A Plan Enhancement Process for the Future of Howard Design Studio 2 May 28-30, The Howard Plan

A Plan Enhancement Process for the Future of Howard Design Studio 2 May 28-30, 2011 The Howard Plan

West of Pinecrest Future Land Use Plan Velp Corridor Land Use Analysis & Recommendations Duck Creek /Quarry Area Concepts Questions and Discussion

The Process Scheduling

West of Pinecrest Future Land Use Plan Velp Corridor Land Use Analysis & Recommendations Duck Creek /Quarry Area Concepts Questions and Discussion

Velp Avenue Corridor

* * * Velp/Glendale/ Cardinal Lane Corridor * * * Village * Major Hall Gateway * * Minor Gateway *

Velp Avenue Corridor Subareas

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 1: East of Hwy 41

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 1 Existing Land Use

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 1 Zoning

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 1 Existing Land Use

Velp Avenue Corridor Reconstruction East of US 41

Mixed Single-Family Residential and Commercial Land Use

Dilapidated Buildings: Potential Redevelopment Sites

Dilapidated Building: Potential Redevelopment Site

Existing Salvage Yard: Unpaved Parking Lot

Velp Corridor Subarea 1 Recommendations: Simplify Industrial/Commercial Zoning Classifications Improve design standards over time With new development, revitalization incentives Building façade materials, landscaping, monument signs Monitor positive impact of corridor improvements on marketability of development parcels Undertake strategic redevelopment partnerships as needed for deteriorated or underutilized sites along corridor Partnerships include range of activities from provision of development incentives to property acquisition, clearance and assembly of development sites

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 2: Historic Heart of the Village

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 2: Existing Land Use

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 2 Zoning

Subarea 2: Historic Heart of the Village

Gateway Feature Opportunity Site

Velp Corridor Looking West at Island Ct.

Deteriorated Building: Potential Acquisition Site?

Riverview Intersection Features

Quarries Adjacent to Velp Corridor

Subarea 2 New Development: High Quality

Subarea 2 Past Development: Minimum Design Standards

Key Intersection: Velp Ave. and Glendale Ave.

* * * Velp/Glendale/ Cardinal Lane Corridor * * * Village * Major Hall Gateway * * Minor Gateway *

Glendale Intersection Features

Velp Corridor Subarea 2 Recommendations: Simplify Commercial Zoning Classifications Increase development quality with enhanced design standards Pursue gateway feature at Glendale Ave. under city-wide wayfinding plan Pursue plan to link quarry area development opportunities to civic and historical resources, thereby furthering economic

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 3: North of Glendale to Mountain Bay Trail

Velp Corridor North of Glendale

Velp Corridor South of Woodale

Velp Corridor Subarea 3 Recommendations: Preserve natural area forest Pursue abandonment of parallel railroad corridor and conversion to trail use

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 4: North End

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 4: North End Existing Land Use

Velp Avenue Corridor Subarea 4: Zoning

Velp Corridor / Industrial Park Character

Potential Redevelopment/Infill Development Site Between 4012 and 4018 Velp Ave

Velp Corridor Subarea 4 Recommendations: Simplify Industrial Zoning Classifications Improve industrial design standards over time With new development, revitalization incentives Building façade materials, landscaping, monument signs Undertake strategic redevelopment partnerships for deteriorated or underutilized sites along corridor Partnerships include range of activities from provision of development incentives to property acquisition, clearance and assembly of development sites Pursue abandonment of parallel railroad corridor and conversion to trail use

Zoning Ordinance Review & Recommendations Velp Avenue Corridor Velp Ave.

Commercial Districts: District Hierarchy CURRENT DISTRICTS: Business B-1 Highway Commercial B-2 Neighborhood Commercial B-3

Commercial Districts: District Hierarchy Business B- Business (B-1) zoning district is designed to accommodate those retail and office uses which are characteristic of the business and commercial areas of the village. Business B-1 Permitted Uses: By right: Principal retail and office uses - Including retail uses like grocery stores without size limits - Restaurants, excluding drive-in By conditional permit: Drive-in restaurants, car washes, lumber yards, etc.

Commercial Districts: District Hierarchy Highway Commercial B- The highway commercial (B-2) zoning district is designed to accommodate those business and retail uses which provide merchandise and services desired by motorists, directly from or for motor vehicles. Highway Commercial B-2 Permitted Uses: By right: Principal retail, office and institutional uses - Permits all B-1 uses, including conditional uses (except Planned Developments) - Permits all motor vehicle sales and services By conditional permit: Farm machinery dealers, manufactured home dealers, mini-warehouses, planned developments

Commercial Districts: District Hierarchy Neighborhood Commercial B- The Neighborhood Commercial (B-3) zoning district is designed to accommodate those unique business, commercial, office and retail [uses] commonly found in areas of transition between business or commercial uses and residential uses. It sets forth specific guidelines for development, including regulations pertaining to architectural style, landscaping, green space, signs, parking lots and loading areas. Neighborhood Commercial B-3 Permitted Uses: By right: Principal retail, business, commercial and office uses - Permits list of light impact uses - No grocery stores, no restaurants By conditional permit: Banks, daycare, food stores, department stores, restaurants, shopping centers

