Community Meeting May 22, 2013 City of Richmond Department of Planning & Development Review

 Welcome  Introduction of Staff Team  Re-Cap of Master Plan Recommendations  Re-Zonings to Implement Master Plan  Discussion of T-1 Transitional Zoning District  Next Steps  Q & A  Adjourn 2

 “This lack of long-range planning has shown itself in excessive issuance of Special Use Permits and Variances, congestion, and a lack of infrastructure to meet the current needs and demands of the area.” 3

 November 21, 2011, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and adopted proposed amendments to the Master Plan for the Libbie/Grove & Libbie/Patterson Service Areas  February 13, 2012, the City Council adopted amendments to the Master Plan for the Libbie/Grove & Libbie/Patterson Service Areas 4

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 Connect commercial areas of Grove Avenue and Patterson Avenue via Libbie Avenue  Make the area a destination by creating a sense of place  Provide additional open space within area  Improve sidewalks, plant street trees, install street lighting and other pedestrian amenities throughout area  Narrow the streets and provide for bicycles 6

 New development and redevelopment should include:  Range of residential and commercial uses  Mix of pedestrian and vehicular scales  Buildings be between 2 & 3 stories tall  Setbacks match existing development pattern or be adjacent to the sidewalk  Parking located to the rear of the building with opportunities for shared parking with adjacent development 7

 Public and Open Space  Transitional Office  Community Commercial  Mixed-Use 8

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20 How to Meet Master Plan Goals and transition between the 2 community commercial nodes?

 Expand the Libbie/Grove & Libbie/Patterson Service Areas to include parcels fronting on Libbie Avenue  New development/redevelopment-Libbie Avenue A range of residential/commercial uses Reflect a pedestrian scale Buildings of two stories in height Setbacks that match the existing development pattern Parking located to the rear of the building Provision for shared parking Mix of uses for lots fronting Libbie Avenue between Guthrie Avenue & Kensington Avenue to be predominately residential  Create a new zoning district which incorporates the new development/redevelopment criteria 22

 Encourage a compatible and attractive mix of dwelling, office and limited commercial uses that primarily serve adjacent neighborhoods  Promote transitions from commercial nodes (Libbie/Grove & Libbie/Patterson) to intervening residential neighborhoods  Promote transition of land uses over time by providing an environment suitable for maintaining existing homes while enabling opportunities for future conversion to or redevelopment of permitted uses  Permit a mix of moderate-scale uses on individual properties and adaptive reuse of underutilized buildings  Permit redevelopment of existing uses that are pedestrian-oriented in scale and location  Discourage high-intensity or large-scale commercial uses, auto- oriented uses and freestanding multi-family uses  Promote a pedestrian-friendly environment by providing for buildings oriented to the street with limited interruption by driveways 23

 Permitted uses- prohibits drive-up facilities and facilities for dispensing of motor fuels and limits non-dwelling uses to an aggregate floor area of 2,000 ft.² Adult day care facilities Art galleries Banks and savings and loan offices Day nurseries Dwelling units-to the rear or above a permitted principal use (3:1 ratio) Laundromats Live/work units Offices 24

 Permitted uses-continued Parking areas on lots occupied by buildings devoted to permitted principal uses Parks-operated by governmental agency Personal service businesses Retail stores and shops Single-family detached lawfully existing on the effective date of the ordinance  Single dwellings not considered non-conforming  Single dwellings may be maintained, improved, enlarged, extended or structurally altered or may be reconstructed if damaged 25

 Conditional uses allow authorization by City Council, after recommendation by the Planning Commission, of certain uses which, although generally appropriate in the district in which they are permitted, have potentially greater impacts on neighboring properties than uses which are permitted by right  Conditional uses must be considered in the context of surrounding land uses, other site-specific factors, and a determination in each case of the potential impacts from the use and the measures proposed by the applicant to mitigate such impacts  Conditional uses provide the opportunity for the City to approve or disapprove a use or impose such conditions as reasonably necessary to ensure the use will be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood  Conditional uses require the conduct of public hearings by the Planning Commission and City Council 26

