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348-364 M AIN S TREET , A CTON M ASTER P LANNING C OMMITTEE P UBLIC F ORUM J UNE 28, 2017 The view from the road Exit 42 heading North Project Site 348 364 Main Street Acton, Massachusetts 147 Cambridge Stre e t, Winc he ste r, MA 01890 T

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348-364 MAIN STREET, ACTON MASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE PUBLIC FORUM

JUNE 28, 2017

Project Site 348‐364 Main Street Acton, Massachusetts The view from the road – Exit 42 heading North

147 Cambridge Stre e t, Winc he ste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.ddale de sign.c o m

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Our Relevant Experience: Master Planning / Landscape Architecture

Historic Sites, Institutions and iconic New England destinations:

  • Old Sturbridge Village / The Oliver Wight Tavern entry / threshold Master Plan
  • Pilgrim Memorial State Park / Plymouth Rock Master Plan
  • Brown University Ladd Observatory Renovation
  • Plimoth Plantation, 2020 Master Plan team

Streetscapes Planning and Design

  • Main Street/Route 116, Conway, MA
  • Washington Street, Canton, MA
  • Mass. Avenue, Arlington, MA

Municipal Master Planning

  • Grand View Farm / Marion Tavern, Training &

Conference Center, Burlington, MA

  • Town Hall & Municipal Campus , Oak Bluffs, MA

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

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Our Relevant Experience: Single & Multi‐Family Site Planning

Planned Unit Developments:

  • The Preserve, Mattapoisett, MA, 23 Active Senior Homes, Aerie Homes
  • South Natick Hills, Natick, MA, Townhouses / Garden‐Style condominiums, 268 Units.
  • Danforth Green, Framingham, MA , Pulte Homes, 170 acres
  • Mystic River Housing, Somerville, MA , Somerville Housing Authority

Single Family Homes:

  • Belmont, MA
  • Chilmark, MA
  • Southampton, NY
  • Historic Silver Hill Road, Weston, MA

Entertainment Venues:

  • Broward Center for the Performing Arts,
  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ,
  • Oasis / Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,

Miami, FL

  • ‘The Lawn Club’ Celebrity Solstice,

Cruise Lines, Miami, FL

  • Carlisle, MA
  • Melrose, MA
  • Winchester, MA

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.dale de sign.c o m

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Local Analysis:

  • Regional context
  • Access off of Route 2 at Exit 42
  • Central location within Acton

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

‘Gate way view’ off of exit 42 Main Street, West of Route 2 looking Northeast Main Street, East of Route 2 looking Northeast

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Local Analysis:

  • Adjacent lots & abutters
  • Past land use
  • Local context

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Isaac Davis Way

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Site Analysis Plan:

  • Steep Slopes & Bedrock
  • Noise, Solar Exposure
  • Access & Easements
  • Views out of & into the site

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

View G View G

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Sewage Disposal Plan Analysis:

  • Gallons per day (GPD) determinations
  • Numerous test pits
  • Test pit analysis time frame has expired on

most of the test areas

Based on a Load per day of 3,140 GPD (314 People x 10 GPD) Required Leaching Area = 5,148 SF

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Alternate scheme

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As‐of‐Right Lots:

  • Based on appraiser’s initial seven lot layout & current zoning
  • Adjusted with required frontage / setback geometry
  • Note, leaching fields have not been located for these lots

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

’The Hawthorn’ Aerie Homes , RDA, Inc.

Scenario #1: As‐of‐Right per present zoning Single Family Homes

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…historic streetscape e …historic streetscape expanded, meadow /o panded, meadow /old orchard, historic cluster hous ld orchard, historic cluster housing … ing …

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #2: Multi‐Unit Housing & Open Space

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Open Space Leaching fields

2.2 2.2 Acr Acres, Sixte Sixteen two-be two-bedr droom townh townhomes con condominiums & & rental unit rental units

Enhanced sidewalk moved off the road edge Existing adjacent housing

Archi Architec ect t Roy Royal Barry Wills Barry Wills deve develo loped ped a a ser series of

  • f sem

semi-detach ached si singl ngle fam family ly hom homes all all built built around around Lexi Lexing ngto ton’s n’s his historic Rus Russell ll Hous House…. e….

