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Redefining Livability through Form, Function and Place

Public Workshop #1March 28, 2012

PRESENTATION AGENDA

Project Description

Introduction to Form-Based Codes• Definition

• Characteristics

• Components

Forming Character Districts: Gainesville• Area Profile and Form

• Public Participation

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Land Development Code (LDC) Update to Incorporate Form-Based Code Principles:

• Enable Better Development Patterns

• Improve Quality of the Built Environment

• Foster Pedestrian-Friendly Development

• Provide Predictable Development Standards

Project Description

Introduction to Form-Based Codes

• Definition

• Characteristics

• Components

• Resources

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DEFINITION

• Form-based codes are an alternative to conventional zoning.

• Form-based codes use physical form (rather than separation of uses) as the organizing principle for the code.

• Form-based codes foster predictable built results and a high-quality public realm.

• Form-based codes are regulations, not mere guidelines.

Form Based Code Institute

Introduction to FBC

Conventional Zoning Code vs. Form-Based CodePrinciple: Segregation of land uses Mixed use, walkable, compact environment

Organization: Around single‐use zones Based on spatial organization that identifiesand reinforces an urban hierarchy (i.e., the rural to urban transect)

Use is primary, physical form and character are typically not addressed

Physical form/character is primary, use is secondary

Reactive to individual development proposals

Proactive community visioning

Prospective regulations, regulating what is not permitted, as well as unpredictable numeric parameters, like density and FAR

Prescriptive regulations, describing what is required, such as build‐to lines combined with min/max building heights

Regulates to create buildings Regulates to create Places

CHARACTERISTICS

Introduction to FBC

CHARACTERISTICSConventional Zoning Code Form-Based Code

Introduction to FBC

CHARACTERISTICS• Traditional Code vs. Form-Based Code

Traditional CodeSource: Galina Tahchieva, Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing the Urban Fabric

Introduction to FBC


Traditional CodeForm-Based CodeSource: Galina Tahchieva, Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing the Urban Fabric

Introduction to FBC


Source: Galina Tahchieva, Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing the Urban Fabric

Traditional Code

Introduction to FBC


Source: Galina Tahchieva, Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing the Urban Fabric

Traditional CodeForm-Based Code

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

• The Regulating Plan

• Block and Subdivision Standards

• Public Space Standards

• Land Use Standards

• Building Form Standards

• Administration

• DefinitionsMay Also Include Architectural Standards

Introduction to FBC

Also Include:• Landscaping Standards• Parking Regulations• Signage Standards• Environmental Resource Standards

Natural Zone Rural Zone Suburban Zone

Central Urban Zone

UrbanCenter Zone

UrbanCore Zone

COMPONENTS

Source: The Transect – DPZ, Inc.,

The Regulating Plan

Introduction to FBC

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Natural Zone Rural Zone Suburban Zone

Central Urban Zone

UrbanCenter Zone

UrbanCore Zone

COMPONENTS

• Character Districts are typically identified as “T-Zones” or by Name• Regulating places, not uses

Source: The Transect – DPZ, Inc.,

The Regulating Plan

Introduction to FBC

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COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS

Source: Ian Lockwood

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTSThe Regulating Plan

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

Maximizing Connectivity

Block & Subdivision Standards

Site Introduce Streets

Introduce Alleys

Introduce Lots

Introduce Projects

Source: Uptown Whittier Specific Plan (Moule & Polyzoides)

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTSPublic Space Standards

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

Use Types:• Assembly, Recreation, and

Education• Industry• Residential• Retail• Services: Business,

Financial, and Professional• Services: General• Transportation,

Communications, and Infrastructure

Land Use Standards

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTSBuilding Standards

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

Mixed-Use Buildings Liner Buildings Multi-Family Complex

Multi-Family Buildings Live-Work Units Single Family

Building Form

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTSAdministration

Introduction to FBC

COMPONENTS

• Definitions

Introduction to FBC

RESOURCES

Introduction to FBC

www.CityofGainesville.org

Forming Character Districts: Gainesville• Area Profile

• Public Participation

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Urban Village

Traditional City

East Gainesville

SW 13th andArcher Triangle

NW 13thRetail District

NE8th Ave

University Avenue

13thStreet

6thStreet M

ain Street

34thStreet

URBAN VILLAGE

AREA PROFILE: URBAN VILLAGE

• UMU-2 : Urban Mixed-Use District

• Primarily MFR and Commercial for UF students

• Buildings late 1970s to 2000s

• Some roads on swale system

• No on-street parking

• Butler Plaza PD to the south

• Suburban development - low to medium density with strip commercial along major roadways

Character Districts

SW 13TH STREET & ARCHER TRIANGLE

• UMU-2: Urban mixed-use district

• Strip Commercial/Multi-Family Residential

• Urban street cross-sections (sidewalks, curb and gutter)

• Physical form is primarily auto-oriented

• Central Corridor SAP – SW 13th and 6th Street

• Medical Cluster

• Depot Avenue Rail Trail

• Environmentally sensitive lands to the east, west and south.

SW 13TH STREET & ARCHER TRIANGLE

Character Districts

EAST GAINESVILLE

• Contains the Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative(SEGRI)/Five Points SAP, and portions of the Eastside CRA and Downtown CRA

• Plan East Gainesville Vision Report

• Low-density development patterns - Industrial, Residential, Strip Commercial, Office

• Large areas of vacant properties throughout district

• Industrial Redevelopment

EAST GAINESVILLE

Character Districts

TRADITIONAL CITY

• Multiple Historic Districts, CRAs and SAPs.

• Many new mixed use projects

• “Heart” of Gainesville

• Government Cluster

• Historic Landmarks

• Established single family neighborhoods

• UMU-2/Innovation Square

• Westgate Shopping Center

• Student housing

TRADITIONAL CITY

Character Districts

NW 13TH STREET RETAIL DISTRICT

NW 13TH STREET RETAIL DISTRICT

• Predominant uses are commercial, office and Big Box retail

• Suburban form• Parking located in the front of the development• Verde Plaza recently refurbished• Limited access to residential areas• 6th Street – concentration of wellness uses

Character Districts

NE 8TH AVENUE

• Part of the Plan East Gainesville Vision Report

• Located in the Eastside CRA

• Single Family Homes and Vacant Lots

• Mixture of neighborhood retail uses along NE 8th Ave

• Wal-Mart access through neighborhood along NE 19th

Terrace

NE 8TH AVENUE

Character Districts

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Public Participation



Introductions and Presentation:6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Group Discussion:7:00 pm – 7:45 pm

Wrap-up:7:45 pm – 8:00 pm

Questions? T2

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SCHEDULE

o March 28, 2012 - Community Workshop #1

o April 17, 2012 - Community Workshop #2

o June 2012* - Issue draft of Form-Based Code sample and Land Development Code matrix of proposed changes

o December 2012* - Issue drafts of FBC and revised LDC

o March 2013* - Joint Board Review Workshop

o April 2013* - City Plan Board Public Hearing

o June 2013* - City Commission Public Hearing

*Dates Tentative

Schedule

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