WRENTHAM TOWN CENTER ZONING Community Forum December 12th, 2017 Public Safety Building IMAGE: MAPC Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
WELCOME! Joseph Botaish Chair Board of Selectmen Town of Wrentham John Charbonneau Director of Planning and Development Town of Wrentham IMAGE: MAPC Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
DOWNTOWN WORKING GROUP Joseph Botaish, Wrentham Board of Selectmen Robert Cass, Wrentham Planning Board Paul Cataldo, owner, Cataldo Hardware John Cox, owner, The Gavel Patrick Doherty, Mid-Point Engineering Deidre Foley, Wrentham Economic Development Commission Joanna McFarlane, Wrentham Economic Development Commission Jim Lorusso, Property Owner Janet Frye, Member At Large Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
MAPC INTRODUCTION Josh Fiala AIA AICP LEED AP Senior Regional Planner Metropolitan Area Planning Council Cynthia Wall Principal Planner Metropolitan Area Planning Council IMAGE: MAPC Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
MAPC INTRODUCTION IMAGE: MAPC Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
COMMUNITY FORUM Meeting Agenda Welcome! Study Introduction Town Center Zoning • Context for Zoning • Zoning Goals • Example Communities Feedback and Discussion Next Steps IMAGE: MAPC Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
STUDY INTRODUCTION • Building on the community vision • Acting proactively to protect its interests and define the future • Examining rezoning for the Town Center • Exploration of allowable uses, dimensional characteristics, and design potential of future investments • Framing future investments in the Town Center Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
ZONING CONTEXT Zoning Process Planning What is our Vision? Analyses Community Input Zoning Draft Zoning Community Input Finalize Zoning Town Meeting Approve Zoning Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Context Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
ZONING CONTEXT Community Vision (2012) • Were you there? Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
ZONING CONTEXT Community Vision (2012) • Respect our small town character • Create a more attractive downtown • Tyco/FRM: increase employment and provide opportunities for local businesses and an attraction to bring people to the site • Desired uses include an indoor farmer’s market, drugstore, bakery; mix of uses, multi-family residential, recreation for youth/YMCA • Pedestrian and bicycle connectivity • Build new structures with the design. scale and materials of traditional New England architecture Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Economic Development Analysis Key Findings • 86,000 square feet additional retail and food establishments • Could be 30 +/- businesses, varying in size • Possibilities include clothing stores, restaurants, convenience stores Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
ZONING CONTEXT What Zoning IS and IS NOT • Town’s local control over what is or isn’t allowed to occur on private land • Shapes future districts and may create incentives for market-based redevelopment • Zoning sets the framework for future investment, but does not compel landowners to do anything, current uses may remain as is Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Potential Allowable Uses • Two sub-areas: traditional village and Tyco site • More uses allowed by right, instead of requiring a special permit: retail store, bank, restaurant, outpatient health care, country inn, business office • At Tyco: Hotel, Shopping Center (ltd in size); by SP • New definition: “mixed use”, townhouse Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
TOWN CENTER ZONING IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Goal: Preserve and enhance character Addressed by: • Define zoning characteristics to reduce development pressure on developed properties • Enhance streetscape and open space connections • Explore façade improvement program IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Preservation of Character Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Goal: Invite investment and economic development Addressed by: • Increase feasibility of redevelopment activity through density increase • Open opportunity with new uses • Combine multiple appropriate uses and building types across large properties • Create a framework for high quality investment IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Multiple Appropriate Uses Mixed-use Extension of South Street Character Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Goal: Improve walkability and connections Addressed by: • Leverage the unique opportunity to expand Town Center • Use traditional village center principles to strengthen the Town Center • Strengthen walkability and critical mass of activity downtown IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Extend Walkable Blocks Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Extend Walkable Blocks Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Extend Walkable Blocks Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Extend a network of open spaces Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Goal: Enhance district vitality Addressed by: • Promote mixed-use development • Use of design standards to define district characteristics to frame street frontages and improve streetscape conditions • Design flexibility into the zoning IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Strengthen District Vitality Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Strengthen District Vitality Sweatt Park Common Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
GOALS FOR ZONING Goal: Expand residential base Addressed by: • Increase range of housing types in Town • Allow smaller unit sizes in mixed-use redevelopment • Provide units that are near walkable amenities • Benefit of adding local activity and spending IMAGE: BING.COM Wrentham Town Center Zoning | Community Forum | Town of Wrentham | Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) 12/12/17
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