7-28-15 Trautman Public Comment (04)

Table 2 Recommended Code and Development Standard Amendment Concepts June 2009. upiectives Create design standards and guidelines so that a harmonious relationship between buildings and public streets and other spaces and between buildings and parks and greenway is achieved. Achieve internal pedestrian and bicycle connectivity within developments and encourage the construction of people space. Incorporate neighborhood input into the design review decision-making process Code and Development Standard Amendment • For structures fronting River Road. • For structures fronting parks and greenway. • For screening of commercial activities and parking from parks and the greenway. • For preservation and design of view corridors and access ways to the river. • Develop connectivity standards between uses within developments and between different developments. • Develop standards and incentives so that "people spaces" are incorporated into developments and linked together to forma pedestrian network. • Evaluate the neighborhood inf ill and compatibility standards now being prepared by the City to address design issues within residential areas. • Evaluate review and approval procedures so that neighborhood input occurs early in the project design Create buffering and setback standards so that commercial • Evaluate the adequacy of setback, landscaping and I ull and medium density residential areas provide a harmonious screening standards for commercial and medium density relationship to adjacent single family areas. properties abutting R-1 areas. Create parking standards that assure transit and bicycle, supportive compact development, that are flexible, and that are responsive to realistic market conditions. Preserve and reinforce the single family character of existing R-1 zoned properties fronting River Road. NORTH COMMERCIAL AREAS-HILLCREST DRIVE VICINITYON Encourage mixed use low rise, multi-tenant commercial and commercial office development types. Limit heights of commercial and mixed use developments. Assist in overcoming development problems with the many small commercial parcels In the area. Address the issue of existing non-conforming auto uses in the area. • Reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements, especially when shared parking opportunities exist, public parking is provided, or when the needs of a specific development type warrant. • Evaluate parking design standards so that attractive, sustainable parking areas (e.g. for stormwater management) are provided and connectivity is considered. • Evaluate standards so that the character of relatively large single family structures set back from River Road is achieved. • Create separation between existing commercial areas so that a continuous commercial strip along River Road is avoided. • Consider appropriate non-residential uses. • Evaluate the need for minimum density requirements in these areas. • Develop requirements that assure a high quality pedestrian . environment along River Road. iH SIDES OF RIVER ROAD • Develop form-based standards for these development types as permitted uses, • Maximum building heights should allow 2-3 story structures. • Considercity acquisition of a property for public parking and reducing or eliminating minimum commercial parking requirements. • Develop a methodology that would allow certain auto- related uses to continue. I NORTH MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS- ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVER ROAD Encourage rowhouses and low rise mixed use development • Develop form-based standards for these development types types along River Road, and cluster housing and low rise as permitted uses. garden apartment development types abutting the park and • Maximum building heights should allow 2-3 story 846