Midtown Walkable Place Pilot Area Planning and Development Department City of Houston November 07, 2018 1
Midtown Pilot Area 2
3 Pedestrian Realm
Property Line Property Line Private Property Private Property Right of Way 4
What is a walkable place district about? To create a place/destination sensitive to the local context 5
6 Walkable, but not a place
7 Walkable P lace
Chapter 42 Subdivision, Development and Platting Ordinance that regulates development. • Minimum set backs • Minimum property size for land uses • Density 8
Chapter 26 Parking Ordinance that regulates Parking. • Minimum parking requirements for cars and bicycles 9
Chapter 33 –Article V Trees, shrubs and Screening Fences Ordinance that regulates landscaping. • Trees and shrubs for developments 10
Milam - Dennis 11
Holman - Fannin 12
Milam - Drew 13
McGowen - Travis 14
15 Main
Milam - Dennis 16
Main - Berry 17
Main - Berry 18
Louisiana - Elgin 19
Fannin - Elgin 20
Gray - Baldwin 21
Main - Rosalie 22
Main - Holman 23
Travis - Elgin 24
Wheeler - Fannin 25
26
Pedestrian Realm – Building & site design – Parking /Mobility 27
Pedestrian Realm 28
Property Line 10 feet set back Pedestrian Realm Current requirement – local streets Pedestrian Realm 29
Property Line 25 feet set back Pedestrian Realm Current requirement – major thoroughfares Pedestrian Realm 30
Property Line Parking Lot 65 feet Current set back requirements encourage parking to be located between the building and the pedestrian realm Pedestrian Realm 31
8’ Clearance height 8’ Clearance height for canopies and for canopies and signs signs 20 Feet 15 Feet 8’ Unobstructed sidewalk 5’ Safety Buffer 6’ Unobstructed sidewalk 4’ Safety Buffer Category 1 – 20’ Pedestrian Realm Category 2 – 15’ Pedestrian Realm Pedestrian Realm 32
20 Feet Pedestrian Realm Pedestrian Realm 33
15 Feet Pedestrian Realm Pedestrian Realm 34
Property Line More buildable area 10 feet set back Pedestrian Realm Pedestrian Realm 35
Property Line More buildable area 25 feet set back Pedestrian Realm Pedestrian Realm 36
5’ setback Property Line Public Access Easement 15’ Pedestrian Realm 10 feet set back Pedestrian Realm 37
10’ setback Property Line More buildable area – 15’ Public Access Easement 20’ Pedestrian Realm 25 feet set back Pedestrian Realm 38
Building & Site Design 39
Primary entrance Active Ground Transparency 12 feet Minimum facing the street Floor use ground floor height Building and site design 40
41 Building and site design
50% Transparency 8 Feet Building and site design – Category 1 42
30% Transparency 8 Feet Building and site design – Category 2 43
15% Transparency on secondary frontage 30% Transparency Building and site design 44
Entrance facing the street and connecting to the pedestrian realm Building and site design 45
Parking & Mobility 46
Parking = Market base No minimum parking requirements 47
Parking Mobility 48
Parking lot Parking Mobility 49
Parking lot Parking lot Parking Mobility 50
Property between tracts Street Street Building Parking Mobility 51
Corner property Street Street Street Building Parking Mobility 52
Full Block property Street Street Street Street Building Parking Mobility 53
Minimize number of new curb cuts per block face. Remove unused curb cuts. Parking Mobility 54
Bicycle Parking One bicycle parking space A space for at least 4 bicycles Parking Mobility 55
Bicycle Parking requirements for office, retail and residential (multi-family) From One bicycle parking space To: Short term: One bicycling parking space Long term: One bicycle parking space Parking Mobility 56
Bicycle Parking location Public right of way Private property Parking Mobility 57
What does this mean to properties within the district? 58
Property Line More buildable area 25 feet set back Pedestrian Realm More buildable area 59
Improved Pedestrian Realm 60
Better design 61
Certainty 62
Process to Create a Walkable Place District/ Corridor 63
Next Steps in the Process • Digest public comments • Update the Walkable Places Committee • Send out response forms to property owners 64
Discussion 65
Recommend
More recommend