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Russ ssell S ell Square, L uare, Lexing xington, M ton, MA

Scenario #2: Multi‐Unit Housing & Open Space

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Indep Independ ndent sing t single fami family, small sca small scale housi

  • housing. Great Solar

Great Solar acce access

Cottage Community Cottage Community: Thirtee Thirteen-Hous

  • use Plan

Plan

Great Solar Great Solar Orientation Orientation Alterna Alternate: East Side East Side Only Only Nine- Nine-Hou

  • use Plan

Plan would would provi provide 50% of 50% of the lot the lot as as open

  • pen spa

space, two spac two spaces per per unit unit and and fi five ve gue guest parki parking space spaces. Lea Leachi hing ng area down the area down the cen center gree green or n or in in the the open space

  • pen space area

area to to the West. the West. Thirteen Thirteen Units Units on

  • n 3.5 acres

3.5 acres

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #2: Multi‐Unit Housing & Open Space

‘Ri ‘Riverwalk’ lk’ West Concord West Concord

Actual Actual site plan, courte site plan, courtesy sy o

  • f Concord R

d Riverwalk

2.25 Acr 2.25 Acres

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..walk ..walkable village, mixed used, open space… able village, mixed used, open space…

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #3: Townhomes & Marketplace

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‘Fi ‘Field’ ld’ townho townhouse typ type housi housing Emer Emerso son Green, n Green, Deve Devens Additional Additional Park Parking ng Sola Solar Panel r Panels

New New Urbani Urbanism Mixed Use Mixed Use

  • small retai

small retail / / café café resta restaurant as rant as a a commun unity a ity amenity, 3 ity, 3,500 s sf

  • Townhomes with

Townhomes with attached garage attached garage

  • Solar panels

Solar panels for communit for community y power power

  • Histo

Historic focu focused open

  • pen spa

space

  • Enhance

Enhance sid sidewalks improv s improving wa walk lkability ility

Hist storic S ic Streetscape scape Local retail c cal retail café / fé / market, market, like F like Fern’s rn’s in in Carlis rlisle, MA le, MA

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #3: Townhomes & Marketplace

Open Space Open Space with historic with historic focu focus Historic streetscape 12 Two Bed 12 Two Bed room room Townhomes 1,40 Townhomes 1,400 sf sf

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Mark Marketplace etplace with Communi with Community ty Oriented R Oriented Retail / tail / Café Café

  • Arti

Artisan / n / local retai local retail, 1,50 1,500 sf / 0 sf / caf café rest restauran rant as as a a comm community ameni amenity

  • Parki

Parking is move is moved to to the back the back allowin allowing the road the road to to have have more more chara character

  • Retail t

to have m more v visibility – – Main Street to be m more ‘walkable’ w with e enhanced sidewalks

  • Ho

Housing ing lo lots c could b be developed veloped as single f le family ‘ ly ‘as o

  • f right’, o

t’, or considered idered f for h higher er d density h ity housin ing g as s shown earlier ier

  • Hosmer House Historic site characte

Hosmer House Historic site character wo r would reach across uld reach across Route Route 2 2 with an with an ‘his ‘historic toric orc

  • rchard’

ard’ & & period site period site eleme elements ts

  • Tim

Timber f er framed pav amed pavilio lion with with in interpretive rpretive pan panels ls

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #3: Marketplace & Village Homes

Open Space Open Space with historic with historic focu focus Six Six retail retail units units 1,50 1,500 sf sf /ea /ea. Two Two As-o As-of- f-Ri Right Singl t Single Family Family Homes or Homes or Cluster Cluster Housing Housing. Historic streetscape

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…attractive historic destin …attractive historic destination Inn / boutique hotel, ation Inn / boutique hotel, gardens, special events… gardens, special events…

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.dale de sign.c o m

Scenario #4: ‘Historic Inn’ & Gardens

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Create a Create a Unique Unique Destinati Destination n

  • Good

Good vi visi sible loca locati tion off

  • ff Rou

Route 2

  • Focu

Focus on s on a a uniqu unique expe experience ce, histo historic like like The The Concord Concord Inn, Inn, fun fun like like Aloft, Aloft, Le Lexington ngton

  • We

We also also looked looked at The Porches at The Porches in No in North Adams, rth Adams, and and The The Farm Table in Farm Table in Bernard Bernardston, n, MA MA for an for an inter interest sting histori g historically focus lly focused exper experience ence

