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NormalAvenueNormal Avenue
Planning Commission
Study Session
February 26, 2013
Tonight’s
presentation
•Existing Conditions
•Early Concepts
•Public Charrette
•Proposed Plan
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Project Area
Project Area
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City Limits and Urban Growth Boundary
Wetlands and Floodplains
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Undeveloped Property
Normal Ave. Railroad
Crossing (Private)
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Normal Ave.
unimproved –private drive
Survey Results
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Survey Results
Early Concepts
Water Resource Protection Areas buffer wetlands and streams
•Wetland W9, (the middle school wetland)
•Wetland W12 (a linear isolated wetland)()
•Cemetery Creek and its associated wetland W4
•Clay Creek.
•These resources provide a frame for the development pattern,
•Should be maintained as public assets,
•Should be incorporated into pedestrian and bike system,
•Should be utilized as part of a LID approach to stormwater
management.
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Early Concepts
Transportation System Functions well in surrounding area
New Network should:
•Provide for a walkable grid of small blocks,
•Provide access through entire site without encouraging cut‐
through traffic,
•Should be consistent with City’s spacing and other standards,
•Should accent WRPAs,
•Should provide view corridor(s).
Early Concepts
Land Use and Housing Trends:
The study area is not likely appropriate for commercial uses,
Housing should respond to local/national trends:Housing should respond to local/ national trends:
•Aging population and millenialsstarting out
•Smaller units
•50/50 tenure in Ashland
•Affordability is needed.
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Early Concepts
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2012 Charrette
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Draft Plan
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Draft Plan
Draft Plan
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Draft Plan
Transportation:
1 –Follows waterways
2 –Provides walkable design
3 –Weaves New Normal through site3 –Weaves New Normal through site
4–Allow for Phasing
5 –Provides view corridor
6 ‐Based on City standards except:
A –Curblessdesigns
B –The paths/ sidewalks for facilities adjacent to WRPAs will be
allowed to meander away from the travel lanes and into the WRPA so long as it
is designed with a sustainable approach to its placement, drainage, and
materials, and only when the ecological function of the WRPAS is unharmed.
Draft Plan
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Draft Plan
Next Steps:p
Gather stakeholder input,
Finalize code language,
Produce Final Plan images, documents, and maps
Questions?
Revisions and Directions for Final
Draft Plan
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