Roosevelt Road Form-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009.
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Transcript of Roosevelt Road Form-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009.
Why new form-based zoning?
Streetscape plan calls for enhancement of appearance and pedestrian environment; new form-based zoning will complement
– 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”
Key form elements: building type, orientation and disposition
– Establish priorities for storefronts at sidewalk
– Create incentives for mixed-use
– Promote building types compatible with existing buildings and forms
Building types promote form
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
“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
– 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
Mixed-use and pedestrian design