Prelimary report on neighborhood visioning sessions for the proposed Riverside Avondale Zoning Overlay, Jacksonville, FL. 2007.

1. City of Jacksonville
Riverside/Avondale Zoning Overlay
“Report Back”
May 9th 2007
"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood." -- Daniel H. Burnham

2. Study Purpose
The purpose of the zoning overlay is to
create standards that support the existing
historic character of the community while
providing flexibility for redevelopment that
complements the nonresidential, residential
and mixed use elements found within the
community.

3. AGENDA
• Zoning Overlay, what does it mean?
• Overview of Workshops
• Guiding Principles
• Next Steps

4. Zoning
Overlay

5. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PROCESS
REGULATORY ESTABLISH DESIGN COMPONENTS:
MECHANISMS DEVELOPMENT DESIGN PROTOTYPE
RIGHTS
VISION: CHARACTER PROTYPE
STREETS SITE DESIGN BUILDING
DESIGN
COMMUNITY CHARACTER
Zoning Zoning Building
Street Lot Layout
Overlay Districts Types
Design
Conventional
/ Euclidean
Buffers, Signage
Zoning
Fences,
Walls
Conventional/
Mixed Use
Landscape
Zoning
& Open
Space
Planned
Development Off-Street
Parking
Miscellaneous

6. Overview of
Workshops

7. 134 Attendees
1st night, 47
2nd night, 48
3rd night, 39

8. Presentation

9. Defining Values . . .

10. Defining Values . . .

11. Values . . .
Historic
Mixed of Uses
Sense of Community
Trees
Walkability
Safety
Diversity
Community Small Scale
Parks

12. Historic

13. Mix of Uses

14. Sense of Community, Friendly
Willow Branch Park

15. Sense of Community, Friendly

16. Trees

17. Walkability

18. Safety

19. Diversity

20. Community Small Scale

21. Parks & Open Space
Memorial Park
Willow Branch Park
Typical Avondale Waterfront Park

22. Defining Issues . . .

23. Defining Issues . . .

24. … and votes were tallied

25. Issues
• Need for underground utilities
• Height and scale of new development is too large
• Adequate amounts of parking is not being provided
• Public access to the water should be maintained
• Trimming of trees by JEA is too severe
• Trees are being removed and not replaced
• Upkeep of alleys
• Transportation Management, too much traffic
• Not enough Code Enforcement
• Sidewalks need to be maintained and repaired
• Parks upkeep and crime need to be addressed
• Hospital should not expand
• City should purchase St. Johns Property and turn into a park

26. Map Exercise . . .
Map Exercise

27. Break Out Groups

28. Report Back

29. Guiding
Principles

30. Protect and Enhance
Existing Neighborhoods

31. Stockton/
Five Points
Riverside
St. Johns Quarter
Historic District
Avondale • Protect existing residential
neighborhoods

32. Stockton/
Five Points
Riverside
St. Johns Quarter
Historic District
Avondale • Protect existing residential
neighborhoods
• Encourage varying housing
Vary housing types in
transition areas between
types as transition to retail
commercial and residential
areas
uses

33. Stockton/
Five Points
Riverside
St. Johns Quarter
Historic District
Avondale • Protect existing residential
neighborhoods
• Encourage varying housing
Vary housing types in
transition areas between
types as transition to retail
commercial and residential
areas
uses
• Buffer residential
neighborhoods from highways

34. Stockton/
Five Points
Riverside
St. Johns Quarter
Historic District
Avondale • Protect existing residential
neighborhoods
• Encourage varying housing
Vary housing types in
transition areas between
types as transition to retail
commercial and residential
areas
uses
• Buffer residential
neighborhoods from highways
• New Development should
maintain appropriate scale,
height and density

35. Encourage
Responsible Growth

36. • New Development should
maintain appropriate scale,
height and density around
areas adjacent to established
neighborhoods

37. • New Development should
maintain appropriate scale,
height and density around
areas adjacent to established
neighborhoods
• Enhance existing retail and
encourage diverse commercial
uses

38. • New Development should
maintain appropriate scale,
height and density around
areas adjacent to established
neighborhoods
• Enhance existing retail and
encourage diverse commercial
uses
• Develop guidelines for
transition areas between
neighborhoods and retail areas

39. Celebrate the river and
develop new park spaces

40. Existing Parks and Walk Sheds
Actual 5-minute walk buffer
from existing parks

41. • Consider streetscape on major
pedestrian corridors and
around core retail areas

42. • Consider streetscape on major
pedestrian corridors and
around core retail areas
• Provide and maintain public
access to waterfront parks

43. • Consider streetscape on major
pedestrian corridors and
• Provide public access to
around core retail areas
waterfront pocket parks
• Provide and maintain public
• Extendto waterfront parks
access Riverwalk
• Develop new parks in
Extend Riverwalk
underserved areas

44. • Consider streetscape on major
pedestrian corridors and
• Provide public access to
around core retail areas
waterfront pocket parks
• Provide and maintain public
• Extendto waterfront parks
access Riverwalk
• Develop new parks in
Extend Riverwalk
• underserved areas open
Develop new parks and
space
• Re-use Middle School as a
community facility

45. • Consider streetscape on major
pedestrian corridors and
around core retail areas
• Provide and maintain public
access to waterfront parks
• Extend Riverwalk
• Develop new parks and open
space
• Re-use Middle School

46. Calm traffic and
address parking concerns

48. • Calm traffic on
Park St. and St. Johns Ave

49. • Calm traffic on
Park St. and St. Johns Ave
• Improve key intersections
for pedestrians and as
gateways

50. • Calm traffic on
Park St. and St. Johns Ave
• Improve key intersections
for pedestrians and as
gateways
• Increase and organize
parking supply

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• Increase and organize
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• Encourage development of
walkable streets and blocks

52. Next
Steps

53. PROJECT SCHEDULE
MONTHS
Contract Approval
Kick-off Meeting
Staff Coordination Meetings/
Steering Committee
Data Collection
Stakeholder Interviews/
Community Meetings
Draft Regulations
Revise Draft Regulations
Community Meeting
Final Regulations