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ABBINGTON COURT OF SALISBURY. CD-01-2014 | Petition to adopt CD Overlay & Master Plan Council Committee Report & Recommendation. SUBJECT (DEVELOPMENT) SITE. PROPOSED MASTER PLAN. REVISED MASTER PLAN POST-COMMITTEE. PROPOSED 6-FOOT BLACK FENCE PER COMMITTEE DISCUSSION.
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ABBINGTON COURTOF SALISBURY CD-01-2014 | Petition to adopt CD Overlay & Master Plan Council Committee Report & Recommendation
COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION • Convened April 30, 2014 • Recommends previous conditions, in addition to: • Pedestrian & vehicular access to Rosemont Street prohibited • Fence (design TBD May 6) shall be installed along entire “west” property line • Additional landscape buffering (design/materials to be proposed by developer) along “west” property line
PETITION • Maintain current base district • Residential Mixed-Use (RMX) • RMX permits multi-family residential by-right • Max. dwelling units per acre: 18 • Proposing (du/ac): 16 • Remove existing GD-A Overlay • Establish new Conditional District Overlay to allow for construction of 80-unit MF development • “Campus-style”
PROPOSED USE(S) • Proposed Permitted Uses: • Dwelling: Multi-Family, more than four (4) units/bldg. • Proposed Prohibited Uses: • All other Permitted Uses (P, PS, SUP/CD) • If adopted, a CD Amendment would be required to change list of permitted uses
CONDITIONAL DISTRICT OVERLAY • Floating Overlay District that allows alternative design, relieving specific Ordinance provisions • Encourages innovative site / building design • Petition and Master Plan • Conditions may be added… • Recommended by Planning Board • Adopted by City Council • Must be agreed-upon by petitioner
ALTERNATE DESIGN PROVISIONS • Industrial Standards of Ch. 2 • Bldg. Orientation to Street / Rec. Open Space • Bldg. Materials – compliant • Bldg. Design Standards - compliant • Bldg. Dimensional Standards - compliant • Street Cross Sections • Street Connectivity & Stub Standards • Parking • Private Lighting – TBD at construction docs
VISION 2020 PLAN • Policy N-18: As new neighborhoods are developed, a mixture of housing types/sizes/prices shall be encouraged within the bounds of each neighborhood planning area.
VISION 2020 PLAN • Policy N-19: Higher density housing projects, such as apartment complexes and condominium developments, should be located adjoining places of work, shopping and public transit. Access to such higher density housing shall not be through a lower density housing area. Higher density housing may often act as a transitional use between offices or shops and lower density housing.
TRC / STAFF RECOMMENDATION • Staff recommends that the petition is consistent with the Vision 2020 Plan • TRC voted unanimously to recommend provisional approval, subject to the following condition(s): • Addressing all technical comments • Rosemont Street cul-de-sac be reconstructed to current public standards (smaller version) • Staff recommends approval of the Master Plan subject to the following condition(s): • All construction traffic shall ingress/egress from S. Main
TRC / STAFF RECOMMENDATION • Staff recommends that the petition is consistent with the Vision 2020 Plan • TRC voted unanimously to recommend provisional approval, subject to the following condition(s): • Addressing all technical comments • Rosemont Street cul-de-sac be reconstructed to current public standards (smaller version) • Staff recommends approval of the Master Plan subject to the following condition(s): • All construction traffic shall ingress/egress from S. Main