A NEW TOOL FOR CORRIDORS
Instead of creating another custom code from scratch, which is often redundant, the planning team recommends the creation of a Corridor Form-Based Code that would be an adaptable but standardized zoning tool that could be applied to East Berry Street and other aging corridors around the City. As shown in the organizational digram on page 150, the tool would divide the form-based code into two sections, one would have the standards that are general in nature and that would apply to all corridors, followed by a district-specific code section that would include the district’s Regulating Plan and any other standards that are specific to the district (in this case, East Berry Street). Such a zoning tool would become a universal corridor form-based code framework (similar to a Corridor Specific SmartCode) with sub-districts (similar to transect zones) to address a range of conditions from the most urban/ walkable to sub-urban/auto-oriented that marries the street context with the private realm redevelopment opportunities. This Corridor Code would create four to five sub-districts that would be applied along commercial corridors based on the current and future roadway context identified (thus far, this framework has four sub-districts). Each corridor may not have all sub-districts, but should have at least three of the sub-districts below. The Regulating Plan would designate the boundaries of the different sub-districts included in the Corridor Code together with improvements to street and block networks. The initial sub-districts outlined in this report include the following:
CORRIDOR CENTER
CORRIDOR TRANSITION
CORRIDOR NODE
CORRIDOR GENERAL
A TOOL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD NODES In addition to the focus on the East Berry Street corridor, the planning team identified areas outside the corridor that had potential to become walkable, neighborhood-serving nodes, these were identified as Neighborhood Nodes. These node locations most closely correlated to the presence of E/ER Neighborhood Commercial zoning within nearby proximity of a residential neighborhood. The team proposed two alternative approaches to these areas that are discussed in greater detail on the following pages.
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