Commercial Districts: District Hierarchy - Recommendations - Districts: Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Highway Commercial, Regional Commercial subcategories consistent with Districts - Residential, Civic, Office, Commercial, Industrial etc. Use Types - Reduce number of uses requiring Conditional Uses - Example: Limited Food Sales, less than 10,000 sq. ft. permitted by right in Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Commercial Districts: Use Type Example: Retail Services 1. Limited Retail Services: Establishments providing retail services, occupying facilities of 3,000 square feet or less. Typical establishments provide for specialty retailing or retailing oriented to Denison and its surrounding vicinity. 2. Medium Retail Services: Establishments providing retail services, occupying facilities between 3,001 and 10,000 square feet in a single establishment or multi-tenant facility. Typical establishments provide for specialty retailing or general purpose retailing oriented to Denison and its surrounding vicinity. 3. Large Retail Services: Establishments providing retail services, occupying facilities between 10,001 and 40,000 square feet in a single establishment or multi-tenant facility. Typical establishments provide for specialty retailing or general retailing oriented to Denison and its surrounding vicinity. 4. Mass Retail Services: Establishments providing retail services, occupying facilities over 40,000 square feet in a single establishment or multi-tenant facility. Typical establishments provide for general retailing oriented to Denison and the surrounding region.

Permitted Use Matrix: Example

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy CURRENT DISTRICTS: General Industrial (I-1) Industrial Park-Business (I-2) Industrial Park- Light Industry (I-3) Industrial Park- Heavy Industry (I-4) Existing Industrial (I-5) Industrial Park-Corporate Headquarters (I-6)

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy General Industrial (I- The general industrial (I-1) zoning district is designed to accommodate those heavy industrial activities which, by their character, should be relatively remote from residential, business and commercial development and which are not obnoxious, unhealthful or offensive by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, toxic matter, noxious matter, glare or heat. General Industrial (I-1) Permitted Uses: By right: Heavy manufacturing, warehousing and distribution By conditional permit: Junkyard/Salvage yards, rendering, and retail, office and business uses

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Industrial Park-Business (I- The industrial park-business (I-2) zoning district is one of three zoning districts located within the village industrial park and is designed primarily to accommodate business uses. Industrial Park-Business (I-2) Permitted Uses: By right: Only principal office or retail uses allowed. By conditional permit: Farm machinery, manufactured home dealers, mini-warehouses

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Industrial Park- Light Industry (I- The industrial park-light industry (I-3) zoning district is one of three zoning districts located within the village industrial park and is designed primarily to accommodate business and light industrial uses. Industrial Park- Light Industry (I-3) Permitted Uses: By conditional permit: Other manufacturing, mini-warehouses

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Industrial Park- Heavy Industry (I- The industrial park-heavy industry (I-4) zoning district is one of three zoning districts located within the village industrial park and is designed primarily to accommodate light and heavy industrial uses. Industrial Park- Heavy Industry (I-4) Permitted Uses: By right: Medium-intensity manufacturing and processing By conditional permit: Heavy manufacturing and processing, mini-warehouses

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Existing Industrial (I- The existing industrial (I-5) zoning district is a special type of commercial and/or industrial area designed to accommodate uses existing at the time of village-wide comprehensive zoning, which were inconsistent with proposed area zoning under the village comprehensive plan, but which were uses desired to be continued as other than nonconforming uses. Existing Industrial (I-5) Permitted Uses: By right: All, existing prior to June 19, 1979; Abandonment provisions apply By conditional permit: N/A

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Industrial Park-Corporate Headquarters (I- Statement: The industrial park-corporate headquarters (I-6) zoning district is designed to accommodate national or regional corporate headquarter facilities and those facilities which would provide service activities, including, but not limited to, warehousing, storage, research and data processing, which are related to and used in conjunction with national or regional headquarter facilities. Industrial Park- Corporate Headquarters (I-6) Permitted Uses: By right: National or Regional Corporate Headquarters By conditional permit: Other manufacturing, distribution, assembling, processing, storage, medical, professional office, employee service or commercial uses; planned developments

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy - Recommendations Simplify Industrial District Hierarchy - Example: INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS BP Business Park District I-1 Limited Industrial District I-2 General Industrial District OVERLAY AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District RC Rural Conservation Development Overlay District HW?? Special highway corridor districts as needed FP/FW Floodplain Overlay District

Industrial Districts: District Hierarchy Recommendations (cont.) subcategories consistent with Districts - Residential, Civic, Office, Commercial, Industrial etc. Use Types - Reduce number of uses requiring Conditional Uses - Example: Limited Food Sales, less than 10,000 sq. ft. permitted by right in Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Commercial Districts: Design Standards - Current Howard Z.O. Design Standards: Building materials: Masonry Exterior building colors: Earth tones Mechanical equipment screened Walls over 50 ft. long require breaks/staggers Trash dumpster materials/screening: Pre/post 2/27/2009 requirements Building additions need not conform, provided addition no larger than existing building

Commercial Districts: Landscape and Green space Standards - Current Howard Z.O. Landscape/Green space Standards: 1 shrub per 3,000 sq. ft. of total lot area 1 tree per 5,000 sq. ft. of total lot area - Min. 1 ¾ inch caliper - Evergreen trees min. 4 ft. tall - Large shade trees must be 50% of total - Landscape buffers (trees, hedges, plantings, berms or a combination thereof) shall be installed adjacent to and across from all residential areas.

