proven commercial traffic. 3. This alternative is not recommended in a rural or urban area which serves rural areas due to the large number of oversize vehicles that are typically seen in these areas. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 10 3. Identify additional public parking spaces, for both growing vehicle sizes as well as growing populations. a. This plan explicitly calls out some potential new or expansions for parking lots throughout the identified Downtown Central Business District. As analyzed later in this plan, having adequate parking is one of the most requested agenda items gathered from the community outreach that was conducted. b. Existing parking that is identified in the plan specifically looks at off-street parking opportunities. Where possible on-street parking should be expanded where not to the detrimental to pedestrian safety. i. Identified opportunities include three primary areas. 1. North-East lot of 13th Street and Miller Avenue beside the Fire Station. This parking lot is failing and has potential to be expanded to an additional 30 more parking spaces that could contribute to both the downtown area just beside it as well as providing benefits to community events held nearby at the library and park. 2. 1220 Overland Avenue, also known as “The hole in the ground.” This lot was declared a hazard, and during a fire which destroyed the building that previously sat in space, asbestos was released. The Federal Government took the necessary measures to contain the harmful substances that were released. This lot, however, remains vacant, and although an attractive location, is currently considered a hazard to the public in its current collapsed state. This lot could be engineered to be filled in properly and approximately 16 parking spaces gained on Overland Avenue. 3. Parking in front of the County Judicial Center. This area, much of which remains in bad shape, could be paved and provide additional public parking. This project has been proposed and begun as of the writing of this plan by Cassia County to build a new large office building and some parking expansion. 4. Promote attraction to the Downtown Central Business District. a. The attraction to the downtown depends on availability of infrastructure, business variety, and dedicated events. Other goals in this plan address the infrastructure of the downtown. Business variety can be promoted through proper zoning, and economic development where the infrastructure can be ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 11 constructed or vacancy ended. Events, however, are a large part of the community’s feel and the sense of community. Many suggestions included the city’s promotion of events that are occurring, as well as allowing events to temporarily close streets and otherwise. i. The city should promote events in the city. ii. The city should permit street closures and minimal resources where applicable to assist these events. iii. The city should work on strategies and direct efforts to attract new, or similar businesses to occupy vacant lots and buildings to promote attractive, vibrant, harmonious, and cohesive downtown shopping. Setting Located in south central Idaho, in the magic valley, the county seat of Cassia County is situated along the broad Snake River and surrounded by rich agricultural land and timbered mountains. Burley is halfway between Boise and Salt Lake City, with easy access to either. The city is near the junction point with I-84 heading to either south to Ogden or east on I-86 to Pocatello. U.S. 30 connects to Twin Falls to the west and Declo to the east with the State Highway 27 connecting to Oakley and Rupert. It is the most populace city in both Cassia and Minidoka Counties. Historical Background of Burley The history of Burley began in the early 1900’s with the development of the Minidoka Project of the United States Reclamation Service. A group of entrepreneurs surveyed the original town site and auctioned off lots. The town was named for David Burley, general passenger agent for the Union Pacific Railroad, who persuaded several parties to migrate west and farm potato ground. Since the town site company incorporation on April 10, 1905, the city has progressed from a small agricultural center to a city with an estimated population of about 14,500. Burley has been the seat of Cassia County since 1918. The area’s economy relies on a healthy, but diversified, agricultural economy. The City of Burley is the largest city in the Mini-Cassia (Minidoka and Cassia County) area, with the largest commercial presence in the area. In recent years, however, much of the shopping traffic has migrated to farther surrounding communities such as Twin Falls, and Pocatello, as well as online. The city government is a mayor-administrator-council type with six council members and a mayor elected at large on a nonpartisan ballot every four years. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 12 Public Visioning Process The city has for a significant number of years, including two prior downtown revitalization plans, created in the late 90’s and early 2000’s planned for a vibrant downtown. These plans while good for the time are outdated due to changes in conditions, progress, and new plans and ideas to create thriving downtown corridors. Those previous plans can be read in full at Planmakers was adopted by the Burley City Council in 2002, Hyett-Palma was a previous version from 2000. Given this, staff have identified a number of needs that were identified in these previous plans such as parking in the downtown area that was addressed with some increases in parking and other project completions, that now, having experienced significant growth, are now inadequate again. City staff met internally to start, including former city staff and elected officials who worked on the first visioning process in the early 2000’s. Following these discussions, city staff determined some deficiencies, but sought public input to further identify other deficiencies and opportunities to support the community. City Staff met with the Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce and then met with key stakeholders from businesses in and around the area and subsequently formed a “Downtown Committee” to guide the efforts and visioning for the downtown. Following this, City staff continued to meet individually with many businesses along the corridor by setting appointments and showing up in support. Finally, City Staff held a public open house, met with several committees, including City Council, Mini-Cassia Gardening Club, and others being engaged by community surveys. From this outreach, city staff received several common feedback comments and ideas. Seeing the perceived barriers, the city has created this plan, to create a public infrastructure plan that will incentivize private investment in the community and create a plan to encourage public-private partnerships to continue identifying and alleviating those barriers. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 13 Survey Results From the above-mentioned Community Surveys, there were a few iterations of the survey given to small groups, until staff were satisfied with the survey and were publicized on the city’s Facebook page and the city’s website for public outreach. Overall, from all sources, the city received responses from approximately 300 individuals between one-on-one conversations, group discussions, an Open house, open meetings, committee meetings, and community surveys. These survey results are broken into two sections, first the results of the community-wide survey, and second the notes and minutes from the other meetings that staff engaged in. Community Survey Results The Community Survey was broken down into 4 sections, 1. Demographics, 2. Rating Downtown Enjoyability Factors 3. Rating what needs the most improvement in the downtown area, and 4. Rating the overall feel of the downtown area and improvements needed. This survey received 255 responses. This section will summarize the responses obtained. Demographics are broken down into exact responses, other sections are not, for complete results please visit the landing page of our City website The word- clouds were automatically generated and as such are not perfectly representative of the responses. 1. Demographics Notes: This section failed to include the 55-64 age bracket through an oversight a. Where do the respondents live? i. Burley – 164 respondents or 65% ii. Nearby – 83 respondents or 33% iii. Outside the Area – 7 respondents or 3% b. Age i. Under 18 – 1 respondent – 0% ii. 18-24 – 14 respondents – 6% iii. 25-34 - 59 respondents – 23% iv. 35-44 - 65 respondents – 26% v. 45-54 - 74 respondents – 29% vi. 65 and older – 40 respondents – 16% c. How often do you visit Downtown Burley? i. Daily - 103 respondents or 40% ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 14 ii. Weekly – 82 respondents or 32% iii. A few times a month – 41 respondents or 16% iv. Rarely – 29 respondents or 11% 2. Rating Downtown Enjoyability Factors Notes: This Section asked respondents to rate the following on a scale of 1-5, 1 being poor, 5 being the most enjoyable. a. Historic Character – 3.42. b. Local Businesses – 3.66 c. Walkability – 3.19 d. Events and Community Feel – 2.89. e. Restaurants/Cafes – 2.88 f. Other – 2.44 g. If Other, Please list – 39 responses received, word-cloud generated. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 15 3. Rating what needs the most improvement in the area Notes: This Section asked respondents to rate the following on a scale of 1-5, 1 being low priority, 5 being the highest priority. a. Vacant Buildings – 4.27 b. Appearance/Cleanliness – 3.96 c. More Business Variety – 4.12 d. Safety/Lighting – 3.60 e. Parking or Traffic Flow – 3.98 f. Other – 3.43 g. If Other, Please List – 27 responses received, word-could generated. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 16 4. Rating the Overall feeling of the downtown and improvements needed a. How would you rate Downtown Burley Today? i. Excellent – 0 respondents or 0% ii. Good – 59 respondents or 23% iii. Fair - 145 respondents or 58% iv. Poor - 48 respondents or 19% b. What one improvement would make you visit Downtown Burley more often? i. 167 responses received, word-cloud generated c. Do you have any other ideas or comments for us? i. 60 responses received, word-cloud generated As summarized and shown in the full results in the appendix, there are some common themes that can be analyzed. Demographics: As is shown, the majority of the respondents live in Burley, with most of the remainder coming from the surrounding communities. As is noted in the background section, the City of Burley is the largest community in the Mini-Cassia area and as such also serves as the primary business attraction for the area. Overall, the responding ages would be as expected given the demographics of the area, and the error in the survey excluding one age group as a response option. Despite these factors, the survey showed that a higher-than-expected number of individuals visit the Burley Downtown area fairly often, though it is unclear whether these visits include stopping and shopping in the area, or if the respondents are just passing through each day. Regardless, improvements to the ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 17 public façade, face, and state of the downtown is important to get these frequent travelers to stop more often, spend more time in the downtown, and to increase shopping-related traffic to the downtown from the community and surrounding communities. Rating Downtown Enjoyability Factors: From this survey, previous plans, and the other results, the historic character of the downtown, and local businesses are the most enjoyable factors. Walkability is also a factor that creates an enjoyable downtown. Some efforts in the past have been made with sidewalk and street designs to make the downtown more walkable than it previously was. When it comes to the Community Feel/Events and Restaurants/Cafes for the area we see fairly low scores. These therefore are important factors to consider in this plan. Some responses indicate that the downtown area looks as if it is not cared for and that the flowerpots are the only things we care about, as well as parking and parks. As far as this plan is concerned, efforts have been made to and will continue to be made to understand what existing businesses need, and what is needed to fill vacant buildings to improve business variety. As far as the look of the downtown area, this plan seeks to initiate the revitalization by improving the public infrastructure of the area in a phased approach and encouraging the businesses to complete façade improvements. Rating what Needs the Most Improvement in the Area: The highest rated items listed for priority in the downtown are Vacant Buildings and Business Variety. Following this Parking/Traffic Flow, and Appearance/Cleanliness are listed almost the same rating, followed lastly by Safety and Lighting, despite it being rated at a 3.60. In other discussions, these buildings are vacant typically for one-of-two reasons, or both from the understanding of the citizens: First, the owners of the vacant buildings/lots are asking for more than the current estimated fair market value, and/or secondly, prospective owners do not feel that there is adequate parking area to service their business. When it comes to parking, this plan addresses in detail the problems surrounding it, essentially that there is not enough parking and/or more specifically, public parking. When looking at an aerial of the identified area, there appears to be large amounts of parking available, this parking, however, is restricted to individual businesses and is not generally available to the public to generally shop in the downtown area, versus those specific businesses. Rating the Overall Feeling of the Downtown and Improvements Needed: This sections’ results were interesting, but expected, the intent was to allow the public to voice their opinions on how to fix the downtown area from their perspectives. The results indicated that no one believed that we have an excellent downtown, and most people falling into the fair category, with equal dispersion to the good and poor categories. As indicated in the word-cloud, the most needed improvements are Parking, and Façade, followed closely by ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 18 Business Variety and Vacant Buildings. Interspaced in these responses is the need for downtown events, and better city involvement in promoting events in the area. Public Meeting Responses Unlike the Community Survey, this section will focus on the meeting notes from the downtown revitalization committee meetings, individual business meetings, an open house meeting, and community committee group meetings. The detailed notes from some of these meetings are available in the appendix with the community survey results. Repeated ideas and notes were likely not notated in these documents. The groups and individuals that were met with included but not limited to the following: Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce; Downtown Revitalization Committee, formed from suggestions from active community leaders of key businesses throughout our commercial districts; Mini-Cassia Gardening Club; Burley Lion’s Club Members; Former and Current Elected and City Officials. From these discussions, the following insights were found: 1. City needs to be more walkable, i.e. replace and install additional sidewalks 2. Map, and obtain property to install additional sidewalks to connect existing parking infrastructure to downtown amenities 3. Public Art Initiative such as Graffiti walls, Mural programs, and otherwise to discourage graffiti, and create an environment conducive to attracting people downtown. 4. Business Façades should be restored, and buildings rehabilitated to promote the downtown historic character and create a more inviting area. This included the idea of creating a façade grant program with city match funds towards business projects that are aimed at restoring or updating the public facing external façade. 