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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous (2) ,i i i ~i t ,Figure 1 r I, Figure 2 ZONING _. '. Figure 3 ,I_ 'l -.. '~ Figure 6 ;, LAND USE I ', .. <~..,, Figure 7 ;.... ~. L. . ~.,~ Figure 8 ,..,~ ~, , Figure 9 ~- i .~~1 A, j I 1 uo! ;~ ' t: -- ,; ._ iS t~LS~USSIQN AND .ANAL S I ~.~ ~j ~ W C MMERCIAIJ ZQNING DISTRICT NE o , f~- , ~ ~ is review ro~ided an o ortunit to address a need that had existed f or some tine; the need Th p pp y , .. for an addltlonal commercial zoning d~~trlct to be available City-wide. Presently thy, City has. a ~, eneral commercial district (C-1}that allows a wide ran a of commercial uses that vary greatly g g ~~~` i ation and land use intensit ,The next less intense district tC-3 Planned m terms of traffic gener y _- . Commercial} allows no restaurants, theaters, ni ht clubs, or other high traffic generators. There g ire man locations within the Ci where these ,commercial uses arse a ro rate but not y ~ pp p ~'~ '~ fuses available in the C-:1 General Commercial district. When necessarily. the enure range o ,- ~ ~_ locations: f or these commercial uses are desired an a ` li~ant is lef t having to request the C-1 zone pp _ with its wide ran a-of uses.: g Therefore the Staffand P&ZSub-Committee develo ed details for another commercial Zoning p district referred to as C-B :Business Commercial. Its ur ose is s eaficah intended as an _p p p Y alternative tothe C-1 General Commercial district for areas where certain commercial uses may be acce table but where more intense uses would not be com atible with existin coning and p ~ g t- ~ land uses. The district re wires that business be conducted wholl within an enclosed building q y and that certain uses (convenience store and as stations) be rohibted. The range o~E permitted g p ~~ ~ , uses would include: - i __ Offices, Retail Sales, ~~~ ~ Art Studios, ~.~._.Lf Cleaners (no on-site Cleaning), .. Dance or Music Schools, ~~ , Domestic Household and Office ~ ui menf Rentals, q p , Dormitories,: Financial Institutions, r--~ Hotels, L _~ Personal Service Shops, Restaurants, ~i Theaters Other Uses Ma Be Permitted b the Commission. y y ~~ The Committee examined the tracts that had been :Zoned C-1 since 1985 and determined that ~~f `these tracts hould be rezoned to the, new C-B. district. All other C-1 tracts in the study area ~_~~, ~t hould also be considered for rezonin to the new'district. g ,~, ,- ' _ . Uniuersifiy Drive Corridor Study 23 ~..... , ,_.:.J Figure ,11 _ I - i i -. i~ - - :. - Area 4-This area is located on the south side of Universi immediately across. ,,, ~ f rom the Hilton and the Chimne Hill area. Drvewa access to this area would Y Y ~~.~ not meet o osite drivewa s acin r uirements due to numerous existing pp Y p g ~~-~~ drivewa son he north side of Univer-si As shown on the Driveway Access y ~ . illustration three drivewa locations to serve five individual tracts could be Y W considered if the a ro riate access easements were:. rovided. pp p p _T, Area 5-This area includes the undevelo ed ie-sha d tract of land located p p _l in-the southwest corner of the Lincoln/Uluversi intersection. The area tY would be ermined one access drive to Universi in accordance with the p --~ access oli .This drive would need to be located such that it would be p ~Y a1i ned directly opposite a future drive on the.::north side of Unwerslty. Access. g . to Lincolncould. also be permitted, assuming: appropriate sight ,distance ,_~ consideration. Area 6 -This area is located in the southeast corner of he Lincoln/University ' intersection. If ad'acent s acin re uirements were a lied, access to this tract J _ p g _ q pp via Universi would be denied. However, due to it's near compliance with. ~' s aan r uirements, access to Universi could be considered if :appropriate ---~ p g ~ ~' recautions are considered in driveway design. Access.. to Lincoln could be p ermined when si ht distance has been considered. p g Area 7 -This area is located on he south side of University between Glenhaven `' `Drive and the E. B ass. If access f 1. r uirements were applied, access to yp ~ ~y ~ Universit would not be ermined. The future access drives. alon Universt are lar el de endent on new recedin develop- g Y g y p p !~ merits. The drivewa location of a new develo merit will effect the- access possibilities of _Y p .. ~ o osite and ad'acent ro erties on University; Drive. pp l p p ~~ al n Universi. Drive and thereb influence the e Zaning can control the types_of land uses o g . ty ,: y typ and volume of traffic enerated. Hea volumes of commercially generated traffic (such as that __.~ g ~' on Texas Avenue) would have an adverse im act on the thoroughfare. Land: uses should be p ~~ limited to those that enerate low to moderate. traffic and exclude those that generate large g -~ ~ volumes of " eak hour traf f c" .Land uses eneratin lar a volumes of "of f peak" traf f is should p g g .g a be considered on a case: b :case. basis. y The eometric desi of drivewa s could also be used to control the access to University Drive. g ~ Y -a Drivewa s not meetin s acm delines et f orth in the access policy could be designed f or y _ g p g limited access b the addition of a median or channelization improvement to University or by _, y , '~ ~ includin channellzation in the drivewa desi n Three es of access drivewa s w~1~h medians '~~ g y g ~ Y. _-~' and channelizaton limiting or prohibiting left turns could be used. Such driveways have . movements includin "No lef t out", "No lef t in", and '~Vo lef t in or out" . _ v 0 ., __ 'Universi Drive Corridor Study 30 ~- ., ~ ~ . j ~~ Figure :12