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Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District

Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District. Greater Sun City Center Area Community Plan Presentation – March 20, 2006. Overview. Purpose and Intent Background Applicability Provisions Conclusion. Purpose and Intent. Improve visual appearance Increase property value

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Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District

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  1. Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District Greater Sun City Center Area Community Plan Presentation – March 20, 2006

  2. Overview • Purpose and Intent • Background • Applicability • Provisions • Conclusion

  3. Purpose and Intent • Improve visual appearance • Increase property value • Stimulate investments & economic development • Promote civic pride

  4. Purpose and Intent (continued) • Provide updated signage and enhanced landscaping over time as major investment takes place on a particular site

  5. Background • Town ‘N Country Community Plan -BOCC adopted into Comprehensive Plan on 10/28/2004 • Hillsborough Ave. is TNC’s Main Street • Sets Mechanism to Implement Goal 2

  6. Background (continued) • Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District – developed design guidelines & standards for new development & redevelopment along Hillsborough Avenue

  7. Background • Hillsborough Avenue Overlay District was Approved by the BOCC in November 2004 • Regulations adopted into the LDC (3:15:00) on November 4, 2004 Ordinance #04-46

  8. Applicability • Parcels fronting Hillsborough Avenue • Also known as State Road 580 • 2.5 miles long stretch • From Rocky Creek Bridge on West • To Veterans Expressway on the East

  9. Establishes minimum thresholds that trigger private sector compliance • Routine repairs or Acts of God do not result in the need to update signage or landscaping Provisions

  10. Requires enhanced landscaped buffers along SR-580 • Requires reduced setbacks along Hillsborough Ave. • Establishes design guidelines for buildings, including facades, roofs, articulation, massing, fenestration... • Sets maximum building height at 50 feet Provisions

  11. Provisions (continued) • Requires new buildings to be placed along street frontage • Allows driveways and drive-through service lanes between buildings and Hillsborough Avenue • Allows parking along side, behind front façade and/or behind building • Allows 15 ft. high ground signs

  12. Where are we? Appearance Study • $400K Approved by BOCC for 2.5-mile Study • Seeking Matching Funds from State Legislature for Implementation • Concept endorsed by TNC Community & UTBCoC

  13. Appearance Study TNC Wants • Wide Sidewalks • Street Lighting • Traffic Calming • Landscaping • Crosswalks • Bike Trails

  14. Appearance Study Concept Plan Proposes • Wide Sidewalks with Furniture • Pedestrian Scale Lighting • Traffic Calming • Lane Width Reduction • Landscaping • Paved Crosswalks • Bike Trails & Bus Shelters • Gateways • Speed Reduction

  15. Section with Gateway & Mature Landscaping

  16. Typical Intersection

  17. Typical Section

  18. Typical Sidewalk Plan

  19. Caveats... • Time • Cost • Jurisdictional Layers • Maintenance • Political Will

  20. What You Get for the $$$ • $400 Thousand • $800 Thousand • $6.4 Million

  21. Conclusion • Implements the Town ‘N Country Community Plan • Provides ways for consistent redevelopment

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