Tiffin Comprehensive Plan – Updated 2018

Appendix IDNR: The Iowa Department Of Natural Resources IDOT: The Iowa Department of Transportation IEDA: The Iowa Economic Development Authority Incremental Design: Method of development to maintain small town atmosphere and reducing sprawl by utilizing compact, contiguous growth to existing development. Infrastructure: Public services and facilities needed to sustain residential, commercial, industrial and all other types of development activities. Infrastructure includes, but is not limited to sewage disposal systems, water supply systems, drainage systems, roads, parks, sidewalks, trails, schools, libraries, fire, police, emergency, medical facilities and public works facilities. Intergovernmental Agreement (28E Agreement): A legal document binding two or more governmental units or agencies to act in certain, cooperative ways. The term is most often used in a planning context to refer to shared or delegated responsibility to review development proposals and/or to recognize adopted plans and policies of the governmental units or agencies. For example, the City of Tiffin and Johnson County might create an intergovernmental agreement which requires each entity to provide materials on development proposals within certain geographic areas for the other entity to review and comment upon. Also called fringe-area agreements. Issues: Points of debate, discussion or dispute in the community that are identified in the plan and are dealt with by the plan’s goals, policies and objectives. Land Use: A description of how land is occupied or utilized. Land use types typically include: various types of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and public uses. Local Street: See Street System Hierarchy Mixed-Use District: The development of a tract of land with a variety of complementary and integrated uses in a compact urban form. Mixed use within Tiffin could include a combination of properly planned commercial and light industrial uses to ensure compatibility between each use. Multi-modal Transportation: A term for the variety of transportation types, including motor vehicles, mass-transit, and pedestrian oriented (i.e. walking and bicycling). City of Tiffin, City of Tiffin 2018 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive Plan 83