5. Public outreach and event posting to promote downtown business. Downtown Assessment Land Use The City of Burley lacks a “City Center” and instead follows growth along key corridors and infrastructure with growth in most directions except where land locks exist. The City of Burley began as a stop along the railroad that runs through most of the town. As development occurred, State Highway 27 runs mostly north-south from the northern border of the city at an intersection with Interstate 84, following south, across the snake ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 19 river down past the southern border of the city. U.S. 30 also continues east-west through the rough center of the city as well. With this, much of the business centers are along these Highways and Interstates. The city encourages all forms of business along these main highway-interstate corridors, through zoning and master planning to provide needed public infrastructure to the area. Updates to the zoning code are recommended to focus more on harmonious use and harmonious façade along the main corridors in and through town. These main corridors as described have excellent opportunities for improvement and growth, beginning with encouragement to expand retail, and office space and uses along this corridor. Sound planning and economic development decisions will be required for the downtown to either maintain and/or revitalize the downtown unique character. Sound planning in this regard will focus on the identified area in a phased approach to improving public infrastructure to encourage and enable visitors to this corridor that is well travelled but not stopped in. Commercial growth should be encouraged in both this plan and future plans along Overland Avenue/State Highway 27, Main Street/U.S. 30, and I-84. Limited mixed and industrial uses should be encouraged along the railroad to the west side where existing zoning identifies industrial uses. Most importantly, Burley, and specifically in this instance, the Downtown Central District should be maintained and revitalized to regain the commercial, social, and civic center of both Cassia and Minidoka Counties. Much of this plan considers the success of Rupert with Rupert Square, and other cities. Importantly this whole plan should be presented to both Cassia and Minidoka Counties to ensure the support of the Burley Downtown Project as much of the business in both Minidoka and Cassia Counties will visit Burley, for day-to- day needs, despite the economy continuing to bleed funds to surrounding communities such as Pocatello and Twin Falls, this plan hopes to shift some of that public usage to our local economy. Of note, the 2002 Planmakers plan states that growth of retail centers outside the identified downtown area could have an adverse effect on the downtown businesses. This appears to have been accurate, as a large amount of money has been invested outside the identified corridor in North Burley/Minidoka County, and in the area north of the railroad tracks. Much of this is due to the compact nature of the downtown area with either tight streets and angled parking on Albion and Oakley or limited parallel parking on Overland Avenue. In the new areas mentioned, ordinances and public requirements for commercial development have accomplished the ideal for a larger commercial community. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 20 Therefore, as identified in the surveys and interviews with community members, parking, ADA accessibility and accommodations, and the safety of streetlights to promote more nightlife are the keys. Given these complaints and barriers to successful business downtown, when compared to the newer business districts, this revitalization will focus on these areas. Public and private parking are encouraged to be updated, and currently empty space near large business areas is where parking is encouraged to be installed. As the city partners with the state and federal government to update all sidewalks and otherwise along this corridor to be ADA accessible and creating accessible parking in those new parking lots, additional streetlights should be installed. Finally, this increase in lighting will disseminate feelings of distrust of the dark areas of downtown and promoting business outside normal business hours. Additionally, public façade, and public art are also a priority of the implementation of this plan. The cities’ initial contributions should be to improving the infrastructure issues in the area to promote more nightlife and visitation. Secondarily, is the implementation of public efforts and/or funding to façade and public art initiatives. This included the placement of directional signs. It is noted that many of the visitors to Burley stay in North Burley, likely because there is no knowledge of the downtown compared to the North Burley Commercial Area in Minidoka County. This is, however, recommended secondary to promoting the rest of these barriers. Attention is also called for in requiring adequate landscaping and quality signing for new development within the study area, particularly on the Overland Avenue and Main Street entrances serving the city. A strong downtown also needs to be drawn from a healthy and diverse economic base. Therefore, it is recommended that the city strive toward gradual growth and diversity through ongoing manufacturing, industrial, and technology development. Transportation A key component to creating a successful and inviting downtown is walkability. As evidenced by the success of the nearby Rupert Square, walkability with direct access to nearby parking is key to success. The proposed downtown transportation projects include improved parking, a truck route allowing trucks around the downtown corridor, better guide signage, new intersection configurations, and upgraded sidewalks and lighting. Downtown Burley’s good street grid system allows for efficient movement of traffic. Street rights-of-way vary based on the road classification from 90-foot right-of-way for main corridors down to 66-foot right-of-way for residential classifications. Overland and Main Street are 90-foot right-of-way. Otherwise, all other north-south avenues have 80-foot right- ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 21 of-way, and east-west streets are 70-foot right-of-way. All road classifications are available in the City of Burley 2025 Transportation Master Plan. Bedke Boulevard Truck Route A large issue for the downtown walkability and façade is the use of the main streets of Burley to route trucks through from industrial plants to nearby areas and I-84. Other City plans have a truck route that is to extend from Bedke Boulevard on the east side out to the U.S. highway to bypass the city center. As shown in the figure below. Heavy truck traffic is a deterrent to the success of the downtown. Truck traffic intimidates pedestrians and creates a major safety issue to walkability. To relieve downtown truck traffic on Overland Avenue, this plan as well as the City of Burley 2025 Transportation Master Plan supports this truck route that will promote more pedestrians, parking, and small automobiles to travel to downtown business. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 22 The previous plan from Planmakers recommended this same type of project but instead moving to the west. This project was completed by the City of Burley to great effect of relieving some truck traffic from the industrial area to I-84 instead of through town. Parking Recommendations A perception exists that the downtown area has limited parking, a perception of which is and has been a concern since the early 2000’s at least until now. This perception and heavy truck traffic has driven some clientele to shop elsewhere. Various on-street parking configurations have been tried over the years, including angle parking on Overland Avenue and Main Street. In the 1920’s, cars even parked in the middle of Overland Avenue, while in the 1950’s parking meters were installed with most parking being parallel. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, a private parking association, E-Z Parking, purchased a number of lots to provide for the downtown parking. Unfortunately, the lots were lost when the association disbanded because not all the members contributed. In order for all city center uses to compete effectively, improved parking management by the city, merchants and property owners will be required. Recommendations include signing to indicate where parking is available, striping parking stalls, employee parking policies, additional new facilities, and the redesigned and improved utilization of many existing parking areas. The following measures will provide an adequate supply of parking spaces to serve downtown: Parking As shown on map 5 in the appendix showing available parking. There is a distinct lack of parking in the identified downtown area. Throughout much of the oldest parts of downtown there are limited opportunities to create more on or off-street parking stalls, so the city must be strategic about procuring those open areas for this purpose. On-Street Parking Previous plans created large amounts of off-street parking by putting angle parking throughout much of the downtown area. For the time, the size of the roads with these angle parking spots were adequate. Some other plans indicated that one side of the road would be angle parking, while the other side was parallel parking. As parking demands increased, these parallel stalls became angle parking on both sides of the road. Considering the specific needs of each intersection should be accomplished through planning and engineering considerations to determine the result of the walkability and drivability goal. