Syracuse Land Use & Development Plan A Component of the Comprehensive Plan

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1 Syracuse Land Use & Development Plan 2040 A Component of the Comprehensive Plan

2 Starting Point: What s the difference between Land Use and Zoning? Zoning is how we control land use (and development). So what s land use? What people can do with their property (or how they can develop it): What they can use it for, how big they can build, etc all related to the effect they have on their neighbors.

3 Strategy Build on what s good Opportunities and Assets Address all the issues Use, Scale (and intensity), and Form moving us toward a formbased zoning code Make it simple Citywide form-based strategy rather than only using overlays makes it simple and means high quality development is expected in all neighborhoods.

4 Five Primary Goals Overall Land Use Patterns I Preserve and enhance Syracuse s existing land use patterns. Protect and enhance a sustainable land use pattern that provides opportunities to work, learn, and play within proximity of residential ( live ) areas. Character of Existing Neighborhoods II Protect and enhance the character and sense of place of Syracuse s neighborhoods. Encourage development that fits into the neighborhood context and encourage the retention and reuse of existing buildings and urban form wherever possible. Design &Form of Infill Development & Major Alterations III Ensure high-quality, attractive design throughout the city. Energy & the Environment IV Promote environmentally sustainable land use patterns, transportation options, site plans, and construction practices. Regulatory Process V Ensure that development regulations and review processes are efficient, predictable, and transparent.

5 I thought she said Make it simple These five goals can be boiled down to: Use zoning to reinforce an interconnected, transportation-friendly network of neighborhood centers. Embrace Syracuse s Urban Design and Patterns They re marketable and sustainable Require Well-Designed New Development Be Sustainable Make the development approval process streamlined and userfriendly

6 How the Land Use & Development Plan Works Goals, Actions, Policies The traditional elements of a plan to accomplish X. Character Areas What kind of development (or what kind of places) do we want to see in our city? Neighborhood-Specific Recommendations Explain some of the how and why the map is drawn the way it is Future Land Use Map Where do we want to see it?

7 Mapping Analysis Focus density around corridors This map enables a broad variety of development options in most areas However, the City should direct growth toward areas in the ped shed (within walking distance of commercial areas). Concentrations of vacant land are identified and alternative uses community gardens, urban agriculture, green infrastructure, etc. are enabled in a market-driven fashion. (Minimum lot sizes for more intense uses.)

8 Character Areas Use, Scale, and Form all contribute to how areas feel and function

9 Use Early zoning was single-use (industrial versus residential) Then pyramidal (like ours is today) In most of our character areas we want a mix of uses. They represent a desired ratio of residential : commercial along a sliding scale Open Space All Residential Mixed-Use All Commercial Heavy Industry

10 Scale Building height, mass, setback from the street Size (and impacts) of businesses Façades in Neighborhood Centers broken into approachable sizes

11 Form Pre-War Residential Gable-roof; typically with a porch; regular, vertically-oriented window patterns Traditional Commercial Storefront Box-like massing; vertically-oriented windows on upper floors; large storefront windows on the first floor; flat roof, sometimes with a parapet or cornice Streetcar Style Apartment Building Box-like massing; sometimes with a courtyard plan; typically flat roof, sometimes with a cornice or parapet; vertically oriented windows on all floors; height varies from 3-8 stories

12 Character Areas Use, Scale, and Form all contribute to how an areas feels and functions

13 Public Input Process TNT Meetings Task Force/Neighborhood Meetings Citywide Meeting Business/Developers Meeting Website/ Feedback Steering Committee elected officials, Planning Commission, BZA, planning professionals, internal staff

14 Results of Steering Committee Meetings and Public Input Revised Character Areas Major Map Revisions Discovered broad support for high standards for new development and for these to be city-wide standards Most people embraced the walkable neighborhood but were still concerned about parking in their neighborhoods support for on-street parking permits Broad support for connecting and enhancing open space, and allowing green uses and community gardens

15 Next Steps Last Revisions SEQR Planning Commission Approval Common Council Approval Zoning Code Overhaul Changes in Design Standards, Allowed Uses, Review and Approval Procedures