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Agenda. Presentation: Background Proposed Corridors Uses Standards & Building Examples Q & A Small Group Discussions Report Back. Planning our Corridors. How do you envision Wenatchee’s major streets over the next 20 years? How should planning help shape that vision?.
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Agenda • Presentation: • Background • Proposed Corridors • Uses • Standards & Building Examples • Q & A • Small Group Discussions • Report Back
Planning our Corridors How do you envision Wenatchee’s major streets over the next 20 years? How should planning help shape that vision?
What are we Planning for? • GMA Update • Does the Comprehensive Plan Reflect our Community Vision? • Can the Urban Area Accommodate our Projected Population? • How can Development Contribute to our High Quality of Life and Build on our Community Character?
Can our Urban Area Accommodate 8,372 New housing units? • Existing UGA - 3,037 hu* • Waterfront Mixed Use Dvlpt - 1,440 hu • Expanded Sunnyslope UGA - 2,370 hu • Total 6,847 hu 8,372 – 6,847 = 1525 housing units * hu = housing units: 2.53 persons per housing unit
Where can 1,525 extra housing units go? • Expanded UGA – limited by geography • Downtown & Commercial Mixed Use Living • Compatible Infill in Neighborhoods
Why are we Looking at our Corridors? • To improve the quality of development on & around arterials • To better provide for neighborhood services • To provide a greater range of affordable, attractive housing options to residents • To help accommodate our projected population growth
Meeting Input Results • LG lot Non-Residential: • OK = townhouses, duplexes, cottage housing, sm. neighborhood center, residential scaled commercial, & public/institutional • Single Family: • OK = cottage housing • Service Nodes • OK = 3-story mixed use, neighborhood mixed use, sm. neighborhood center, residential scaled commercial
2 Corridor Types • Mixed Residential Corridor 1: • high traffic volumes • significant multi-family, public buildings (school, offices, etc), or other non-residential land uses • Mixed Residential Corridor 2: • lower traffic volumes • predominantly single family residences • historic resources
Locations MRC 1 = RED MRC 2 = GREEN
Building Types & Standards • General • Single Family • Cottage Housing • Duplexes • Townhouses • Multi-family • Neighborhood Mixed Use • Institutional
Minimum lot size MRC1 – 5,000 SF MRC2 – 6,000 SF Maximum Lot Coverage MRC1 –75% MRC2 – 50% Maximum Height MRC1 – 4 Stories MRC2 – 2 Stories Setbacks Front yard: MRC1 – 15’ MRC2 – 25’ Side yard: MRC1 – 5’ MRC2 – 5’ Rear yard: MRC1 – 10’ MRC2 – 20 General Parking behind or to the side Street trees Minimize curb cuts Pedestrian access
Single Family Residence Allowed: MRC1 & MRC2 Garages set back 5’ from building face closest to Street Covered entry
Cottage Housing • Conditional: MRC1 & MRC2 • Characterized by: • consolidated parking & access • homes centered around common area.
Duplexes Allowed: MRC1 Conditional: MRC2 Lit & Covered Entryway
Townhouses Allowed: MRC1 Must be articulated with recessed entries, porches or other elements that break up the front façade.
Multi-family Conditional: MRC1 Articulation at least every 30’. 50 SF of usable open space per dwelling unit. Landscaping required Parking screened from view
Neighborhood Mixed Use Conditional: MRC1
Institutional • Conditional: MRC1 and MRC2 • Setbacks • Front yard - • MRC1: 15’ (portions of a building that are at least 50’ away from a residential zone may be located no less than 5’ from the ROW.) • MRC2: 25’ • Rear yard - • MRC1: 10’ (15’ if adjacent to a single family residence zone) • MRC2: 20’ • Side yard - • 15’ if adjacent to a single family residence zone • MRC1: 5’ • MRC2: 10’
Group Discussions • Count off by FOURS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4… • Groups 1 & 2: Stay in Social Hall • Groups 3 & 4: Go to Basement Room • Meet back at 8:30 PM