RENO MASTER PLAN UPDATE Policy Organization & Land-Use Approaches

September 21, 2016

Draft materials to review

Four directional documents work synergistically to

demonstrate proposed new policy organization and land-

use approaches:

Policy Organization Materials

1. Master Plan Outline

2. Structure Plan

3. Center, Corridor & Neighborhood Plan

Reorganization

Land-use Approach Material

4. Land-use Categories

Note: the directional documents discussed tonight are high-level conceptual materials with

approval of the conceptual direction tonight, we will move forward with creating fleshed-out drafts

of actual plan components for review with you and public stakeholders

Meeting objective

For each directional document we are looking to:

• Share a brief overview of the direction

• Obtain initial feedback

Overall, we are seeking conceptual approval

of the suite of directional documents as a

starting point for further refinement and

outreach

1. Master Plan Outline – Overview

Proposed updated Master Plan organization:

1. Introduction

2. Plan Foundations

– Key plan concepts

3. Goals & Policies

– Organized by guiding principles and goals

4. Growth & Reinvestment Framework

– Land-use map, structure plan, design principles

5. Implementation

– Strategies/actions identified for each policy

6. Appendices

Location of the

other directional

documents we will

review tonight

2. Structure Plan – Overview

The Structure Plan:

– Defines a hierarchy of centers

and corridors within the City

above land use categories &

refines system of transit-

oriented development

– Illustrates generalized patterns

of development through land

use typologies

– Centers, corridors & land use

typologies connected to

design principles that address

concerns in all areas of the

city, not just those with

individual plans

2. Structure Plan – Detail

The Structure Plan identifies:

– Three types of centers to

reorganize the nine existing

center plans

– Four types of corridors to

reorganize the nine existing

corridor plans

– Six types of land-use

typologies to reorganize

the eleven existing

neighborhood plans

2. Structure Plan – Center Detail

Center Categories

Regional Center

Employment Center

Neighborhood Center

Corridor Categories

Urban Corridor

Suburban Corridor

Neighborhood Corridor

2. Structure Plan – Land Use Typology Detail

Industrial/Logistics Employment Areas

Innovation Employment Areas

Mixed Use Areas

Central Neighborhoods

Outer Neighborhoods

Foothill Neighborhoods

Land Use Typology Categories

2. Structure Plan – Benefits

The Structure Plan:

• Allows for the reorganization of existing center, corridor and

neighborhood plans into the larger Master Plan to remove

redundancy and streamline the plan

– Groups the 24 existing plans into smaller number of like categories

– The Reorganization document maps each translation and identifies

where unique features will need to be retained

• Provides a level of hierarchy above the land use categories where

general design principles can be introduced to address

compatibility concerns in all areas of the City, not just those with

plans

• Provide a framework for design principles for each of the

categories and for identifying new neighborhood centers on an

ongoing basis

2. Structure Plan – Discussion & Direction

• Questions:

– Clarifications?

– Concerns?

– What Works?

• Conceptual Direction:

– Do you approve of including a Structure Plan in the

Master Plan?

– Do you approve of the proposed categories within the

draft Structure Plan as a starting point for further

refinement and outreach?

Note: Even with approval, the category descriptions and geographical application

may continue to be refined as we move through the drafting process

3. Center, Corridor and Neighborhood Plan

Reorganization - Overview

• Provides an overview of recommendations to reorganize

existing center, corridor and neighborhood plans into the

new Structure Plan categories

– Existing center and corridor plans are translated to the

Structure Plan centers and corridors category that best aligns

with the intensity and function of the area

– Neighborhood plans are translated to one of three Structure

Plan land use typologies that provide design principles

common across like-neighborhoods

• Policy/criteria unique to existing neighborhoods will be carried

forward in design principles

• While we are allowing unique policies/criteria to remain, we are

not developing new neighborhood-specific policies as part of

the Master Plan update

3. Reorganization – Benefits

The proposed center, corridor and neighborhood plan

reorganization will:

• Standardize and remove redundancy between individual

center/corridor/neighborhood plans to simplify the

document for end users while maintaining the integrity of

the plans

• Provide an opportunity to:

– Replace outdated plans with best practice policies

– Expand what works about the existing robust plans to

other areas with similar characteristics

– Build on previous work to refine the vision and function

of existing centers and corridors while creating enhanced

consistency

Existing Plan Area Proposed Structure Plan Designation

Downtown Reno Regional Center Regional Center

UNR Regional Center Employment Center

Medical Regional Center No center or corridor designation

Dandini Regional Center Employment Center

Reno-Stead Regional Center Employment Center

Convention Regional Center Regional Center

Redfield Regional Center Community/ Neighborhood Center

Reno-Tahoe Airport Regional Center Employment Center

Western Gateway Regional Center No center or corridor designation

3. Reorganization – Center Detail

Centers

*As proposed, all existing boundaries/plans are retired except for Downtown Reno Regional

