Tiffin Comprehensive Plan – Updated 2018

Land Use The large, regional parks should be designed to draw people from the entire community and even within the metro area. Playgrounds, large ball fields, pavilions and other items of interest should be designed into these regional parks. Since there is little space within the existing community for parks of this nature, they are located on the Future Land Use Map within the various growth areas of the city. As a general rule, 10 percent of developed land is consumed by rights-of-way; this includes space for the public utilities and infrastructure needed to serve each new development. That right-of-way number is included in the chart below. Projected Land Use Needs by 2030, City of Tiffin Land Use Projected Additional Needs (Acres) Residential 1,343 Commercial 1,000 Industrial 1,000 Park/natural areas and open space 183 Total Land Needs 3,526 acres Source: East Central Iowa Council of Governments The above table displays the projected land use needs for Tiffin by the year 2030. The total suggests over 3,500 acres of land will be needed to support the projected population increase. Future development outside the current city limits should be directed into the appropriate Future Growth Phasings as shown on the Future Land Use Map, using compact, contiguous development patterns. This approach will help to ensure cost-effective, efficient development that benefits the entire region. City of Tiffin, City of Tiffin 2018 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive Plan 55