Montgomery Citizens’ Leadership Academy 2.0 Housing
Schedule for this evening 6:00 Dinner 6:15 Welcome and Introductions 6:20 Community Building Institute, Liz Blume 6:45 City of Montgomery, Tracy Roblero & Melissa Hays 7:15 What struck you? 7:25 Break 7:35 Housing Diversity Exercise 8:00 Future Land Use Exercise 8:55 Wrap up 2 Providing superior services with integrity. Partnering with you to build a great community!
Presenters for this evening Liz Blume, Community Building Institute Tracy Roblero, Community Development Director Melissa Hays, Zoning and Code Compliance Officer 3 Providing superior services with integrity. Partnering with you to build a great community!
ExistingLand Use 5.7 % 8.7 % 3.2% Cemetery (5.7%) 2.8% Institutional (8.7%) Multi Family (3.2%) 5.9% Office (2.8%) Parks/Open Space (5.9%) 3.6% Retail/Commercial (3.6%) Single Family (70.1%) 70.1%
Existing Small Lot Single Family Detached Subdivisions • Vintage Club • Coventry Court • Ferris Williams Subdivision • Orchard Trail
Current Issues Impacting Single Family Residential Uses • Existing housing stock lacks the features and amenities that today’s home buyers seek. • Property appreciation due to factors including teardowns, a desirable school district, community appearance, location, land costs and other market forces is increasing the cost of existing homes beyond the reach of first time homebuyers. • Energy costs may affect the size of new houses and the desirability of existing housing. • There are areas around the Heritage District where many of the lots do not meet the existing zoning regulations for lot width and size which restricts the ability of owners to sell or upgrade these properties.
Current Issues Impacting Single Family Residential Uses • Existing single family residences on major arteries may not appreciate as quickly as other residences . • Existing neighborhoods may be impacted by cut through traffic and an overall increase in traffic. • Teardowns will continue to impact single family neighborhoods, replacing older, modest dwelling units with more expensive houses that can impact the grading and drainage of the area. • Homebuyers seek pedestrian oriented neighborhoods where they can walk to shopping and services. • Significant amount of turnover of large lot properties as older residents seek to downsize and reduce property maintenance.
Policies for the Future • The City will continue to support and protect the high quality, low density, single family residential character of the City’s established neighborhoods. • The City will allow market forces to determine the rate and extent to which existing neighborhoods are being redeveloped through the teardown/rebuild process. • The City will evaluate areas in the City where the ‘A’ residential zoning may be restricting reinvestment and the proper maintenance of the properties.
Existing Multi-Family • Mayfair of Montgomery: 100 units • Creeks of Montgomery: 47 units • Tollgate Condominiums: 76 units • Cooper Creek Apartments: 33 units • 9526 Main Street: 37 units • 7942 Remington: 8 units • Montgomery Hill: 10 units • 7925 Remington Road: 3 units • Twin Lakes Senior Living Community: 118 apartments with 45 more proposed • Valley Creek Senior Apartments: 71 units
Current Issues Impacting Multi-Family Residential Uses • Existing rental apartments are being torn down and replaced by condominiums, or the apartments themselves are being converted to condominiums. New apartments, other than for senior citizens at Twin Lakes, are not being developed. • There is an interest in higher density multi-family condominiums on parcels surrounding the downtown historic district. The desired density exceeds the current zoning requirements. • There is a desire for land arrangements that encourage ‘walkability’ with a mix of uses including multi-family and office/retail. • Many older residents living on ½ acre lots would like to downsize and remain in Montgomery; however, there is a shortage of affordable options.
Policies for the Future – Multi-Family • The City supports development of new multi-family residential units in targeted areas outside of single family residential neighborhoods, and particularly surrounding the downtown historic district. • The City encourages mixed use developments which incorporate multi- family uses and are designed to encourage pedestrian connections between uses. • The City supports higher density development around the historic district than in other areas zoned for multiple dwelling units per lot; however, this density should not exceed ten units per acre unless developed under the Planned Unit Development criteria. • The decision of whether multi-unit developments are rental or ownership should be market driven.
Questions Moving Forward • Who is the next generation of home buyer? • What type of housing does the community want? • What type of housing does the community need? • Should the City influence the housing market? • If so, how so?
Housing Diversity Exercise
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Status Quo • Accessory Dwelling Units • Tiny Houses • Live/Work Units • Maximum Square Footage Requirements • Rezoning to allow for smaller lot sizes • Loosening panhandle regulations
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Allowing two-family dwelling units in single family districts • Rezoning properties to multi-family • Modifying existing multi-family regulations to allow for higher density and/or increased building height • Incentives to keep price point low • Mixed Use Developments • Other ideas?
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Status Quo • Accessory Dwelling Units • Tiny Houses • Live/Work Units • Maximum Square Footage Requirements • Rezoning to allow for smaller lot sizes • Loosening panhandle regulations
Accessory Dwelling Units
Accessory Dwelling Units
Tiny Houses
Live/Work Units
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Status Quo • Accessory Dwelling Units • Tiny Houses • Live/Work Units • Maximum Square Footage Requirements • Rezoning to allow for smaller lot sizes • Loosening panhandle regulations
Rezoning to allow for smaller lot sizes
Loosening Panhandle Regulations • 1.5 times minimum lot size • Area located in panhandle does not count toward total square footage • 1.5 times side and rear yard setback • 20’ of frontage on public street
Two-Family Homes
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Allowing two-family dwelling units in single family districts • Rezoning properties to multi-family • Modifying existing multi-family regulations to allow for higher density and/or increased building height • Incentives to keep price point low • Mixed Use Developments • Other ideas?
Increased density/height – Multi-Family
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Allowing two-family dwelling units in single family districts • Rezoning properties to multi-family • Modifying existing multi-family regulations to allow for higher density and/or increased building height • Incentives to keep price point low • Mixed Use Developments • Other ideas?
Mixed Use Developments
Mixed Use Developments
Ideas to Diversify Housing Stock • Allowing two-family dwelling units in single family districts • Rezoning properties to multi-family • Modifying existing multi-family regulations to allow for higher density and/or increased building height • Incentives to keep price point low • Mixed Use Developments • Other ideas?
Future Land Use Exercise • Each group will be assigned one of the top four ideas for diversifying housing stock in the City. • Each group will be supplied with an aerial of the existing land use, an existing zoning map and a blank map of the City. • Each group will have a set of questions to answer about the implementation of the idea in the City, given existing land use. • A staff member will serve as the facilitator and take notes for each group . • Each group will report out to the full group at the end of the discussion period.
Future Land Use Exercise If time allows, taking into account existing land use, color a future land use map using the following colors for each land use – Yellow: Single Family Residential – Green: Single and Two Family Residential – Brown: Multi-Family Residential – Purple: Mixed Use (Commercial, Office, Multi-Family Residential) – Red: Commercial only – Blue: Office only
Wrap up & Questions and Answers 33 Providing superior services with integrity. Partnering with you to build a great community!
Thank You! 34 Providing superior services with integrity. Partnering with you to build a great community!
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