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Roosevelt Road Form-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009. Why new form-based zoning?. Recommended in 2001 corridor study. Why new form-based zoning?.
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Roosevelt RoadForm-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009
Why new form-based zoning? Recommended in 2001 corridor study
Why new form-based zoning? Streetscape plan calls for enhancement of appearance and pedestrian environment; new form-based zoning will complement
Key form elements: building type, orientation and disposition • Define building types permitted in corridor • Require building orientation and disposition to enhance pedestrian access, safety and comfort • Require parking to be located behind building or to the side with buildings built out to the sidewalk • Require buildings on corner lots to “hold the corner”
Focus on form and scale Single-story shopfront
Focus on form and scale Mixed-use shopfront
Focus on form and scale General commercial
Focus on form and scale Multi-dwelling
Focus on form and scale Townhouses
Focus on form and scale Civic/ Institutional buildings
Building types promote form • Establish priorities for storefronts at sidewalk • Create incentives for mixed-use • Promote building types compatible with existing buildings and forms
Context matters • Pedestrian-oriented blocks • Transition blocks • Auto-oriented blocks
Parking location • Buildings rather than parking should be most prominent • Buildings at corners are critical; parking at corner breaks up two streets • Parking should be located to the rear or side of buildings • Driveways reduce street parking and pedestrian safety; use alleys and side streets
Prominent buildings (minimum setback of 2.5 ft and maximum of 10 ft.)
“Holding the corner” is critical • Corner locations are highly visible • Corner locations influence the appearance of two streets • Buildings at corners can make businesses more prominent and identifiable • The layout and design of buildings at corners involves many options depending on context: pedestrian, transition, or auto-oriented
Details matter • Landscaping • Storefront windows • Building materials and building articulation • Awnings, canopies and pedestrian amenities
Mixed-use and pedestrian design • Encourage building types that allow people to live close to retail, service, entertainment • Encourage mixed-use • Encourage taller buildings that help create a sense of place and help define the edges and boundaries of the corridor • Encourage enclosed parking by allowing taller buildings
Roosevelt RoadForm-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009