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<br />activity when the private market is not providing sufficient capital and <br />economic activity to achieve the desired level of improvement. This public <br />action usually involves one or more measures such as direct public <br />investment, capital improvements, enhanced public services, <br /> <br />technical assistance, promotion, tax benefits, and other stimuli <br />1 <br />including planning initiatives” such as rezoning.” <br /> <br />So, what is the difference between redevelopment and <br />rehabilitation? Typically, redevelopment is transformative in <br />nature and may be undertaken by the private sector without any <br />active public involvement beyond the government’s traditional <br />regulatory role. For example, a developer could make application <br />to demolish and redevelop the vacant car dealership properties <br /> <br />th <br />along State Highway 146 South Frontage RoadS. 10 Street to <br /> <br />develop a mixed-use neighborhood development or business park. <br />In certain instances however, public sector incentives, (e.g., <br />decreased regulatory barriers, streamlined permitting, reduced <br />fees, etc.), may also be warranted to facilitate the likelihood of <br />private sector reinvestment. <br /> <br />RehabilitationRevitalization, in contrast, is more related to an <br />infusion of public funds intended to facilitate the return of a <br />building and/or property to a useful state by repair, alteration, and <br /> <br />modification with the purpose of preventing further blight from <br />A rehabilitation program could <br />occurring. Generally, it can be accomplished through acquisition of <br />provide public investments to <br />real property; demolition; or removal of certain buildings and <br />improve aesthetic and architectural <br />improvements; installation, construction, or reconstruction of <br />appeal of vacant or underutilized <br />commercial properties, e.g., this is a <br />streets, utilities, and other public improvements; and rehabilitation <br />‘before and after’ example of a <br />of certain suitably located but structurally substandard buildings. <br />rehabiliation project in Carrollton, <br />On the commercial side, it may include establishing programs to <br />Texas. <br />rehabilitate aging and underutilized retail facilities by providing <br /> <br />financial incentives to existing retail shopping centers for <br />Source: Photos courtesy of the City of <br />enhancements. The program would could be retention-focused <br />Carrollton website. <br />with a primary goal of rehabilitating retail facilities, i.e., improving <br />their aesthetic, architectural, and functional appeal. The intent of this type of <br />program is to attract new retail business that would generate additional <br />sales tax revenue and enhance the vitality of the area. On the residential <br />side, a revitalizationrehabilitation program could include providing grants <br />and/or low-interest, deferred, and/or forgivable loans for building code <br />violations, health and safety issues, essential repairs and upgrades of major <br />component systems (e.g., electrical, plumbing, roofing, heating), and other <br />general improvements (e.g., exterior finishes). It could also include public <br /> <br />1 <br /> American Planning Association (APA) Policy Guide on Public Redevelopment. <br />http://www.planning.org/policy/guides/adopted/redevelopment.htm. April 25, <br />2004. <br />2.3 <br /> <br />LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT <br />2.3 Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />