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Attachment to 7-12-2007 ZPC minutes
Draft date 11-7-2006
Agenda for Town Center Discussion
ZPC November 9, 2006
1. Review/modify/endorse Potential Objectives from 6/10/2004, revised 10/30/2006
2. Review/modify/endorse proposed resolution providing QPED design guidelines
as revised 10/31/2006. Weigh need for a similar resolution to accompany C-PED
zoning.
3. Decide to move forward on hiring a design/planning firm or on working with
Kirksey pro bond to produce sketches that show conceptually what the design
guidelines could produce and back-test the guidelines under various conditions.
4. Decide on a plan and timing for a public Town Center Design Workshop
The proposal for discussion is a well publicized and well timed meeting of the
ZPC at which our proposal for the town center would be presented to the public
for their reaction/input/guidance. A facilitator would be employed to take the
lead at the workshop and do the bulk of the work in preparing for it. The
facilitator would work under the guidance of the ZPC and City staff.
Envisioned for the workshop are a PowerPoint presentation to introduce the topic,
outline important objectives, highlight key issues and options, and address the
decisions that need to be made. To stimulate discussion there would be
illustrations of what the town center might look like and photos of other towns
where "desirable" redevelopment: with similarities to ours is taking place. Small-
group discussions would be encouraged and breakout guidelines for the workshop
would be part of the facilitator's assignment.
To ensure participation by key stakeholders, personal invitations by ZPC
members to the property owners and nearby residents might be appropriate.
5. Discussion of proposed C-PED zoning regulations (if time permits)
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POTENTIAL OBJECTIVES
THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE TOWN CENTER
From the June, 10-2004 ZPC Meeting
Revised 1013012006
Create a pedestrian friendly environment
1. Provide uses compatible with and enhancing of the quality of life of the community.
2. EricbWao the denelopment to r6ov to the sidewalk (set a build-lo line) arAd4 IjM 5 rn p~
3. Minimize the strip center parking arrangement of typical shopping centers, which emphasizes the image of the car and detracts from the pedestrian or sidewalk cafd quality
environment. This could mean locating on-street parallel parking in front, or angled
parking with intermittent tree islands.
4. Locate employee and/or overflow parking behind the retail buildings along the ditch.
5. Encourage the use of landscaping and covered or arcaded sidewalks in front of retail to
further encourage pedestrian use. This could mean a common feature (covered
pedestrian/landscape zone) that links all of the building sites.
6. Encourage parking in the back by providing convenient, covered passageways from the
back to the pedestrian arcades in front of the retail buildings.
7. Encourage the development of a rear service and parking area along the ditch to reduce
pedestrian/traffic conflicts.
Provide a gathering place for the community
Design the street as an urban plaza for congregating, strolling, special events, etc. The design
can accommodate the closing of the street during special events and celebrations.
Create a mixed-use environment
Potentially retail, office, residential and community service
Create aesthetics consistent with an inner city urban single-family neighborhood
Create Design Guidelines for development as a condition for special exemptions and/or
variances. The Guidelines should prevent a typical suburban strip-center appearance.
Be Compatible with adjacent existing uses
1. Single family residential
2. Maintain existing landscape buffer and provide additional screening/buffer for residential
directly across Poor Farm ditch
3. West U Elementary School
4. Park, play fields, Scout House
5. Service, government
Provide appropriate parking
An incentive for redevelopment could be minimizing the parking requirement through a
shared parking plan with other uses, such as the school.
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Provide the framework for orderly, planned and phased development
The City could create the features and/or provide incentives, special exemptions, or variances
for the developer to create the features that would support the kind of development desired,
such as:
1. A gathering place in front of the structures through landscaping, pavement/street
materials.
2. Extend its sidewalk planning to include a common landscaped, covered walkway feature
to encourage pedestrian use.
3. Use of common landscaping/building features such as signage, lighting, awnings, etc.
that could visually integrate the development.
4. Relaxing of building setbacks to allow building to street right-of-ways and allow
common walls for neighboring developments to maximize buildable space and reinforce
the uniformity and continuity of development.
Encourage buildings that reduce environmental impacts and meet green building standards
Generate tax revenue for the community
Real Estate taxes
Sales tax
Recognize structures of historic significance
To the extent that any of the building structures on the existing site have significance, they
could be preserved, partially incorporated or replicated thematically.
Plan with input from the community
Suggestions could include public meetings for design input, mail-out public opinion poll,
Town Center "Hotline" Website
Coordinate with City of Southside Place Project
Possible integration/compatibility with City of Southside Place project on southeast corner of
Edloe and University
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