CASTLEBERRY HILLLand Use Plan

Recommendations by Caroline Burnette, Joshua Haston, Julia Garver, and Chul Hong Park

Castleberry Hill Boundaries

Existing Conditions: Land Use and Zoning

Existing Conditions: Demographics

Existing Conditions: Property ValuesProperty Values Per Parcel

2005 2014

Existing Conditions: Sidewalks

Activity: Measurement Method

Pedestrian

Automobile

Activity: Pedestrian map

• Morning Rush hour and Afternoon Rush hour low

• Weekends High

• Pedestrian Activity Concentrates within Peter St. and Walker St.

Activity: Pedestrian map

Activity: Automobile map

• Weekday evening and Saturday evening low on automobile activity

• Morning rush hour and Sunday afternoon high on automobile activity

Activity: Automobile map

• Automobile Activity high on Walker Street

• Medium on Peters Street

• Low on other region

Activity Areas and Build-Out

Built Environment by ParcelCommercial and Mixed-Use Development Residential and Public Space Development

Built Environment by Parcel

Recommendations:• Encourage new residential development followed by commercial development• Propose community facilities for existing vacant and underutilized public space• Promote “convertible spaces”1 that can be transformed from residential to mixed use once demand is

met

Commercial and Mixed-Use Development Residential and Public Space Development

1For additional information regarding convertible spaces, please see the Chamblee, GA municode (https://www.municode.com/library/ga/chamblee/codes/code_of_ordinances) and the Urban Land Institute’s article “Universal Structures as Long-Term Sustainable Assets” (http://urbanland.uli.org/planning-design/universal-structures-long-term-sustainable-assets/)

Built Environment by ParcelVacancy Map Allowable Floor-Area Ratio Map

Built Environment by Parcel

Recommendations:• Propose high density multi-family residential development within high-FAR, vacant lots in the southwest corner of

the neighborhood• Suggest mixed-use and public space development just north of Nelson Street to link activities along Northside

Drive to Landmark District• Keep existing zoning intact

Vacancy Map Allowable Floor-Area Ratio Map

Recommendations: Complete Streets

completestreetsnc.org

36 Foot Road Width:

56 Foot Road Width:

• What are complete streets?

• 36 Foot Road Sections: • Mitchell Street

• Southern portions of Walker Street

• 56 Foot Road Sections:• Peters Street

• Northern Walker Street / Centennial Park Drive

Recommendations: Pedestrian Improvements

• Northside Drive• New Sidewalks with 5 foot buffer

and 6 foot width

• Pedestrian crosswalk with a devoted signal at Larkin Street

• Mitchell Street walkability

• Larkin and Fair Street buffers

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Recommendations: Future Land Uses, Development Goals, and Policy

• Open dialogue with The City of Atlanta and developers to encourage the implementation of neighborhood goals into the projects.

• Adopt development goals and policies to direct future development and preserve the neighborhood character, while also improving the sustainability of the neighborhood.

• Promote convertible land uses until commercial market can be supported

• Attract developers to build a grocery store, community center, more multi-family housing

• Seek funding for the construction of two parks on currently vacant parcels.

Questions?