Key Takeaways About 40% of the Eastside is currently floodplain, open space, or undeveloped/vacant uses toward the northern study area boundary. There is opportunity to build upon the active transportation network in these areas where development could not occur. The Eastside is largely residential with 36% single family use. Potential recommendations from this plan should encourage developments that provide for these neighborhoods and other destinations near and in the Eastside.
Z ONING
Existing zoning in the Eastside is a mix of single use (residential, commercial, and industrial) and mixed-use zoning districts. Over 60% of the study area is zoned residential, with lower-density housing concentrated in the interior areas and multi-family residential clustered along the IH-30 corridor between Woodhaven Boulevard and Village Creek. Approximately 13% of the study area is commercially zoned and low-intensity commercial is located along East Lancaster Avenue frontage and along IH-820 and IH-30 frontage. Typically, these are commercial- only with predominantly auto-oriented development. High intensity commercial zoning is located at major intersections like IH-30 and IH-820 and Eastchase Parkway and IH-30, see Figure 26. The City recently amended MU-1 and MU-2 districts to remove barriers to redevelopment. Also, six areas are zoned for mixed use in the Eastside. Almost 9% of the study area is zoned as industrial and predominantly located along rail corridors in the western study area. Much of the industrial zoning is due to its proximity to the railroad corridor and legacy industrial uses. While light industrial and warehouse uses are compatible with redevelopment, heavy industrial and manufacturing uses may inhibit the area from transitioning to a more livable corridor.
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FORT WORTH EASTSIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
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