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 23 Off-Street Parking Additional off-street parking is critical to support a successful downtown. Limited opportunities exist to develop new off-street parking. Those opportunities become more plentiful as you move from the North to the South side of the target area. This plan identifies some off-street public parking opportunities on map 5 in the appendix. Parking Lot Improvements Downtown off-street parking should be paved, signed, and striped. Lighting is also desirable. Aviation and Rail The Burley Municipal Airport, which opened in 1930, has served the community well, but its runways are too short for modern aviation, and the airport is hemmed in by the city. A new airport is now proposed and studies underway that would provide better service to the region. Master planning for this location has begun and is underway to best utilize this space for public and private partnerships. Rail connects to the Union Pacific Railroads main line at Minidoka, with the Eastern Idaho Railroad operating freight trains through Rupert, Heyburn, and across the Snake River Bridge to Burley, and to Buhl where the line ends. The train is less important now in taking grain and produce to distant markets than in previous decades as commerce has shifted to trucking. This shift away from agricultural transportation has moved more into industrial movement, with a number of industrial producers setting up along the rail line for their services. Trains create significant frustration with the reordering of train cars occurring in town, cutting the proposed downtown region from the rest of the town for significant amounts of time. Projects are being planned, and others underway to alleviate this frustration, and allow more free movement for both automobile and pedestrian traffic through this area. I-84 and City Entry Signs One of the best ways of drawing tourists and shoppers to Burley is to captivate their interest through good signing that conveys a message of a friendly city, services provided, and points of interest. Information signs reading Burley Historic District, Cassia County Historic Museum, and City of Rocks National Preserve should be placed on official interstate I-84 signs for exit 208. The Overland freeway exit should serve as the city center exit and as the primary entrance to the downtown. A welcome to Burley sign is to be placed at each entrance to the city and plans are currently underway to accomplish this. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 24 Streetscape improvements Sidewalks A critical component of the downtown area is designing walkable, safe, and attractive areas. Emphasis is given on making the downtown pedestrian-friendly with full-width crosswalks, wide sidewalks, streetlights, and connections to parking and surrounding neighborhoods. A public art initiative has begun under the direction of the City Council, to include numerous ideas and art forms to bring curiosity and pedestrian traffic into key areas. The sidewalk area, or streetscape, once improved, can play a major role in the downtown revitalization. An overall singular identity can be established by utilizing consistent paving materials, streetlights, and other façade choices. Such streetscape improvements would enhance the shopping and entertainment atmosphere by providing a comfortable environment and a unifying design theme throughout the downtown. An attractive city center streetscape assures the downtown its’ place as the one of the prime commercial destinations in Burley and helps induce shopper traffic to remain in the area and attract other shoppers into the area. Utilities The Burley Downtown area is well served by existing utility network. As a support to downtown revitalization, a strong effort should be made to maintain and upgrade all utility systems serving the city center, including water, sewer, drainage, power, communication, and fire systems. Overhead power lines, especially downtown, create a negative influence on revitalization and are counter-productive to the historic theme of the city center. Wherever possible, it is recommended that utilities be placed underground in the downtown. Private Development Theme The central development theme for downtown Burley should be recapturing the spirit and success of the town’s founding through 1920. This was the period when irrigation and agriculture economy flourished and most of the city’s substantial architectural heritage was established, creating that rich mixture of architectural style and craftsmanship that is predominant today, and providing a common theme element from which to expand. Burley’s history and architectural assets provide an attractive downtown setting for local citizens and visitors. With its buildings rehabilitated, downtown amenities in place, rich ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 25 history, and an imaginative promotional program, Burley becomes a tourism draw. Other plans and discussions are underway to potentially make one of our city parks along Main Street as a destination for visitors to take pictures and learn about the history of Burley in the Oregon Trail, railroad, and agriculture. This effort ties to the theme of the city in whole, and unites the downtown vision with these other growing and thriving areas of the city. Building Rehabilitation Downtown Burley possesses a tremendous asset in its very expressive historic architecture. Burley’s most memorable buildings include the courthouse, post office, Burley Theater, and numerous commercial storefronts. There are a number of historic buildings in the City of Burley whose visual richness cannot be duplicated, and thus every effort must be made to maintain Burley’s architectural heritage. Since many of these buildings have been remodeled, it is recommended that they be rehabilitated to recapture the warmth and beauty they once had. Other buildings identified as historic should be rehabilitated in a sympathetic manner to reinforce Burley’s theme. Managers of historic buildings should establish a responsible maintenance program for both interior and exterior appearance. Making old buildings more functional and enhancing their storefronts and unique details is the first step in revitalizing downtown. The benefits of rehabilitation are many and include a favorable image, more patronage, and better economic return. It is recommended that a Downtown Façade Restoration Program be established to assist property owners in rehabilitating their storefronts. As part of economic assistance, the city would apply for grants to match the exterior renovation projects for approved projects. The program is eligible to those who undertake commercial façade improvements in an effort to return the façade to its’ historic appearance. Building or business owners should apply and submit their plans under this façade program. Burley Arts initiative It is recommended that the City of Burley take a deliberate approach to integrating the arts into the agenda for downtown redevelopment. The vision is to create a renaissance in the arts that will bring cultural richness and economic support to the downtown. As has been proposed in previous plans, this plan proposes an investment in the arts for the City of Burley. It would be initiated by a joint City of Burley/Cassia County/Minidoka County Cultural Plan that would develop a strategy to guide and increase investment in the arts, culture and heritage. The initiative would first heighten public awareness of arts facilities and events occurring in Burley and the Mini-Cassia Community. As residents and ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 26 visitors discover venues that are new to them, business and foot traffic will increase for nearby restaurants and retail merchandisers. To help guide the initiative, the City of Burley would utilize the Burley Arts Commission. Putting culture to work to stimulate economic impact relies on goals and resources shared by a variety of artistic, downtown, and community development interests. Therefore, it is essential to establish and maintain partnerships. Business partners could include local businesses, Burley Theater, and Mt. Harrison Heritage Foundation, while public partners would be the Idaho Commission on the Arts, State Historic Preservation Office, Idaho Humanities Council, College of Southern Idaho, and area schools. Tools would include staff and regular steering committee meetings. A key component is to identify and secure a reliable dedicated source of long-term funding for the large number of projects and programs that will contribute to Burley’s success. It will require community involvement, support, and teamwork. With a strong foundation of elected and volunteer leadership, committed partnerships, and solid coordination, Burley is well positioned to make