LGMA Approving Officers Workshop June 10, 2014 Subdivision/Development, Past, Present, FUTURE! Ryan Smith (City of Kelowna) Brent Molnar (City of Langford)
What did Subdivision and Development 1.0 look like?
Subdivision and Development 1.0 Organic Growth of Cities
Industrial Revolution
Crowding Sanitation Problems Transportation Revolution Incompatible Land Uses Social concerns
What does Subdivision and Development 2.0 look like?
Subdiv/Dev 2.0 City Beautiful Public Health City Planning Reform Council- City Manager Professional Admin Professional Bureaucracy Make no Small Plans
City Planning 2.0 City beautiful master planning - USA
Subdiv/Developemnt 2.0 Engineered Solutions : The City as a System
Boston
New York
Manchester
The Point! Impacts of Subdivision/Development are Long Term» Public roads aren t closed or eliminated very often» Transportation and block patterns can endure for hundreds, thousands of years
Why is a Subdivision being done? The first question of an Approving Officer must revolve around gaining an understanding for the reasons for the subdivision.
Basic Subdivision
Why is a Subdivision being done? Is it to develop the land? Alter the boundaries of a parcel of land? Dedicate either Road or Park (or both)? Financial
Questions for Consideration Subdivisions, may lead to future subdivisions, or may be the end-use for the land as considered today. How does the Approving Officer consider the potential time-line for what they are enabling? What is the impact on the community? What are the expectations of the community? Today Tomorrow Not legislated but important!
What does the Community get? Subdivision can be viewed to help or to hinder a City. How does the type, pattern and layout of a subdivision help to build a community?
Current Best Practices in Subdivision Application Review Planning Considerations Parks Considerations Engineering/Civil Considerations Environment Considerations Hazards Other
Subdivision Practices that help to Build Community What / Which of the following help to building a community? Front Yard space? Backyard or common play space? Pedestrian connectivity? Traffic management? Trees / landscaping? Parks / Recreation areas? Proximity to
Discussion Are there elements to the subdivision that considers the future? What community benefits are there?
Planning Considerations? What planning considerations should be part of subdivision review and help to build great communities?
Planning Best Practices Connectivity Non motorized and TDM Centralization Public Spaces and their uses CEPTED The needs / comfort of individual(s) and their movement within the City and enablement of
Engineering Considerations? What Engineering best practices contribute to building great neighborhoods / communities?
Storm Water Treatment instead of pipe infrastructure Pedestrian connectivity
Road connectivity
Network connectivity Roads, Sidewalks and Trails TDM Service corridors Water / Sanitary / Drain What is missing Parks Considerations Is there enough park space? is it appropriate for the community? 5% park and DCC s for park construction?
Parks Consideration Is the park active or passive recreation? Can the infrastructure grow and change with the community?
Parks Consideration How do we plan when the community isn t yet realized? Do we need a master plan?
Environmental Considerations? Density bonus for conservation Conservation covenants Advantages / disadvantages of 3 rd party covenants
What does Subdivision/ Development 3.0 look like?
Online tools Subdivision notification, tracking and design
GOOGLE EARTH
Demographic Influences Highly educated, engaged and connected boomers are retiring and have time to volunteer and participate Echo boomers are educated, tech savvy and want to be engaged in different ways
Demographic Influences Who can afford to buy the homes of downsizing boomers? How does this change the suburban housing market and suburban neighbourhoods?
Engagement Citizen Engagement Consultation Online Community groups and business
Use of Mass Data Mobile Apps: Strava Info re. Cycling Routes Runtastic info re. running routes Google Search info to predict Real Estate trends
New forms of Subdivision and Housing
PLA/PLR s What is the future of these types of Approvals? Can we do them in a way that gets better results on the ground?
Discussion Any questions or comments? Further discussion items?
Thank you