FORM-BASED CODE
In this context, the zoning framework should complement the evolving corridor context by calibrating the development regulations to locations that have the highest potential for walkable mixed-use redevelopment in the short run. The recommended approach to zoning along the corridor is to first, focus on minimizing any regulatory barriers to redevelopment, i.e., “allow good things to happen”. Current zoning is single-use zoning that separates commercial uses from single-family uses and multi-family uses. And where mixed- use zoning is in place along the corridor, the roadway context is entirely auto-oriented (such as Riverside and Berry) or there is no regulatory way to implement a walkable, compact, block structure which is typically accomplished via a “regulating plan.”
Successfully implementing mixed use or form-based zoning essentially requires continuity over a larger focus area (say, within a quarter mile walk-shed). Zoning individual sites or parcels for mixed use will not aggregate the benefit of walkable development over the needed critical mass of a walk-shed. Form-based zoning, by its very definition, implements a specific urban form and is based on the vision balanced with realities on the ground (market, community, and roadway). The East Berry corridor is similar to several other aging commercial corridors in the City. As the City moves forward with investing in redevelopment along these other corridors, it will become important to have a consistent zoning framework that can be calibrated to the specific needs of the different corridors, but also creates a common set of zoning tools for ease of administration and applicability.
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