  • Parki

Parking is move is moved to to the back the back allowin allowing the road the road to to have have more more chara character

  • Arti

Artisan Local Reta san Local Retail along along the the road road for more visi for more visibili lity

  • Approxi

Approximately y a a 20 to 30 20 to 30 Room Room Inn Inn

  • Rest

Restaura aurants nts on

  • n the East parcel with an

the East parcel with an Event Barn Event Barn for funct for functions and

  • ns and wed

weddings ngs Outd Outdoor event event space space / / Garden Gardens /Open Space /Open Space / / leach leaching areas areas “Hi “Historic toric Isaa Isaac Da c Davi vis Inn” s Inn” Loca Local Arti l Artisa san s n shops

  • ps &

& ca cafe fe Event Barn Event Barn Da Davi vis Ga s Garde rdens s Restau Restaurant nt Sola Solar Trelli r Trellis- Shad Shade e Pavil ilions ions leach leaching area area / meadow / meadow Histo Historic street streetscape ape

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #4: ‘Historic Inn’ & Gardens

Grand Grand View View Farm Farm Burli Burlingto gton, MA MA The The Barn Barn at at Gibb Gibbet Hill et Hill Groto Groton, MA MA The Farm The Farm Table Table Coloni Colonial Taver l Tavern at, at, Berna Bernardsto ton, MA n, MA

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17 Nursery / Cafe/ Nature Center Education Focused Nursery

  • Weekend educations Programs
  • Coordinated with the Arboretum and
  • School Programs

…education, breathe new …education, breathe new life into life into e existi isting use, maintai ng use, maintain site site until needed for futu until needed for future use … re use …

Existing Nursery / Garden Center

  • Plants & goods to be located along

Main Street with parking to the side

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #5: Nursery, Café, ’Nature Center’

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Existi Existing ng land-u land-use

  • ptimiz
  • ptimized

Active / Active / Pass Passive Recreation ve Recreation / spray / spray pool /k pool /kiosk for for hi hist storic s

  • ric story o
  • ry of Act

Acton. n. Nursery Garden Nursery Garden Center Center / Market / Cafe / Market / Cafe Event Barn Event Barn

Dale Design, I nc . 147 Cambridge Street, Winc heste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.daledesign.c o m

Scenario #5: Nursery, Café, ’Nature Center’

Audubon Nature C Audubon Nature Center, Boston, MA nter, Boston, MA

Exis Existing Land Use Land Use Optim Optimized

  • Enhance

Enhance the prese the present land t land use use

  • Th

The pre present ent lan land use m e meets ets the ‘Do ‘Dover A Amendmen dment’ pe t’ per ag r agriculture / riculture / nurs rsery ery use e

  • Mo

Mode del s l sites in tes include, P ude, Pemberton erton Farm Farms, s, Cambri Cambridge, e, MA, MA, with with the same acrea the same acreage

  • Create simi

Create similar chara lar character as r as Wilson Wilson Fa Farms Nursery area rms Nursery area in in Lexington, Lexington, MA MA

  • Spe

Special fo l focu cus on

  • n edu

education / n / comm community like y like Mahoney' Mahoney's Rock Rocky Led Ledge and and Marder’ Marder’s Bridg Bridgeham hampto tons ns, NY NY

  • Ef

Efficient use t use of the

  • f the prope

property, ty, bring bringing ng goods, goods, plants plants and and flow flowers up to the up to the str street edg edge

  • Enhance Main

e Main Street’s h reet’s historic lo

  • ric look with

with park parkin ing t g to the side / de / re rear ar

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Scenario # 5: Nursery, Café, ’Nature Center’/ Enhance Existing Use Scenario #3: Townhomes / Marketplace / Mixed Use & Open Space Scenario #1: As‐of‐Right per present zoning Single Family Homes Scenario #2: Multi‐Unit Housing & Open Space Scenario #4: ‘Historic Inn’ & Gardens / Unique Destination

348-364 MAIN STREET, SCENARIO RECAP

We look for look forward to furthe ard to further discus r discussion

  • ns focusi

focusing on how best to mak ng on how best to make the the most most of this uniqu

  • f this unique sit

site…

147 Cambridge Stre e t, Winc he ste r, MA 01890 T . 617 893-2101 ddale 147@gmail.c o m www.ddale de sign.c o m