Center – see document for full recommendations

Existing Plan Area Proposed Structure Plan

Designation

South Virginia Street TOD Corridor (Primary) Urban Corridor

South Virginia Street TOD Corridor (Secondary) Suburban Corridor

East 4th Street TOD Corridor (Primary) Urban Corridor

East 4th Street TOD Corridor (Secondary) Urban Corridor

Mill Street TOD Corridor (Primary) Urban Corridor

Mill Street TOD Corridor (Secondary) Urban Corridor

West 4th Street TOD Corridor (Primary) Urban/Suburban Corridor

West 4th Street TOD Corridor (Secondary) Suburban Corridor

North Virginia Street TOD Corridor (Secondary) Suburban Corridor

3. Reorganization – Corridor Detail

Corridors

*As proposed, all existing boundaries/plans are retired – see document for full recommendations

Existing Plan Area Proposed Structure Plan Designation

Country Club Acres Central Neighborhood

Greenfield Central Neighborhood

McQueen Foothills Neighborhood

Mortensen-Garson Foothills Neighborhood

Newlands Central Neighborhood

Northeast Central Neighborhood

Plumas Central Neighborhood

West University Central Neighborhood

Southeast Outer Neighborhood

Wells Avenue Central Neighborhood

Reno-Stead Corridor Joint Plan N/A

3. Reorganization – Neighborhoods Detail

Neighborhoods

*As proposed, all existing boundaries/plans are retired except for unique elements or highly

detailed plans (i.e. Wells Ave) – see document for full recommendations

3. Reorganization– Discussion & Direction

• Questions:

– Clarifications?

– Concerns?

– What Works?

• Conceptual Direction:

– Do you approve of the concept of reassigning existing center,

corridor and neighborhood plans to appropriate Structure

Plan categories?

– Do you approve of the preliminary reassignment

recommendations to Structure Plan categories as a starting

point for refinement and outreach?

Note: Even with approval, the reorganization recommendations will continue to be

refined as we refine the Structure Plan and gather public feedback

4. Land Use Categories - Overview

• Draft definitions of proposed Land Use categories

• Updated categories are intended to:

– Provide more clarity in the mix of uses planned

citywide

– Facilitate citywide land demand and capacity

analysis, now and in the future

– Support the reorganization of existing center, corridor

and neighborhood plans with distinct land use

categories

– Reflect overall patterns of land uses within individual

PUDs while underlying handbooks carry forward

4. Land Use Categories – Benefits

The land use categories:

• Bring a clear vision to the land use map by

translating the Special Planning Area (SPA) land

use category to citywide categories

• Aim to address compatibility issues with more

specific land use categories that will assist with:

– Urban/rural interface issues

– Context-sensitive infill

– Clearly identifying employment lands

4. Land Use Categories – Detail

Proposed Land Use Categories Range of Density/Size

Large Lot Residential Neighborhood Typically lots 2.5 to 0.5 acres

Single-Family Residential Neighborhood Typically between 2 and 8 units per acre

Mixed Residential Neighborhood Typically between 8 and 14.5 units per acre

Multi-Family Residential Neighborhood Typically between 14.5 and 30 units per acre

Horizontal Mixed-Use Intensity varies. FAR ~0.25-0.75 non-res & 18-30 du/ac res

Vertical Mixed-Use Intensity varies, but typically higher density development

Downtown Mixed-Use Highest intensity of development, but variation by district

Mixed-Employment Intensity of development varies

Industrial Intensity of development varies

Public/Quasi Public N/A

Unincorporated Transition N/A

Parks, Greenways and Open Space Size varies by type of facility

4. Land Use Categories – Discussion & Direction

• Questions:

– Clarifications?

– Concerns?

– What works?

• Conceptual Direction:

– Do you approve of the concept of moving from Special Planning

Areas to showing underlying land use categories?

– Do you approve of the proposed land-use categories as a starting

point for outreach?

• Transition to more variations of residential and mixed-use categories

• Dedicated employment/commercial category

Note: Even with approval, the land use category descriptions will continue to be

refined as we refine and gather public feedback

Next Steps

• We will:

– Post the draft directional documents online

– Update the FAQ section of the website as additional questions

arise

– Begin public outreach to gather feedback

• Broad feedback via online survey that will cover the

breadth of directions presented tonight as well as the key

choices presented in July launch mid-October

• Targeted feedback via:

– In-person public focus group on proposed

neighborhood typologies and associated design

principles late October/ early November

– Presentations to civic groups, particularly in the

development community ongoing

Possible Motion

Proposed Motion

• Approve the conceptual direction of the preliminary organization and land use approach materials for the updated Master Plan including:

– The inclusion of a Structure Plan in the Master Plan

– The proposed categories within the draft Structure Plan as a starting point for outreach

– The concept of reorganizing existing center, corridor and neighborhood plans to appropriate Structure Plan categories

– The preliminary reorganization recommendations to Structure Plan categories as a starting point for outreach

– The concept of moving from Special Planning Areas to showing underlying land use categories

– The proposed land-use categories as a starting point for outreach