Commercial/Industrial Districts: Design and Landscape Standards - Current Districts subject to standards: Business (B-1): YES Highway Commercial (B-2): NO Neighborhood Commercial (B-3): YES* General Industrial (I-1): NO Industrial Park-Business (I-2): NO Industrial Park-Light Industry (I-3): NO Industrial Park-Heavy Industry (I-4): NO Existing Industrial (I-5): NO Industrial Park-Corporate HQ (I-6): NO *Same as B-1, plus public building facades require landscaping and 25% of lot green space; performance bond required **Note: All new development subject to site plan review process through Village Board

Off-street Parking and Loading: Design and Landscape Standards - Current Sec. 50-1181. - Screening. All open, off-street parking areas containing more than three parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining any institutional premises or any property situated in a residential zoning district by a solid wall or fence at least six feet in height, unless such wall or fence is specifically prohibited in division 6 of this article. Off-street loading berths shall be similarly screened by a solid wall or fence at least eight feet in height, unless such wall or fence is specifically prohibited in division 6 of this article. Sec. 50-1182. - Landscaping. All parking drive and loading areas greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet in area shall be landscaped with trees and shrubs according to standards prescribed by the village plan commission. Detailed landscape design plans for such areas shall be submitted to the village plan commission for review and approval prior to commencement of construction or development on the site.

Off-street Parking and Loading: Design and Landscape Standards - Current Sec. 50-1185. - Driveways. Setback. Except where an easement or agreement exists between owners of abutting property, driveways shall not cross nor be located within five feet of any lot line.

Zoning Ord. Design Standards: Recommendations Consider a comprehensive set of design standards to apply in all appropriate districts. Components: Site Design: Relationship to Landforms: Buffers along floodways, preservation of Building Location and Orientation (Commercial and Office Buildings): Orientation of the building, its primary entrance, and parking relative to the primary fronting street Pedestrian Access: Integrated pedestrian system both internal to the project and connecting to the public sidewalk or trail system. Vehicular Access: Shared drives, internal access Parking:. Signs: Monument vs. pole, Integrated wall signage design Screening Lighting Architectural Elements (Commercial and Office Buildings): Entrance design, glass coverage, side and rear treatments Building Materials (Commercial and Office Buildings) Roof Forms (Commercial and Office Buildings) Site Plan Requirements

Z.O. Design Standards: Recommendations Consider a comprehensive landscape, screening and buffering ordinance to apply, with variations, in all districts. Components: Open Space: Minimum % of site area that must be green, plus planting requirements Bufferyards: To protect residential properties adjacent to commercial. Required landscaped buffer strip and opaque screening. Buffer sizes based on size of commercial development. Parking Lot/Display Lot Interior Plantings: Tied to maximum number of stalls in a row before required planting area (typically 20 stalls) Parking Lot/Display Lot Perimeter Plantings: Width of planting area tied to size of parking lot. Typically minimum 5-7 feet. Parkway (Terrace) Tree Planting Requirement: Street trees on specified spacing. Approved plant types and standards: Tied to climate, local conditions.

Parking Lot Perimeter Landscaping

Building Location and Orientation

Pedestrian Access

Signs

Architectural Guidelines

Architectural Elements, Roof Forms

Implementation Tool: Tax Increment Financing

West of Pinecrest Future Land Use Plan Velp Corridor Land Use Analysis & Recommendations Duck Creek /Quarry Area Concepts Questions and Discussion

Lakeview Dr. Historic Heart of the Village Glendale Ave. Assumption: Quarries are too great a potential resource for the community to continue with marginal and/or inappropriate uses bordering them. Long term view points to some amazing

Village Hall Commercial District Glendale Ave. Quarry Walk Master Plan Components Mountain Bay Trail Quarry Redevelopment Sites Relocation of Lakeview Dr. Memorial Park Historic House Duck Creek Cemetery Barney Williams Park

Overall Concept of Quarry Walk Master Plan Take advantage of quarry area as a Development AND Community Amenity The two go hand-in-hand Amenity builds investment opportunities Big Idea: investment areas and community resources/amenities Lighted, nicely developed Becomes focus of development along it

Quarry Walk Overall Concept

Small-lot single-family housing Trail to Village Hall Promenade Residential/Mixed-Use: -3 stories over parking Mountain Bay Trail Connect Lakeview to Riverview Access to quarry

Connect Lakeview to Riverview Townhouses Commercial/ Office Developments

Quarry Walk South of Glendale

A Plan Enhancement Process for the Future of Howard Design Studio 2 May 28-30, 2011 The Howard Plan