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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017_0214_Kickoff_Northside_Combined_web2Daniel Parolek Principal, Opticos Design John Miki Associate, Opticos Design Northside Kick-off Presentation 14 February 2017 Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Overview of Presentation 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan •Introduction •Visual Survey Exercise •Presentation •Table Map Activity •Participants Present their Maps •Next Steps © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 2 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Introduction1 Project Overview: Three Phases •Understanding •This Trip •Exploring •Two additional trips •Implementation Steps •Report Summarizing Recommendations 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 4 Northside Base Maps & Context DUBUQUEBROWN RONALDS CHURCH FAIRCHILD DAVENPORT BLOOMINGTON MARKET DODGE STREET OAKLAWN BELLA VISTA SAMUEL ELIZABETH PLEASANT WHITINGAVENUE GOVERNORLUCASJOHNSONBURLINGTON ROCHESTER PARK PRAIRIE DU CHIENKIMB ALL COURT WASHINGTON RENOCLAPPJEFFERSON COLLEGERIVERSIDE MADISONCAPITOLPEARLLINNEVANSGILBERTCENTERIOWA RIVERDEWEYHOTZ TAFTSP E E D W AY DODGEIOWA VAN BURENM U S C A T I N ESUMMITDUBUQUEST CLEMENTCLINTONCITYPARK R O A D S HAPPY HOLLOW PARK HORACE MANN SCHOOL NORTH MARKET SQUARE MERCY HOSPITAL Northside Neighborhood ¯14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 5 Northside Base Maps & Context 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 6 Northside Base Maps & Context 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 7 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Visual Survey2 Quick 5 minute Survey •Initial Impressions •Add Notes (optional)14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 9 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Presentation3 Walkable Cities are Thriving Cities 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 11 $ Connected Streets Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 12 14 February 2017 Welcoming Streets Livable Commercial Streets •Contributing building frontages •Active retail at-grade •Street trees •On-street parking •Narrow travel lanes •Curb radii & extensions •Building enclosure 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 13 Vibrant Commercial Streets 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 14 Active Shopfronts and Wide Sidewalk Contribute to Vibrant Commercial Areas. Blank Walls Detract from Vibrant Commercial Areas Complete Streets 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 15 Think About All Users and All Ages •Pedestrians Young and Old •Bicyclists •Transit •Cars and Trucks Filling in Missing Teeth & Creating Connections Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 16 14 February 2017 Community Gathering Spaces 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 17 Welcoming Streets Livable Residential Streets •Contributing frontages (stoops, porches, etc.) •Slow traffic •Street trees •On-street parking •Yield travel •Curb radii 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 18 Northside Character Examples 14 February Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 19 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 20 HP Plan: Brown St. Historic District •“Changing housing trends and appeal of older houses as single-family residences” as support for neighborhood rejuvenation •Number of rental units declining, but occupancy and maintenance issues remain a priority 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 21 HP Plan: Dubuque St. Corridor •Attractive entrance into Iowa City, for both its natural and human-made features •Recent transformations: construction of multistory apartment buildings (north), University skywalk •Proximity to University may push more redevelopment –sensitive new construction is a priority •Reuse of buildings on Fraternity Row?14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 22 HP Plan: Gilbert-Linn Historic District •Contains some of city’s oldest buildings •Mixed-use residential and commercial area; includes Northside Market Place retail district •Changing housing trends and renewed interest in older houses as single- family residences •Continued “front-lines for redevelopment pressures,” given proximity to University and Mercy Hospital 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 23 HP Plan: Goosetown •Strong ethnic history: neighborhood of Bohemian, Czech, and German immigrants; and working-class families •Modest scale/design of houses •North Market Square: churches, schools, Czecho-Slovakian fraternal hall •Dual image of neighborhood: picturesque, and low-cost •Some new construction diluting character 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 24 HP Plan: Jefferson St. Historic District •At edge of downtown and University campus •Mix of institutional (religious and academic and residential buildings •E. Jefferson St. serves as one-way arterial; much vehicular and pedestrian traffic •Another continued “front- line” for redevelopment pressure 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 25 HP Plan: Tank Town •Hilltop blocks surrounding old municipal water tower •Settled by Bohemian and German immigrants •Started as scattered dwellings and farmsteads, before more substantial settlement north of Goosetown 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 26 Missing Middle Housing4 What is Missing Middle Housing? Missing Middle is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living.14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 28 © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. |Duplex: Side-by -Side 29 Duplex: Stacked 30 © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | Carriage House 31 Fourplex 32 © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. |Multiplex Small 33 © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. |Townhouse 34 Live/Work 35 Cottage Court 36 Distributed throughout a Block with Single-Family Homes 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 37 End-Grain of a Single-Family Block 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 38 Transition from Single-Family to Higher-Density Housing 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 39 