BASS RIVER DISTRICT

• Master Plan• Harbor Management

Plan• Open Space Plan• Downtown Strategic

Plan

Master Plan • Guiding Principle• Economic

Development• Downtown & Harbor

Development

• Encourage Redevelopment - Capitalize on Proximity to Rail Station

• Rezone to Permit Mixed Use (Small Scale Ground-level Retail, Residential Uses on Upper Stories and Marinas)

• Dredge Bass River to Accommodate Existing and New Boating Activity

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Bass River StudyVision Statement

• ACTIVE MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD

• VISUAL & PHYSICAL ACCESS CREATED AND CONNECTED TO SHORELINE TRAIL

• IMPROVED CONNECTIONS ACROSS RAIL TRACKS TO RIVER

• MIXED-USE WITH RESIDENTIAL WILL BE BALANCED WITH INDUSTRIAL USES

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• Provide transportation choice

• Increase transit ridership

• Reduce reliance on automobiles

• Reduce air pollution and energy consumption

• Increase households’ disposable income

• Bolster local economy

• Increase the municipal tax base

• Contribute to more affordable housing

Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

Bass River StudyCommunity Connections

• INTERCONNECTED STREET NETWORK LINKING AMENITIES AND ASSETS

• STREETS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL USERS

• VETERAN’S MEMORIAL PARK & SURROUNDING ROADWAYS

• CONTINUOUS AND CONNECTED WATERFRONT WALKWAY

Bass River StudyCommunity Connections

WATERFRONT WALKWAY: EXISTING

WATERFRONT WALKWAY: PRECEDENT

Bass River StudyLand Use and Zoning

• ALLOW MIX-USE DEVELOPMENT WITH RESIDENTIAL

• REDUCE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

• ALLOW SHARED PARKING ARRANGEMENTS / CONSIDER MAXIMUMS

• INCORPORATE DESIGN GUIDELINES / MAINTAIN VIEW SHEDS AND PUBLIC ACCESS

Bass River StudyZoning Recommendations

• CREATE ACTIVE STREET FRONTS WITH APPROPRIATE LAND USES AND DIMENSIONAL STNDARDS

• MAINTAIN CHARACTER OF PARK STREET AS INDUSTRIAL ARTS NEIGHBORHOOD

• BUILDING HEIGHTS THAT BLEND WITH ADJACENT COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

• DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WITHIN FLOODPLAIN

2016 Zoning Process

• PUBLIC MEETING JANUARY 28

• STAKEHOLDER MEETINGSJAN. – FEB.

• PUBLIC MEETINGDRAFT ORDINANCEMARCH – TBD

• CITY COUNCILAPRIL