August 3rd Dunwoody Comp Plan Presentation Preview

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Comprehensive PlanCommunity Workshop August 3rd, 2009


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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS

Department of Community Affairs regulates 3 components:AssessmentParticipationCommunity Agenda

Community Assessment data, maps, issues

Community Agenda: Vision for Future Development (Character Areas)

Action Plan Prepared with Community Involvement


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Community Assessment Snapshot

Population 43,000 - estimate for 2008

53,019 - projection for 2030 (ESRI BAO)20% - under 18 for 2008

13.5% - 65 or older for 200823% - estimated increase for 65 or older 2030

Demographics73% - White

10% - Asian

12% - Hispanic9% - African-American (2008)


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Community Assessment Snapshot

Housing $354,054 - estimated median home value $98,648 - median income 52% - Home Ownership

36% - Renters (2008)Employment 28,000 - 2000 employment (primarily finance and professional) 50,000 - 2030 employmentTransportation

76% - commute alone to work 10% - commute by carpool 6% - commute by transit (2000)


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Existing Land Use

Category % Acreage

Cemeteries 0.19% 15.54

Commercial 13.14% 1,092.84

Forest 1.16% 96.15

Institutional Extensive 0.34% 28.13

Institutional Intensive 4.87% 404.70

Parks 0.91% 75.78

Residential High 1.51% 125.54

Residential Low 0.36% 29.96

Residential Medium 65.64% 5,459.54

Residential Multi 7.85% 653.06

Reservoirs 0.36% 30.25

TCU 2.94% 244.67

Transitional 0.73% 60.70

Total Acreage 1.00 8316.86

Dunwo od y Existing Land Use

All residential categories = 85%

Nonresidential commercial andinstitutional = 18%

Commercial = 13%.

LAND USE CATEGORIES:


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Prior Meetings

Refined Issues and Opportunities (on-going)

Change and Preserve mapping identified:

Areas likely to change/undergo pressures for change

Areas that need protection Parks and Bicycle/Pedestrian options

Lack of Connectivity

Transportation, transit plans, development type Community facilities and capital funds


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Connectivity

Accessibility

Building to open space ratio

Transition

Development types

Streetscape

URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES


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Connectivity: Development patterns

Where can Dunwoody promote connectivity by 2030?


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Connectivity

0.9 miles

2.4 miles

3.1 miles


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Accessibility

Where do we need to improveaccess by 2030?

Safe sidewalks

Easier to use transit

Open spaces and major destinationareas connected by transit

A future with smarter vehicles


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Ratio of building to open space

Different amount of open space with same

FAR (square footage)

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) regulates development bydividing square footage of building (its floor area)

on a lot by the total lot area.


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Building to open space ratio

Different amount of open space with same

Floor Area Ratio (FAR)


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Mixed Uses

Development Types

Dunwoody in Year2030 What development type,

land use or mix of usesare appropriate in eachcharacter area?


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Mixed Use Development Examples


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Development Type Transitions

High densityMedium densityLow density


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Mixed Use development Residential District

TransitionalBuffer

Transition Controls

Transition between two different uses


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Transition controls

Transition from the street


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Streetscape Different roads have

different character too auto oriented, orpedestrian oriented

For example: ThePerimeter CIDestablished streetscapestandards (LCIsupported)

As you consider eachcharacter area, arethere roads that should

have special controls?What kind?


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Visualizing change to 2030: four focus areas

Dunwoody VillageCharacter Area

Georgetown Shopping /Shallowford RdRedevelopment.Character Area

Winters ChapelGateway Character

AreaTilly Mill GatewayCharacter Area


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Thank You!

Sept 24 - Open House December-Public Hearings

Comments: Jennifer A. [email protected]

Community Development Director

Office: 678.382.6700 Fax:678.382.6701

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August 3rd Dunwoody Comp Plan Presentation Preview