Lamar Collins MixedUse Overlay District

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Lamar/Collins Mixed-Use Overlay District
District 1 Town Hall December 12 13, 2005
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What is Mixed Use?

• Allows residential, commercial, retail, and
  office uses to be combined in a single compatible
  development
• Mixed use developments can occur horizontally and
  vertically

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DFW Region Mixed Use
Colony/Carrollton
Garland
Addison
Southlake
Colleyville
Las Colinas
NRH
Euless
Dallas
Benbrook
Lancaster
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Timeline and Process
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• Town Hall Meetings
• Owner Meeting
• Planning and Zoning Commission Hearings

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Proposed Lamar Collins Mixed-Use Overlay

• Create an overlay over existing zoning
• Exempt existing structures
• Require Mixed Use
• Require Development Plan approval
• Increase density
• Add Design Standards

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Lamar/Collins Ordinance Highlights
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE Uses

• Residential
• Care facilities
• Live Work Units
• Retail
• Restaurants
• Entertainment

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PROPOSED ORDINANCEDensity

• Mixed use is required in ALL developments
• Density applies to apartments and condominiums
• Minimum 40 units per acre

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PROPOSED ORDINANCEPotential Land Use

• Total Overlay 296 Acres
• ROW 30
• Church, fire station, Whole Foods Center high
  Rise structures 32.4 acres
• Existing Vacant 19.1 (860 apts. at 45/acre)
• Existing Multi-family 173.4 (7800 apts. at
  45/acre)
• Remaining Existing Commercial 40.3 (1800 apts.
  At 45/acre)

BROWN
COLLINS
WASHINGTON
LINCOLN
LAMAR
I-30
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PROPOSED ORDINANCEHeight - Residential

• Residential detached
• 1-3 stories
• Residential attached
• 2-3 stories
• Apartments Condos
• 2-6 stories

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PROPOSED ORDINANCEHeight Mixed Use

• Mixed Use and non-residential structures
• 2-6 stories
• Lamar and Collins
• 2-8 stories
• Residential adjacency
• Maximum 3 stories

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE Transitional Buffer
BROWN

• Require 30 transitional buffer for all
  structures
• Require 60 transitional buffer for all
  structures over 2 stories adjacent to single
  family home
• One tree every 600 sq ft
• 6 Masonry or wrought iron and masonry fence

WASHINGTON
LINCOLN
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PROPOSED ORDINANCEParking

• Reduced parking requirements (1/2 proposed)
• Structured parking for all multi-family
• No parking lots between building and street
• No visible garages
• Side parking limited to 25
• of street frontage
• On-street parking is
• permitted on some streets

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE Pedestrian Streetscape

• Minimum 16 streetscape
• 4 Tree planting area
• 10 Sidewalk
• Street trees every 25

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE Additional Components

• Reduced Setbacks
• Reduced Lot Width Requirements
• Minimum Housing Sizes
• Require Underground Utilities
• Open Space Requirements
• Material Requirements
• Roof Pitch Requirements

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• Questions and Answers