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Autumn Quarter 2006Alex C. Wilbur

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Cover 000Table of Contents 001Blank Page 002Goals and Objectives 003Suggested Land Use 004Existing Zoning/Land Use 005Proposed Site Plan 006Proposed Site Plan 007Hillside Overlay 008Existing Figure Ground Diagram 009Proposed Figure Ground Diagram 010Existing Zoning 011Proposed Zoning 012Historic Districts 013Existing Condition Images 014Proposed Condtion Images 015Precedent: Filbert Steps 016Study Diagrams 017Historic Conditions 018

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Goals and Objectives:

- Develop a dense, walkable neighborhood- Neighborhood should be diverse in design and in its demographics.- Develop an urban feel- Natural topographics and elevation will be respected and exploited- Promote economic development and market-rate housing

Existing Plans for the Neighborhood:

- The following outlined proposal is in conformance with both the 1992 Mt.Auburn Development Plan as well as the 2006 Uptown Parks Plan proposals.

study area of the Sycamore St. corridor with some mixed-use commercial andresidential and some multi-family residential.

1992/1996 Mt. Auburn Development Plan Discprencies

- Calls for the development of single-family residential buildings along the westSycamore St. corridor and the area on the east side of the street also in thehillside zone to be designated as a park or greenspace.

-This plan calls for single familiy housing to be developed on both sidesof Sycamore St. in order to create a more vibrant streetscape. This is inconformation with the 2006 Uptown Parks Plan Proposal for the area.

Historic Guidlines Disparities

- Details of newly constructed buildings are to resemble the adjacent buildings- Window openings are to account for 20-50% of the facade.- Materials should be taken from adjacent buildings in historic district- Buildings should be between 2 and 5 stories in height

contempoary design framework could come to fruition in Mt. Auburn. Designers

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Suggested Land Use:

- Develop 156 units of single family housing along Sycamore St. Corridor - 90-100 units at market rate - 50-60 units below market rate.

- Develop 33 mixed-use commerical/residential units - 10-15 eateries/coffee shops/bars - 10-15 small independently-owned retail stores

- Develop 2 new park and greenspace areas along the east side of Sycamore St.

*See Proposed Site Plan - page 007

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Main Street Steps:

Currently the Main St. Steps leading to JacksonHill Park are overgrown and underdeveloped.This plan looks to exploit them as an attraction

CA. These steps exploit the terrain on which they

connection between the neighborhoods ofTelegraph Hill and North Beach much like theconnection between the commercial/retaildistrict along Main St. in Over the Rhine and andproposed district of mixed-use commercial andresidential at the top of the steps surroundingJackson Hill Park.

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Site Study:

Diagram studiesillustrating site conditionsand how the planneddevelopment shouldrespond to both thelandscape and the viewsavailable in the area.

Below are shown theexisting styles in thearea and the ones thatthe Uptown Parks Planand the Mt. AuburnDevelopment Plan lookto use as precedent.

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Historic Conditions:

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