WS - C - Carew Application FLUM

cities of Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, and Tiffin. The 2020 Tiffin census registered a population of 4,512 people, an increase in growth of 132% from 2010. Current Use The parcels are currently being used as agricultural land. There is a 3-bedroom home (address 2367 Hwy 6 NW, Tiffin) on parcel # 0630151001, the western parcel (see Figure 1). SECTION 6 REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS 1. The character of the adjacent parcels. There are individual and grouped residential properties (shown in yellow on Figure 3 in Appendix) east and south of the Carew Enterprises property. These residential lots outside the city limits of Tiffin, are zoned “R”, indicating a minimum lot size of 0.25ac. The City zoned lots to the north of these rural residential lots consist of mixed residential zoning plus Community Business District along Highway 6. Lots adjacent to the Carew property are zoned Ag. 2. Suitability of uses allowed under current zoning designation The property is currently designated as “Agriculture” in the 2018 Comprehensive Plan (see Figure 5 in Appendix). Although the land is suitable for this use, the proposed land use designation of “Residential” offers a more appropriate use considering the recent population growth and housing surge of Tiffin plus its geographic proximity to the surrounding Corridor area and nearby cities. Portions of the property have been used for conventional agriculture for many years. The tillable area of the property has a relatively low CSR2 rating, the weighted average is 48 (47.6). The average for Johnson County as a whole is 65. Any CSR2 rating below 65 is considered to be “low” and indicates the soil has properties which limit yields. Of