the most of outstanding artistic and cultural resources at its disposal. Public Art Installing public art will define and enhance the Historic District. Through the coordination of the city and developers, new public art forms are to be installed in the district’s public spaces. The partners would select locations and projects and seek funding from various sources. Streetscape pieces could be showcased near the Burley Theater Centennial Park, Burley Alleyway, and along local streets. At one major piece per year, public art would be integrated into the daily lives of all who live, work, and visit the downtown. The future works are expected to use a variety of materials including Oakley Stone, glass, marble, terrazzo, cast bronze, copper, hammered aluminum, painted steel, and porcelain enamel. Public Art is to be placed in a way that will not obstruct pedestrians. Streetscape pieces could include new sewer drain covers, and an embedded bronze design in sidewalks. Public art creates a more beautiful and distinctive city. It integrates art into the daily lives of all who live, work, and visit Burley and entertain passers-by. Retail Promotion Program and Events Downtown Burley must revive its outlook and project an image that people want – as a dynamic, exciting place where things are happening. To accomplish this, downtown retailers and businesses should work together with Burley Area Merchants Association and the Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce to ambitiously and aggressively promote the city center and its businesses. The first step is to adopt a downtown promotion schedule at the ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 27 beginning of the year and establish a budget for special events and advertising. A wide selection of retail promotions should be held and timed to complement seasonal weather and recreational conditions. Two major promotions should focus on Burley’s history theme, while other promotions would play to a wide variety of merchandise, outlets, seasonal introductions, holiday clearance requirements, and local customs. Four to Six yearly events would benefit from citywide participation, while other promotions would be best tackled by the few stores within a product group. For large citywide events, umbrella-type advertising would be conducted in the local media. Each type of outlet pursues its sales activities within the overall theme adopted for the event. Other promotional campaigns are assembled for selected store types that fit the concept. These events are usually coordinated by local advertising media. Another promoting factor for the City of Burley is the Burley Development Authority. This authority works alongside the City of Burley to create Urban Renewal Districts to help repair and revitalize areas of the City to more clean, modern, and healthy appeals. Urban Renewal 8 was created in 2022 and the total map and intention of this plan is in part to stimulate the downtown revitalization efforts, streetscapes, infrastructure, and public rights of way. Additionally, improving the downtown corridor through this plan is a designed tool to create a more appealing and attractive place to live which promotes successful businesses to want to relocate to Burley. Implementation A strong and appealing downtown area is of undisputed importance to the well-being of Burley. Implementing the recommended plan will lead to expanded patronage, increase retail sales, higher property values, and additional private investment for the city. The revitalized downtown area will continue to create a fresh image for the city, generate a feeling of pride among residents, and be a natural draw for visitors. This revitalization would occur through the related actions of the public and private sectors utilizing the plan as a blueprint around which a working partnership can operate. Revitalization Strategy The planning effort has served as a catalyst for continued revitalization and provides the momentum needed to allow the downtown to become more viable and attractive. Continued management and action is now called for to implement the recommended plan, which may require up to ten years to accomplish. The success of the downtown area is ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 28 dependent on recapturing local clientele and attracting customers from Interstate-84. Burley has the major advantage of being the city in the southern sector of the state closest to I-84 and travelers can be attracted to downtown shops and points of interest if they understand that very little extra travel time is required. Management Effective management is the key to successful implementation. The City of Burley would continue to be a driving source of vision and leadership for the downtown. Through a city appointed Downtown Committee, its members and downtown Main Street manager would pursue improvements and secure funding to implement the plan. To complement the city’s effort, there is a need for an organization that focuses strictly on the enhancement of downtown Burley. The non-profit organization would serve as an umbrella organization that pulls all related organizations together to work on and participate in downtown enhancement. Continued effectiveness will rely on nurturing teamwork between the Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce and Burley Area Merchants Association. They can provide leadership and vision on behalf of the downtown and promote its business, facilities, and events. A number of steering committees and related subcommittees would support partnerships and provide additional leadership. Public Funds as a Catalyst The public sector would be responsible for such public improvements to the downtown as street upgrading, streetlights, parking management, and enforcement, parks, public signing, sewer, fire, drainage, and water improvements, overall planning, coordination, and administration. City funding to accomplish tasks can be received through transportation funding, community development allocations, and funds from the annual city capital improvement fund. The city’s capital improvement program and budget would involve scheduling physical improvements for the downtown over a period of time with consideration for priorities and the financial capabilities of the community. Other federal and state funds may be available, depending on the project eligibility and the reshaping of public programs. Additional funding could be obtained for some of these public improvements through Revenue Allocation Area 8 as adopted by the City of Burley and managed by the Burley Development Authority. The vast majority of the parcels included in the Downtown Central Business District are also included in the Revenue Allocation Area 8. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 29 Other Funding Sources The city and non-profit groups should continue to seek new funding sources to implement the plan. Potential sources include federal funds, foundations, generous individuals, and local fundraising events. Potential sources of funds include Idaho Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant, TEA-21 Transportation funds, the Economic Development Agency, the Idaho Heritage Trust, and the Idaho Department of Lands. A downtown Burley lender consortium of area lending institutions should be formed to support downtown economic activity. Implementation Process The Downtown Burley Revitalization Plan serves as a blueprint for action and requires an on-going evolution of support, city approval, funding, and dedication to bring the plan to fruition. The plan should be utilized as a working document for developing policies, determining design details, setting priorities, and guiding development. This plan would serve to encourage and guide property owners, merchants, city officials, planning commissioners, and staff. The next steps in the process include prioritizing improvement segments, developing concept costs estimates, refining project features, seeking public feedback, and pursuing funding opportunities. This plan suggests that an initial Phase 1 implementation of public funds be used by applying for Idaho Community Development Block Grant funds through the Downtown Revitalization Plan with some local match from various funding sources to accomplish the installation and upgrade of 2 parking lots, removal of one attractive hazard, replacement of existing and installation of new sidewalk and ADA accessibility ramps, along with the widening of Oakley Avenue for a one block stretch to better accommodate the needs of road users. A sketch of this Phase 1 is included as Exhibit Property and Building Inventory The area considered in this plan contains 