 Restaurants, tea rooms, cafés, delicatessens, ice cream parlors and similar food and beverage service establishments, including catering businesses Not including establishments providing live entertainment Not including establishments were food or beverage is intended be consumed on the premises outside a completely enclosed building The aggregate floor area of such uses shall not exceed 2,000 ft.²  Non-dwelling uses The aggregate floor area of such uses on a lot exceeds 2,000 ft.² but does not exceed 4,000 ft.²  Building height of three stories, when dwelling units are contained within the same building as other permitted principal uses 27

 Front yard-not less than 18 feet or greater than 25 feet  Side yard-not less than 6 feet except where a side lot line abuts or is situated across an alley from property in an R or RO district which shall have a side yard of not less than 10 feet  Rear yard-not less than 20 feet 28

 An opaque structural fence or wall of not less than 6 feet in height is required adjacent to a side or rear lot line that abuts property in a residential district  Parking areas containing five or more spaces and located within 50 feet of a single- or two-family use must be screened with an opaque structural fence or wall of not less than 6 feet in height 29

 Areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles shall not be located closer to the street than the rear of the main building on the lot  Off-street parking spaces required for dwelling units may be supplied by off-street parking spaces provided for non-dwelling uses, subject to the following conditions: The non-dwelling use is not routinely open, used or operated after 6:00 P.M. or before 8:00 A.M. on any day The total number of off-street parking spaces provided for dwelling units, including spaces shared with non-dwelling uses and spaces provided exclusively for dwelling units, shall not be less than one space per dwelling unit  In the case of conversion of an existing dwelling use to another permitted use, a driveway from the street providing access to a parking area need not exceed 9 feet in width  Cross-easements for driveways and parking areas is permitted 30

 By right building height of 2 stories  Building height of 3 stories permitted by conditional use  Story height is defined as having a height of not less than 10 feet and not greater than 12 feet  Minimum height for a new main building of not less than 16 feet 31

 Street level story-Not less than 30% nor greater than 45% of the building façade between two and eight feet in height shall be comprised of windows or glass doors  Upper stories- A minimum of 30% of the building façade between two and eight feet in height above the street level story shall be comprised of windows or glass doors 32

 Permitted signs-wall signs, suspended signs and awning and canopy signs  Permitted sign area-aggregate area of all signs directed toward or intended to be viewed from any street frontage shall not exceed 16 ft.²  Internally illuminated signs are not permitted 33

 Adherence to T-1 District Intent Statement and Regulations Permitted uses are limited to low-intensity uses that typically serve adjacent neighborhoods Auto-oriented uses, drive-up facilities and motor fuel dispensing facilities are prohibited High-intensity or large-scale commercial or multi-family uses are not permitted A mix of moderate-scale uses, as well as adaptive reuse of underutilized existing buildings is encouraged Existing single-family dwellings are permitted by right resulting in gradual conversions over time Provision of live/work units encourages modest conversion of existing single-family dwellings 34

 Adherence to T-1 District Intent Statement and Regulations Walk-in traffic is facilitated through a combination of intensity and scale of use limitations as well as mixed-use character of the area Provision of shared parking Off-street parking located to the rear of buildings Exclusive use of lots for independent off-street parking areas is not permitted Building height limited to 2 stories with 3-story allowance as a conditional use Square foot limitation on by-right uses and uses requiring a conditional use permit 35

 T-1 Transitional Mixed-Use District No effect on existing SUP/BZA approvals in cases where the existing approvals do not comply with the T-1 District Regulations Existing SUP/BZA approvals may be abandoned if no longer required as a result of rezoning to the T- 1 District 36

 Comments & Feedback  Refinement of Parking & Traffic Study Based on Comments  Final Reviews/Presentation Rezoning  Introduction of Rezoning to Council  Planning Commission Public Hearing  Council Public Hearing 37

Thank you for your attention! Q & A