Historic Stockyards Overlay District€¦ · • The Mule Barns! • Billy Bob’s Texas! •...
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Historic Stockyards�Overlay District�
Task Force Meeting���May 20, 2015���
§ Maintain a Sense of Place���§ Maintain a High Standard of Development���§ Protect Investment���§ Preserve and Develop the Historic Features
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Development Principles���
§ Authenticity���§ Strengthening the Brand���§ Preservation and Re-use���§ Quality���§ Flexibility���§ Compactness and Walkability���§ Sustainability���§ Safety���§ Accessibility���
Design Principles���
Gateways�• Main Street & Exchange Avenue���• 21st & Main Street���• 23rd & Main Street���• 28th & Main Street���• Ends of Exchange Avenue���• 23rd & the railroad���• 28th & the railroad���• Houston & W. Exchange Ave.���• Ellis & W. Exchange Avenue���• Rail Station���• 23rd & Samuels Avenue���
Where should building height �regulations be located?���
Outdoor Spaces�• Cattle Pens���• Marine Creek���• Front Yard of Coliseum���• Front Yard of Exchange Building���• Turnstile���• Rodeo Plaza���• Catwalk from Exchange to Billy Bob’s���• Saunders Park���• Mule Alley���• Walk of Fame���• Wall at Visitor’s Center���• Brick lot to the east of the Exchange Building���
Iconic Building or Element�• Stockyards Sign���• Coliseum���• Exchange Building ���• The Mule Barns���• Billy Bob’s Texas���• Stockyards Hotel���• Cattleman’s���• White Elephant���• General Store���• Scale House���• Isis Theatre���
• Stockyards Station���• Maverick Store���• Cattle Pens���• Cowboy Hall of Fame���• Swift Executive Office���• Swift & Armour Signs���• Swift & Armour Stairs���• Weigh Stations���• Brick Streets���• Exhibits Building���• Leddy’s General Store���
Iconic Building or Element�
Should signage, furniture and lighting be uniform?���
Goals�
• Continue to keep the Stockyards our heritage and not a fake place. Somewhere for the future generations to see our true “Cowtown” continue to be Cowtown. ���
• Maintain consistent western theme���• Keep the flavor of the Stockyards���• Set up enforceable standards that will endure
for decades not just current developer. ���• Preserve and adhere to the historical
architectural authenticity. ���
Historic Resources�
Protected (HC, HSE, State)
Unprotected (DD or no designa4on)
Historic Resources and Protection�
Proposed Document Outline���
Section One – Understanding the District���History of the Fort Worth Stockyards���Objective���Public Process���Geography of the District���General Development Principles��� Maintain a Sense of Place��� Maintain a High Standard of Development��� Protect Investment��� Preserve and Develop Historic Features ���
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Section Two – Administration���Administration���
Intent���Relationship to Other Regulatory Documents���
Definition of “Standards” and “Guidelines”��� Urban Design Commission (UDC)������Development Review Process���
Projects Subject to Review��� Administrative Review vs. UDC Review��� Certificates of Appropriateness��� Required Information from Applicant��� Review of Public Buildings and Public Spaces��� Review of Phased Projects��� Conceptual Phase Discussions��� Variances to Zoning Ordinance Property Development ��� Standards��� Conformity to Local Historic Designations���
Section Three – Urban Design Principles ���Design Principles ��� Authenticity��� Strengthening the Brand��� Preservation and Re-use��� Quality��� Flexibility��� Compactness and Walkability��� Sustainability��� Safety��� Accessibility��� Design Corridors���
Main Street Corridor��� East Exchange Corridor ��� West Exchange Corridor��� Stockyards Boulevard Corridor ��� Marine Creek Corridor ��� Swift-Armour Area���
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Section Four – Architectural Standards and Guidelines ���and Visual Design Guidance���
Building Standards and Guidelines��� Intent��� General Setbacks��� Building Orientation��� Building Shapes��� Building Styles��� Arcades and Overhangs��� Façade��� Entries��� Fencing��� Roofing��� Equipment and Service Areas��� Temporary Construction Facilities���
(Visual Design Guidance)���
Section 4 – continued��Pedestrian Space Standards and Guidelines���
Objectives��� Elements of a Streetscape��� Frontage Zone��� Pedestrian Way��� Furnishing Zone��� Clear Zone��� Landscaping��� Intent��� Objectives��� Standards��� Guidelines��� Surface Parking Landscaping Standards��� Lighting��� Pedestrian Lighting Standards��� Pedestrian Lighting Guidelines��� Exterior Lighting Standards��� Furnishings��� Sidewalk��� (Visual Design Guidance)���
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Section 4 – continued��Parking Standards and Guidelines���
Intent��� On-site Surface Parking��� Screening��� Parking Structures/Lots��� (Visual Design Guidance)���
���Street Standards and Guidelines���
Intent��� Material (Brick, etc)��� Traffic Flow��� Crosswalks��� (Visual Design Guidance)���
���Overarching Standards and Guidelines���
Intent ��� Signage��� Public Art��� Open Spaces��� (Visual Design Guidance)���
Section 4 - continued��Standards and Guidelines by Sub-District���
Main Street Corridor��� East Exchange Corridor ��� West Exchange Corridor��� Stockyards Boulevard Corridor ��� Marine Creek Corridor ��� Swift-Armour Area���
Proposed Meeting Schedule���
Task Force Meetings����June 17 – All areas described/ first
pass at possible standards – all boiler plate content for review���
���July 14 - Second review of detailed
standards and visual guides. ������July 29 - First complete draft to task
force������August 12 – Final draft after public
comment������August 26 – Closing Task Force meeting���
Public Meetings����July 22 – Draft Public Review������August 19 – Final Public Review���