214 recognized Cassia County Tax Parcels. Parcel Use Number of Parcels Percentage Commercial 158 73.8% Industrial 7 3.3% Professional 11 5.1% Public 24 11.2% ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 30 Mixed Use 4 1.9% No Use 10 4.7% Total 214 100% Vacancy Rate 15.0% Not Vacant 182 Vacant 32 Status of Parcel/Building Number of Parcels Percentage Explanation of Status Occupied 145 67.8% Lot and/or Building currently being used Unoccupied 14 6.5% Lot and/or Building not being used Renovation 17 7.9% Lot and/or Building under construction Undeveloped 15 7.0% Lot is not developed Damaged 1 0.5% Lot and/or Building is damaged and is a hazard Available 21 9.8% For Parking lots whether they are open or not Blank 1 0.5% Applies to recognized parks in the project area Total 214 100% Ownership Number of Parcels Percentage Private 190 88.8% City 7 3.2% County 15 7.0% School District 1 0.5% Federal 1 0.5% Total 214 100% ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 31 Area Maps Map 1 – Identified Commercial and Industrial Areas by Use Map 2 – Identified Commercial District Map 3 – Downtown Central Business District – Large View Map 4 – Downtown Central Business District – Close View Map 5 - Downtown Central Business District – Identified Public Parking Appendix Exhibit – City of Burley Public Meeting Notes Exhibit – Property and Building Parcel Inventory Exhibit – Proposed Phase 1 Engineering Proposal ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 32 Map 1 – Identified Commercial and Industrial Areas by Use ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 33 Map 2 – Identified Commercial Districts ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 34 Map 3 – Downtown Central Business District – Large View ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 35 Map 4 – Downtown Central Business District – Close View ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 36 Map 5 - Downtown Central Business District – Identified Public Parking ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 37 Exhibit – City of Burley Public Meeting Notes 6/10/2025 Meeting Minutes Those Attended: Jason Myerhaufer- First Federal George Swanson- Fybercom Penne Main- Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce Brent Carver- City of Burley Brett Boyer- City of Burley Spencer McArthur- City of Burley Gathering Place/City Center- We discussed finding a downtown square/gathering place and identity and what our options are. Rupert Square is an excellent example of how they continue to build up their downtown. Initially they went to each store front to see if they’d participate and slowly made changes. People need reasons to be downtown both as a business and as Citizens and Shoppers. Farmers Market in Burley is a good and popular program. We need to continue to showcase the of our downtown, popular and well-known buildings that can attract people, and how to draw people in. A Place to Visit- People need something to do when they visit Burley, and to attract businesses here. The City of Idaho Falls did their downtown revitalization in recent years, and they continue to work towards that development by committee. They do a great job posting events, and we need to do that in Burley. Graffiti- Burley does have a Graffiti problem, like other cities like Idaho Falls had. An idea is to have a Graffiti wall that people can direct those creative arts to. The City of Wallace, Idaho has a contest and competition every year for a Graffiti Wall. Empty Lots/Developments- How many empty lots are there in town, why, and who owns them? • Burley is working on the ‘hole in the ground’ close to Overland/Main. City working to and getting close to acquire that to be used for potentially parking lot and a wall for mural/graffiti art. ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 38 • Burley Theatre, Bits and Bobbins, and the White Hall Building have already started revitalizing that area. This energy will spread and encourage others to upgrade buildings and bring in new businesses. • Pop up Shops in vacant lots are a good idea to encourage new businesses to come and provide citizens and visitors with shopping opportunities. • Kassiani Restaurant- potential opportunity for further development. Burley Growth- More people will come soon, the temple is opening soon, remote work is becoming popular, and housing is affordable. New businesses are coming to the Mini- Cassia area too, and when they do, it encourages others to come. People are interested and want diversity in Burley. Parking- One of Burley’s largest challenges is downtown parking. Our current downtown setup allows for on-street parking, but not diagonal parking due to the current street design. If we plan to further revitalize downtown, parking has to be a large focus. Traffic is busy on our main streets of Overland and Main St. We can work towards new parking lots, but we also need to work on a downtown parking map, options to so that Citizens know what to expect. Weeds- We have weed challenges on main streets and side streets. The City of Burley makes an effort to enforce weeds, and it is a work in progress to get people to comply with the City Code. Weeds that are on private property, we need permission to remove them. The City of Rexburg has a ‘weed day’ where everyone goes out and picks weeds. 07/08/2025 Meeting Notes Oakley Alleyway Revitalize the alleyway behind Oakley Avenue to be walkable Make a plan on parking lots Map out parking lots and their distance to the next nearest parking lot Clean out gutters and storm drains Send out the street sweepers to be more thorough Wastewater Capacity When the city crews were not busy, they would take down the facades as the matching funds for grants If we can’t get new light poles, at least paint them ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 39 Follow up with pole replacements in budget City should replace the sidewalks, not the businesses Is the hawk head on 21st still working Rupert had a public vote to revitalize the downtown in Rupert Jerome used Downtown revitalization grant and match Talk to Kelly Anthon about the downtown revitalization effort Talk with City Manager of Jerome – Mike Williams Plant trees or figure out a tree plan Paint buildings – Specifically the brick building right behind the welcome to Burley sign Businesses and City should work together to revitalize/paint/improve façade Partner with businesses to improve façade through cost match of some sort City could do in kind expenses with the owner paying for paint? Light up the bridge Benches, paint, and lights Light up bridge different colors for different occasions Burley Days Celebrate Burley Set up events for Burley Ice cream and social event in 2005 (Centennial Event) Based Community Transformation Assets to the City of Burley Services that the City can provide Human Capital (Resources) of the community River Industry Plants ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 40 Old and outdated Much of the City outside downtown looks new Weaknesses of the Community Old and outdated Downtown is degraded County Fair Events are getting bigger Slogan Shop, Eat, Play Events for holidays Drawings for Christmas with shopping Christmas Light parade Start with the lights – Either new or paint them black Downtown is faded grey sidewalks and faded lights Christmas lights canopied Overland from 27th to Main Street Do a better job with lights Have a plug on each light post to light each tree Get businesses to light up the city too City Efforts Meet with businesses to improve façade Clean or wash windows and entrances Paint Buildings Replace or paint light poles black Tree plan Meet with Kelly Anthon about Downtown Revitalization Talk to Mike Williams about Downtown Revitalization ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 41 Begin process of Downtown revitalization grant for this Fall Meet with businesses individually to know their needs and 09/10/2025 Meeting Notes Attendees: Gary Pawson- City of Burley Doug Manning – Private (Former City of Burley) Andrew Gibby – Gibby Group David Marr – 1st Federal Alma Magallon – Wells Fargo Spencer McArthur – City of Burley Brent Carver – City of Burley Matt Rosenlund – Young Automotive Megan Reynolds – Chamber of Commerce George Swanson – Fybercom Lydon Crane – Crane and Associates Consider extending to 8th street Post signage in North Burley to draw business into the city Signage “downtown business district” Overland is a state highway amend city code to allow offsite premises signage What is the purpose of the committee? Gathering place or shopping area? Solve unnecessary restrictions – Make city more attractive Attract Ma and Pa shops to meeting Why aren’t