1. Roosevelt Road Form-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009

2. Why new form-based zoning? Recommended in 2001 corridor study

3. Why new form-based zoning? Streetscape plan calls for enhancement of appearance and pedestrian environment; new form-based zoning will complement

4. Study Area

7. Existing conditions: buildings out to the sidewalk

8. Existing conditions: buildings without setbacks

9. Existing conditions: buildings with shop windows

10. Existing conditions: buildings at corners

11. Existing conditions: blocks in transition

12. Existing conditions: buildings with setbacks

13. Existing conditions: auto-oriented development

14. Existing conditions: parking next to (on?) sidewalk

15. Existing conditions: buildings with blank walls

16. – Define building types permitted in corridor – Require building orientation and disposition to enhance pedestrian access, safety and comfort – Require parking to be located behind building or to the side with buildings built out to the sidewalk – Require buildings on corner lots to “hold the corner” Key form elements: building type, orientation and disposition

17. Focus on form and scale Single-story shopfront

18. Focus on form and scale Mixed-use shopfront

19. Focus on form and scale General commercial

20. Focus on form and scale Multi-dwelling

21. Focus on form and scale Townhouses

22. Focus on form and scale Civic/ Institutional buildings

23. – Establish priorities for storefronts at sidewalk – Create incentives for mixed-use – Promote building types compatible with existing buildings and forms Building types promote form

24. – Pedestrian-oriented blocks – Transition blocks – Auto-oriented blocks Context matters

25. Pedestrian blocks

26. Transitional blocks

27. Auto-oriented blocks

28. Parking location – Buildings rather than parking should be most prominent – Buildings at corners are critical; parking at corner breaks up two streets – Parking should be located to the rear or side of buildings – Driveways reduce street parking and pedestrian safety; use alleys and side streets

29. Buildings should be prominent

30. Prominent buildings (minimum setback of 2.5 ft and maximum of 10 ft.)

31. “Holding the corner” is critical – Corner locations are highly visible – Corner locations influence the appearance of two streets – Buildings at corners can make businesses more prominent and identifiable – The layout and design of buildings at corners involves many options depending on context: pedestrian, transition, or auto-oriented

32. Pedestrian blocks: 80/30 option

33. Pedestrian blocks: 70/40 option

34. Pedestrian blocks: 60/50 option

35. Transition blocks: 60/30 option

36. Transition blocks: 50/40 option

37. Auto-oriented blocks: 50/30 option

38. Details matter – Landscaping – Storefront windows – Building materials and building articulation – Awnings, canopies and pedestrian amenities

39. Landscape setbacks

40. Building materials and blank walls

41. Storefront windows

42. Garbage and service area setbacks

43. Standards for awnings/canopies

44. – Encourage building types that allow people to live close to retail, service, entertainment – Encourage mixed-use – Encourage taller buildings that help create a sense of place and help define the edges and boundaries of the corridor – Encourage enclosed parking by allowing taller buildings Mixed-use and pedestrian design

45. Building height limits

46. Mixing shops and residents

47. Roosevelt Road Form-Based Zoning Berwyn City Council Committee of the Whole December 8, 2009

48. Making improvements for pedestrians