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Midtown Walkable Place Pilot Area
Planning and Development Department City of Houston November 07, 2018
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Midtown Walkable Place Pilot Area Planning and Development - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Midtown Walkable Place Pilot Area Planning and Development - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Midtown Walkable Place Pilot Area Planning and Development Department City of Houston November 07, 2018 1 Midtown Pilot Area 2 3 Pedestrian Realm Property Line Property Line Private Property Private Property Right of Way 4 What is a
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Pedestrian Realm
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Right of Way
Property Line Private Property Property Line Private Property
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What is a walkable place district about?
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To create a place/destination sensitive to the local context
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Walkable, but not a place
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Walkable P lace
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Chapter 42 Subdivision, Development and Platting
Ordinance that regulates development.
- Minimum set backs
- Minimum property size for land uses
- Density
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Chapter 26 Parking
Ordinance that regulates Parking.
- Minimum parking requirements for cars and bicycles
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Chapter 33 –Article V Trees, shrubs and Screening Fences
Ordinance that regulates landscaping.
- Trees and shrubs for developments
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Milam - Dennis
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Holman - Fannin
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Milam - Drew
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McGowen - Travis
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Main
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Milam - Dennis
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Main - Berry
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Main - Berry
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Louisiana - Elgin
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Fannin - Elgin
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Gray - Baldwin
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Main - Rosalie
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Main - Holman
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Travis - Elgin
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Wheeler - Fannin
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Pedestrian Realm – Building & site design – Parking /Mobility
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Pedestrian Realm
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Pedestrian Realm
Current requirement – local streets
Pedestrian Realm 10 feet set back
Property Line
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Pedestrian Realm
Current requirement – major thoroughfares
Pedestrian Realm 25 feet set back
Property Line
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Pedestrian Realm
Current set back requirements encourage parking to be located between the building and the pedestrian realm
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65 feet
Parking Lot
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Pedestrian Realm
Category 1 – 20’ Pedestrian Realm Category 2 – 15’ Pedestrian Realm
8’ Unobstructed sidewalk 5’ Safety Buffer
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8’ Clearance height for canopies and signs 6’ Unobstructed sidewalk 4’ Safety Buffer
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8’ Clearance height for canopies and signs
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Pedestrian Realm
20 Feet Pedestrian Realm
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Pedestrian Realm
15 Feet Pedestrian Realm
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Pedestrian Realm
Pedestrian Realm 10 feet set back
More buildable area
Property Line
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Pedestrian Realm
Pedestrian Realm 25 feet set back
Property Line
More buildable area
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Pedestrian Realm
15’ Pedestrian Realm 10 feet set back
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5’ setback
Public Access Easement
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Pedestrian Realm
20’ Pedestrian Realm 25 feet set back
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More buildable area – 15’ 10’ setback
Public Access Easement
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Building & Site Design
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Building and site design
Active Ground Floor use Primary entrance facing the street Transparency 12 feet Minimum ground floor height
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Building and site design
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Building and site design – Category 1
50% Transparency
8 Feet
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Building and site design – Category 2
30% Transparency
8 Feet
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Building and site design
30% Transparency 15% Transparency on secondary frontage
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Building and site design
Entrance facing the street and connecting to the pedestrian realm
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Parking & Mobility
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Parking = Market base
No minimum parking requirements
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Parking Mobility
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Parking Mobility
Parking lot
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Parking Mobility
Parking lot Parking lot
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Parking Mobility
Street Street
Property between tracts
Building
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Parking Mobility
Street Street
Corner property
Street
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Parking Mobility
Street Street Street Street
Full Block property
Building
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Parking Mobility
Minimize number of new curb cuts per block face. Remove unused curb cuts.
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Parking Mobility
Bicycle Parking
One bicycle parking space A space for at least 4 bicycles
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Parking Mobility
Long term: One bicycle parking space Short term: One bicycling parking space
Bicycle Parking requirements for office, retail and residential (multi-family) From To:
One bicycle parking space
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Parking Mobility
Bicycle Parking location Public right of way Private property
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What does this mean to properties within the district?
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More buildable area
Pedestrian Realm 25 feet set back
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More buildable area
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Improved Pedestrian Realm
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Better design
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Certainty
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Process to Create a Walkable Place District/ Corridor
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Next Steps in the Process
- Digest public comments
- Update the Walkable Places Committee
- Send out response forms to property owners
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Discussion
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