mom and pop shops surviving? How can we help here Lulu Bellas is a great candidate for ideas Small business is a hobby not a living ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 42 Increase Small business margins by getting people here through population increases, or signage, or façade Clean up burley – weeds, unattractive to the eye Rupert – If you do anything to outside façade, the city of Rupert will incentivize you to facelift Grant with unkind expense work for businesses City Council believes that the city should not be in place Take money into a different pot for the grant People need to trust in city council more in order to do what they need Get elected officials or city officials to meet with Small business owners Reach out to businesses Doug Suggests narrow focus and phase on to expand support Move entertainment and other business to side streets Amphitheater and park and farmers market at ICCU park by river “The Riverwalk” like San Antonio Redirect traffic from Overland Spruce up and walk overland after main corridor is gone Reach out to other successful cities (Twin, Rupert, Bozeman, Jerome, Idaho Falls,) Events is what will bring people to the city Make Burley a place where people in Burley want to shop before we focus on bringing people from other places in Centennial Park was intended to bring people in Businesses will draw in once they see traffic What if downtown revitalized itself by building something else somewhere else and allowing the change to drive the rest of the city Need Anchor of gathering (park, theatre) elements in small pockets Good example is Helena) Speciality shops might help, but they are hard to get here and run ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 43 Hobbies in area need to be shown Service Industry and restaurants are the main shopping Very few members of the Chamber of Commerce are Ma and Pa Shops Cannot control what businesses come in, you want to draw businesses in How do we draw some financial institution into Burley and keep them here Visit “Downtown Burley” signs Accessible Hobby Areas like fishing Façade Grants with Façade Committee Take some time to drive around other cities to see what other cities are succeeding and failing at Individual Business (one-on-one) Meeting Notes Landscaping is important Too many streetlights but they are appropriate for the area Services that the city provides are good and allow for development Economic development needs to work on bringing in new businesses Amenities are needed We need to fix the facade of the city The city needs to lead the way in making the city look better and more inviting, otherwise the citizens will not, nor do they care at this time Weed control Rip out sidewalks, repour the sidewalks with space for trees and flowerpots Facade Grants Buildings look rundown – fix facade Block off roads for pedestrian traffic Art, Culture, and mural grants Parking ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 44 Shop and sit event ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 45 Exhibit – Property and Building Parcel Inventory # Parcel Number Use Specific Use Vacant Ownership Status 1 RPBB0010870010 Commercial Office No Private Renovation 2 RPBB001087017C N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 3 RPBB001087018A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 4 RPBB001087019A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 5 RPBB001088001A Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied 6 RPBB001088022A Commercial Private Parking No Private Undeveloped 7 RPBB0010880210 Commercial Private Parking No Private Undeveloped 8 RPBB001088019A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 9 RPBB001088017A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 10 RPBB001089006A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 11 RPBB001089001A Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 12 RPBB001089001B Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 13 RPBB001089006A Industrial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 14 RPBB001089006A Industrial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 15 RPBB001090010A Industrial Storage Yes Private Unoccupied 16 RPBB001090001A Industrial Storage Yes Private Unoccupied 17 RPBB001090024A Industrial Storage Yes Private Unoccupied 18 RPBB001090017B Industrial Storage Yes Private Unoccupied 19 RPBB001091007A Public County Service No County Undeveloped 20 RPBB001091001A Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 21 RPBB001091024A Public County Service No County Occupied 22 RPBB0010910230 Public County Service No County Occupied 23 RPBB001091021A Public County Service No County Occupied 24 RPBB001102001A Commercial Professional No Private Occupied 25 RPBB001102017A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 26 RPBB001103012A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 27 RPBB001103006A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 28 RPBB001103006C Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 29 RPBB001103001A Commercial Auto Sales No Private Occupied 30 RPBB001103028A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 31 RPBB0011030260 N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 32 RPBB001103022A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 33 RPBB001103017A Commercial Shopping No Private Renovation 34 RPBB001103019B Commercial Shopping No Private Renovation 35 RPBB001104014A N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 36 RPBB0011040130 N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 37 RPBB001104010A Commercial Private Parking No Private Renovation 38 RPBB001104007A Commercial Private Parking No Private Renovation 39 RPBB001104006B Commercial Private Parking No Private Renovation ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 46 40 RPBB001104006A Commercial Private Parking No Private Renovation 41 RPBB001104001A Commercial Theatre No Private Renovation 42 RPBB001104003A Commercial Office No Private Renovation 43 RPBB0011040050 Commercial Office No Private Renovation 44 RPBB001104030A Commercial Church No Private Occupied 45 RPBB0011040290 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 46 RPBB001104027A Commercial Locksmith No Private Occupied 47 RPBB0011040260 Commercial Renovation No Private Occupied 48 RPBB001104023A Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 49 RPBB0011040220 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 50 RPBB001104007A Commercial Bank No Private Occupied 51 RPBB001105009A Commercial Drive-Up Food/Bank No Private Occupied 52 RPBB001105001C Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 53 RPBB001105001B Commercial Bank No Private Occupied 54 RPBB001105017C Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 55 RPBB001105017B Commercial Bank No Private Occupied 56 RPBB001106015A Commercial Private Parking No Private Undeveloped 57 RPBB001106009A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 58 RPBB001106006B Commercial Private Parking No Private Undeveloped 59 RPBB001106001A Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 60 RPBB001106022A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 61 RPBB001106017B Professional Therapy No Private Occupied 62 RPBB0011060200 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 63 RPBB001107007A Industrial Wrecking Yard No Private Occupied 64 RPBB0011070060 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 65 RPBB001107001A Commercial Motel No Private Occupied 66 RPBB001107017A Commercial Public Service No Private Occupied 67 RPBB001107019A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 68 RPBB001118012A Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 69 RPBB001118015A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 70 RPBB001118028A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 71 RPBB001119012A Commercial Journal No Private Occupied 72 RPBB001119005A Public City Service No City Occupied 73 RPBB001119001A Public Public Parking No City Available 74 RPBB001119028C Commercial Athletic No Private Occupied 75 RPBB001119028E Professional Chiropractor No Private Occupied 76 RPBB001119028D Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 77 RPBB0011190270 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 78 RPBB0011190260 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 79 RPBB001119025B Commercial Beauty Salon No Private Occupied 80 RPBB0011190240 Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 81 RPBB0011190230 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 47 82 RPBB0011190220 Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 83 RPBB001119019A Commercial/ Professional Salon/Chiropractor No Private Occupied 84 