CHEROKEE STREET CORRIDOR GATEWAY

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1 CHEROKEE STREET CORRIDOR GATEWAY DESIGNED-BASED DEVELOPMENT CODE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETING Presentation by:

2 TONIGHT S AGENDA Welcome + Introductions Process + Schedule Your roles in the process Gateway visioning introduction Transportation/Truck Route Proposed project boundaries Overview of design-based codes Overview of existing codes What should the new code accomplish?

3 PROCESS + SCHEDULE

4 PROCESS Concept + Visioning Public Meeting #1 Kickoff Workshop Public Meeting #2 Draft Concept Presentation Design-Based code Establish code review committee/stakeholder committee Update zoning for the Cherokee Street Study Area

5 SCHEDULE Cherokee Street Corridor Gateway Design-Based Development Code Stakeholder Committee Meeting Schedule (DRAFT June 2014) Meeting Time/Date Location Team Attendees Stakeholder Meeting #1 6:00 PM, Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Kennesaw Public Works Complex TSW, City Stakeholder Meeting #2 6:00, Tuesday September 2, 2014 TO BE DETERMINED Kennesaw Public Works Complex TO BE DETERMINED TSW, City Stakeholder Meeting #3 6:00 PM, Tuesday, October 9, 2014 TO BE DETERMINED Kennesaw Public Works Complex TO BE DETERMINED TSW, City

6 YOUR ROLE IN THE PROCESS

ROLES OF THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE Review of project materials for discussion Provide data + information for consultant team and other Committee members

7 ROLES OF THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE Review of project materials for discussion Provide data + information for consultant team and other Committee members Share meeting information with your constituents Represent constituent comments + views at meetings, + respectfully listen to viewpoints of other members

8 GATEWAY VISIONING

9 CONCEPT MAP

10 ANALYSIS

12 CYCLE TRACKS

13 BUFFERED BIKE LANES

14 SECTION KEY MAP

15 COMMERCIAL

16 MIXED-USE

17 PROPOSED BOUNDARIES

18 CHEROKEE STREET DOWNTOWN KENNESAW ADAMS PARK

19 OVERVIEW OF DESIGN-BASED CODES

20 DESIGN-BASED CODES Conventional Codes 1. Use 2. Administration 3. Design Design-Based Codes 1. Design 2. Use 3. Administration CVS Pharmacy East Haven, CT Davidson, NC

lots Design of streets + public spaces Not be confused with

21 DESIGN-BASE CODES Focus on shaping the design of the Built environment Building exteriors Placement of buildings + their lots Design of streets + public spaces Not be confused with design guidelines, design-based codes are regulatory, not advisory

22 DESIGN-BASE CODES Can be presented in both diagrams + words A design-based code does not have to have drawings Drawings are never legally defensible; text always supersedes Usually keyed to a regulating plan

23 REGULATING PLAN Street Framework Publicly-built (uncommon) Developer-built (common) Public Spaces Greenway Trails Intensity Zones Other Features

24 THE SMART CODE A model code 350+ communities Cherokee + Cobb Woodstock Milton Creates a generic TND Must be locally customized By professional planners, architects + attorneys

25 THE SMART CODE Design-Based features Width sizes Block sizes Building type Setbacks & heights Building placement Parking placement

26 THE SMART CODE Rural-Urban Transect (T-Zones) All zones allow some mix of uses Offer a range of buildings, uses, thoroughfares & civic spaces that each has appropriate characteristics for its location

27 THE TRANSECT T3: SUBURBAN Regional Examples Ansley Park Adair Park Druid Hills Morningside

28 THE TRANSECT T4: GENERAL URBAN Regional Examples Virginia-Highland Historic Roswell

29 THE TRANSECT T5: URBAN CENTER Regional Examples Marietta Square Downtown Decatur

30 THE TRANSECT SPECIAL DISTRICTS

developers + predictability for residents Allows developers to respond to market changes, within reason

31 ADVANTAGES OF THE DESIGN BASED CODE Codifies the Cherokee Street vision Promotes an attractive community + sense of place Makes development decisions predictable, fair + cost effective Provides flexibility for developers + predictability for residents Allows developers to respond to market changes, within reason Simplifies zoning + makes it clearer + more intuitive None-professionals find it easier to use Makes efficient use of public funds

32 WOODSTOCK

33 WOODSTOCK

34 HAPEVILLE

35 LAWRENCEVILLE

36 LINDBERGH

37 LINDBERGH

38 OVERVIEW OF EXISTING CODES

CHEROKEE CORRIDOR ZONING BASE DISTRICTS Central Business District (CBD) General Commercial (GC) Neighborhood Shopping (NS) Neighborhood Retail Commercial (NRC) Planned Shopping Center (PSC)

39 CHEROKEE CORRIDOR ZONING BASE DISTRICTS Central Business District (CBD) General Commercial (GC) Neighborhood Shopping (NS) Neighborhood Retail Commercial (NRC) Planned Shopping Center (PSC) Light Industrial (LI) Office Institutional (OI) Fee Simple Townhouse (FST) Mobile Home Park (MHP) Single Family Detached (R-15, R-20) OVERLAY DISTRICTS Historic District Image: City of Kennesaw

CHEROKEE CORRIDOR ZONING KEY POINTS Codes do no facilitate traditional neighborhood development Variances required for urban development,

40 CHEROKEE CORRIDOR ZONING KEY POINTS Codes do no facilitate traditional neighborhood development Variances required for urban development, even in CBD Existing regulations are difficult to understand and work with The quality of new development could be improved in all districts

41 WHAT CAN THE NEW CODE ACCOMPLISH? Improve the quality of the built environment Use a design-based approach to allow greater flexibility in certain areas Incorporate the transportation vision Incorporate progressive parking standards

42 QUESTIONS + DISCUSSION

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