City of Waynesboro Entrance Corridor Design Guidelines

1.Rosser Ave. 2.West Main St. 3.Ivy St. 4.Delphine Ave. 5.East Main Street 6.I-64 7.Broad St. The Entrance Corridors

New Entrance Corridor Regulations in Zoning Ordinance are limited: -> Establishes 95- foot Maximum Setback -> Regulates the massing of buildings over 60,000 square feet Why Guidelines for Entrance Corridors

1.Aesthetic improvements supports economic redevelopment. Promotes tourism Entrance Corridors make critical first impressions on business prospects. 2.Increases in property values. 3.This is where we live… Attractive streets are important to our quality of life. 4.Establishes goals for (future) implementation plans. 5.Enables citizens, staff, and decision makers to evaluate development proposals and plan for public projects.

Outside the Right of Way Within the Right of Way “Built Form” “Street Components” Right of Way Coordinating Public versus Private Commercial Residential

Street Components Built Form Coordinating Public versus Private Right of Way

Built Form Types 1.Suburban Highway Commercial Form 2.Suburban Mixed Use Form 3.Urban Mixed Use Form 4.Residential/ Office Form 5.Residential Form 6.Interstate Form The West End Retail Area West Main Street Area Delphine/ East Main Street Area Rosser Avenue near West Main Street Deceasing in Intensity “Fronting” versus “Backing”

Suburban Highway Commercial Form “ Must protect and promote our success…”

Unified building design Excessive parking lot Articulated building design Landscaped parking lot 95’ maximum building setback Provide landscaped screening for front parking Add street trees Provide high quality signs Suburban Highway Commercial Form “ Must protect and promote our success…”

Suburban Highway Commercial Form “ Must protect and promote our success…” Wayfinding Signage

Suburban Mixed Use Form “What was… Transformed into what could be…”

Urban Mixed Use Form “ Must redevelop to revitalize…”

Residential Office Form “Thoughtful conversion…” Encourage reuse of existing vacant single family houses as professional offices or small businesses Add screening to reduce the impact of front parking Use street trees to form a unified streetscape. Use landscaping to reinforce the importance of key locations. Allow office and neighborhood uses that maintain residential scale and quality. Reduce the visual impact of mass of building. Locate building closer to street with parking at side or rear

Residential Form “ Maintaining our Neighborhoods”

Interstate 64 Form “How do we want to be viewed?”

Improvements within Right-of-Way Street Components: Lane Configurations Landscaping Signage (Public & Private) Wayfinding Signs Sidewalks Access Management