RPBB001119017B Commercial Loans No Private Occupied 85 RPBB001119017A Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 86 RPBB0011200120 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 87 RPBB0011200130 Professional Attorney No Private Occupied 88 RPBB0011200140 Commercial Club No Private Occupied 89 RPBB001120015A Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 90 RPBB001120010A Commercial Athletic No Private Occupied 91 RPBB0011200090 Commercial Realty No Private Occupied 92 RPBB001120007A Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 93 RPBB0011200060 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 94 RPBB0011200050 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 95 RPBB001120001A Commercial Drug Testing/Salon No Private Occupied 96 RPBB001120028A Commercial/ Professional Attorney/Realty/Health No Private Occupied 97 RPBB001120026A Commercial N/A (Brownfield Hazard) Yes Private Damaged 98 RPBB0011200250 Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 99 RPBB0011200240 Commercial Realty No Private Occupied 100 RPBB0011200230 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 101 RPBB0011200220 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 102 RPBB0011200210 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 103 RPBB0011200200 Commercial Radio No Private Occupied 104 RPBB0011200190 Commercial Public Service No Private Occupied 105 RPBB001120017C Commercial Travel Agency No Private Occupied 106 RPBB001120017B Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 107 RPBB001121012A Public Public Parking No City Available 108 RPBB0011210140 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 109 RPBB0011210150 Commercial Church No Private Occupied 110 RPBB0011210160 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 111 RPBB0011210110 Commercial Renovation No Private Occupied 112 RPBB0011210100 Commercial Insurance No Private Occupied 113 RPBB001121008A Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 114 RPBB0011210070 Commercial Design No Private Occupied 115 RPBB0011210060 Commercial Jewelry No Private Occupied 116 RPBB0011210050 Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied 117 RPBB0011210040 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 118 RPBB001121001A Commercial Restaurant/Shopping No Private Occupied 119 RPBB001121028A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 120 RPBB0011210300 Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 48 121 RPBB001121031A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 122 RPBB001121025A Commercial Design No Private Occupied 123 RPBB001121021A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 124 RPBB001121020B Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 125 RPBB001121017C Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 126 RPBB0011210190 Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied 127 RPBB001122012A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 128 RPBB0011220110 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 129 RPBB0011220100 Commercial Dry Cleaner No Private Occupied 130 RPBB0011220090 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 131 RPBB0011220070 Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 132 RPBB001122005B Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 133 RPBB001122001B Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 134 RPBB001122028A Professional Attorney No Private Occupied 135 RPBB001122030A Commercial Auto Repair No Private Occupied 136 RPBB001122026C N/A N/A Yes Private Undeveloped 137 RPBB001122026D Commercial Office No Private Occupied 138 RPBB001122017A Commercial Restaurant/Shopping No Private Occupied 139 RPBB001123012A Commercial Insurance No Private Occupied 140 RPBB001123028A Commercial Funeral Home No Private Occupied 141 RPBB001123026A Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 142 RPBB001135029A Commercial Title Company No Private Occupied 143 RPBB001135027A Commercial Shopping/Salon No Private Occupied 144 RPBB0011350260 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 145 RPBB0011350250 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 146 RPBB001135021A Commercial N/A Yes Private Renovation 147 RPBB001135019A Commercial Private Parking Yes Private Renovation 148 RPBB001135017A Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied 149 RPBB001136013A Professional Attorney No Private Occupied 150 RPBB001136013B Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 151 RPBB001136007A Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied 152 RPBB001136005A Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 153 RPBB001136003A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 154 RPBB001136001A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 155 RPBB001136031A Commercial Renovation No Private Occupied 156 RPBB001136029A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 157 RPBB0011360280 Commercial N/A Yes Private Unoccupied 158 RPBB001136026A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 159 RPBB0011360250 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 160 RPBB0011360240 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 161 RPBB0011360230 Commercial Athletic No Private Occupied 162 RPBB001136021A Commercial Marketing No Private Occupied ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 49 163 RPBB001136019A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 164 RPBB001136017A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 165 RPBB001137010A Commercial Bank No Private Occupied 166 RPBB0011370090 Professional Accountant No Private Occupied 167 RPBB0011370080 Commercial Tattoo No Private Occupied 168 RPBB0011370070 Commercial Realty No Private Occupied 169 RPBB001137001A Public Federal Service No Federal Occupied 170 RPBB001137032A Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 171 RPBB001137027A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 172 RPBB0011370260 Commercial Restaurant No Private Occupied 173 RPBB0011370250 Commercial Daycare No Private Occupied 174 RPBB0011370240 Commercial Arcade No Private Occupied 175 RPBB001137017A Professional/ Public Counseling/Probation No Private Occupied 176 RPBB001138013A Professional Counseling No Private Occupied 177 RPBB001138010D Commercial Private Parking No Private Occupied 178 RPBB001138010B Professional Accountant No Private Occupied 179 RPBB001138010C Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 180 RPBB0011380090 Professional Accountant No Private Occupied 181 RPBB0011380080 Professional Doctor No Private Occupied 182 RPBB001138005A Commercial Design No Private Occupied 183 RPBB001138001A Public Public Parking No City Available 184 RPBB001152028A Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 185 RPBB001152023A Commercial/ Professional Mixed Use No Private Occupied 186 RPBB001152017A Commercial Utility Equipment No Private Occupied 187 RPBB001153009A Public Park No City 188 RPBB001153001C Public County Service No County Occupied 189 RPBB001153009A Public City Service No City Occupied 190 RPBB001153001D Public County Service No County Occupied 191 RPBB001154007A Public County Service No County Occupied 192 RPBB001154001D Public Public Parking No County Available 193 RPBB001154001C Public School No School District Occupied 194 RPBB0011680160 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 195 RPBB001168015B Commercial Insurance No Private Occupied 196 RPBB001168015A Commercial Church No Private Occupied 197 RPBB0011680140 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 198 RPBB0011680130 Professional Accountant No Private Occupied 199 RPBB0011680120 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 200 RPBB0011680110 Commercial Shopping No Private Occupied 201 RPBB001168009B Commercial Mixed No Private Occupied ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 50 202 RPBB001169007A Public Public Parking Yes County Renovation 203 RPBB001169005A Public Public Parking Yes County Renovation 204 RPBB001169001C Public Public Parking Yes County Renovation 205 RPBB001169014A Public County Service Yes County Renovation 206 RPBB0011690130 Public County Service Yes County Renovation 207 RPBB001169001C Public County Service No County Occupied 208 RPBB001170008A Public County Service No County Occupied 209 RPBB001170001A Public City Service No City Occupied 210 Commercial Salon No Private Occupied 211 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 212 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 213 Commercial Private Parking No Private Available 214 Commercial Renovation No Private Occupied ---PAGE BREAK--- Downtown Central Area Revitalization Plan Page I 51 Exhibit – Proposed Phase 1 Engineering Proposal