Transition from Single-Family Housing to a Mixed-Use Corridor 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 40 Form-Based Codes5 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | Euclidean Zoning is an Out-of- Date Operating System 42 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. |4 3 Many Typical Separate Components Tied Directly into Effective Form -Based Zoning District Form -Based Zoning District ParkingSite Planning Guidelines Building Guidelines HIstoric Preservation Use Tables Overlays © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | Operating System Based on Form: Think Simple Small Medium Large Overall Scale Setbacks Size of Uses © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | Primarily a 3-Step Process: 45 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | Clarity and Usabilty: Not Just About Adding Graphics 4 6 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | Numbers within Tables Are Carefully Tested on Existing Lots Sizes 25’ x 100’ 50’ x 100’ 100’ x 100’ 47 50x150’ Lot •Up to 3 units allowed by existing zoning. •Singe-family home was neglected until it was no longer “sound,” and was demolished.14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 48 50x150’ Lot: Scenario One •Single-family home. 35’ height •Allowed by existing zoning rules © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 49 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 50 50x150’ Lot: Scenario Two 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 51 •Fourplex •Should refined code allow 4 units with better design? 50x150’ Lot: Scenario Three 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2014 Opticos Design, Inc. | Hierarchy of Form and Scale Should be Clear 5 2 Less Urban T5 Neighborhood 2 (T5N.2)T3 Neighborhood (T3N) T3 Estate (T3E) T4 Neighborhood 2 (T4N.2) T4 Neighborhood 1 (T4N.1)T5 Neighborhood 1 (T5N.1) T3 T4 T5 More Urban Cincinnati, OH Form-Based Zoning Districts © 2014 Opticos Design, Inc. | Form Hierarchy Should be Obvious: Cincinnati, OH 5 3 Less Urban T5 Flex (T5F) T5 Main Street (T5MS)T6 Core (T6C) T6T5 (continued) More Urban © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | 54 Size of Use Matters as Well as Use Itself © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | 55 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | Frontage Type Standards 5 6 © 2014 Opticos Design, Inc. | Conventional Zoning and Form-Based Zoning © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. Buildings and their lots shape the streetscape through a variety of ways or “types” Frontages and Streetscapes © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | This Transition is Very Important to Regulate! 58 © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | Building Type Standards 5 9 © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | Group of Building Types Calibrated for the City 60© 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | A Range of Types are Allowed Within Each Zone 61© 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc. | Each Type Has Supplemental Form Standards 62© 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | © 2016 Opticos Design, Inc. | •Close Up•Countywide Thoroughfare Standards 6 3 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Map Exercise6 Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities Maps Exercise 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 65 Add notes, circle areas and draw on maps tell us what you see as the future for the Northside Neighborhoods Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Presentation of Maps7 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Next Steps8 Next Steps •Input provided on each trip will be used to inform recommendations on how to address issues identified in the Northside. •Consultant team will begin to review development regulations.14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 68 Detached Single-Family 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 1 6 7 11 Detached structure, consisting of one unit. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 69 Duplex 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 3 5 9 12 14 21 17 18 10 A small-to medium-sized structure consisting of two attached units. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 70 1916 Triplex & Fourplex 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 15 A medium structure that consists of 3-4 Side-by -side and/or stacked units with entries along the front. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 71 Bungalow/Cottage Court 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 13 A series of small footprint detached structures (cottages), each containing a single unit. The cottages are arranged to define a shared courtyard. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 72 Townhouse 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 20 A medium footprint building composed of small footprint structures attached in a series with individual entries along the front. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 73 4 Multiplex 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 2 8 A medium to large structure that consists of multiple side-by -side and/or stacked units, typically with one shared entry along the front. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 74 4 Multiplex 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan 2 8 A medium to large structure that consists of multiple side-by -side and/or stacked units, typically with one shared entry along the front. © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 75 RL-5-0: Existing Condition © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 76 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan RL-5-0: Allowed by Current Zoning © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 77 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan T3-N: Allowed by Form-Based Code © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 78 14 February 2017Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan Vibrant Public Realm Northside FBC Analysis and Concept Plan © 2017 Opticos Design, Inc.| 79 14 February 2017Windows, doors, signage, etc. Mid-block pedestrian connection Outdoor seating Parklets Parklets Outdoor seating in Hayward