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1 City Council Meeting November 5th, 2013 Agenda Item No. 7, Attachment 1 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 • Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting – Study Session – Confirm Major Elements • Next Steps/Schedule – Form Based Code Study Session • November 20, Planning Commission – EIR Scoping Meeting • December 18, 2013 – Release Draft Plan & EIR • February 2014 – Adoption and EIR Certification • May/June 2014 • Post Specific Plan Adoption Overview 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 Climate Action Plan San Pablo Ave Specific Plan Urban Greening Plan Ohlone Greenway Plan Pedestrian & Bike Plan Update El Cerrito Strategic Plan General Plan Update City of Richmond • Richmond General Plan 2030 • Livable Corridors Form Based Code (Draft) Integration with City Wide Initiatives 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 – Deepen a sense of place and community identity – Foster environmental sustainability citywide Strategic Action Plan 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 Urban Greening 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- 6 Active Transportation – Update bicycle and pedestrian networks to support all ages/abilities – Develop design concepts for key study areas – Key Blvd, Potrero Ave, Fairmount Ave, BART to Bay, East Side Bicycle Blvd, Kearny Bicycle Blvd, Ohlone Greenway and Citywide Wayfinding – Improvements include intersection improvements, bike facilities, etc 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- 7 – Deepen Sense of Place & Community Identity – Attract Private Development – Flexibility – Build Upon Success – Strengthen Partnerships – Enhance the Public Realm – Foster Environmental Sustainability Key Principles Mid Town Down Town Up Town 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Hybrid Form Based Code 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- 9 San Pablo Ave Specific Plan Study Area Richmond El Cerrito Albany Richmond El Cerrito 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- 10 – Intent & Use of Code – Overall Urban Design Framework & Vision – Regulating Plan • Regulating Land Use • District Types / Transect Zones • Street Types – Approved, Conditional & Prohibited Uses – Building Development Standards • Regulation by Specific Districts • Supplemental General Building Development Standards – General Public and Private Open Space Standards – Administration of Regulating Code – Definitions * Heights and most other requirements will apply to only new buildings. Form Based Code Outline* 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- 11 San Pablo Ave Urban Design Framework 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- 12 A. Encourage Practical & Market Friendly Development B. Ensure Return on Investment (ROI) C. Strengthen Sense of Place D. Position as New Environmental and Ecological Destination of Bay Area E. Enhance & Humanize the Public Realm Overarching Planning Strategies 12 ---PAGE BREAK--- 13 Overarching Planning Strategies A. Encourage Practical & Market Friendly Development – Provide development clarity to encourage investment – Incorporate flexible development codes that respond to constrained parcels, surrounding context, etc – Allow ground floor residential development on most development 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- 14 Overarching Strategies B. Ensure ROI (Return on Investment): – Maximize TOD potential (BART & AC Transit) – Utilize vacant and underutilized sites at key focus areas – Build on recent and planned private and public investments (streetscape, private development, etc) – Leverage ALL investments to catalyze new investments 14 ---PAGE BREAK--- 15 Overarching Strategies C. Strengthen Sense of Place 1. Articulate distinctive role & identity of each focus area • Downtown/Plaza: Entertainment / Southern Gateway • Mid-Town: Civic Community • Uptown/Del Norte: Northern Gateway 2. Reinforce distinguishing sense of place through: • Strengthening existing assets: Ohlone Greenway, creeks, etc • Integrate views (Albany Hill, Golden Gate, Mt Tamalpais, etc) 3. Integrate placemaking in all developments 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- 16 Overarching Strategies C. Strengthen Sense of Place Uptown • Mixed-Use Commercial District – Northern Gateway • Within ½ mile BART walkshed • Larger lots & building footprints Mid-Town • Civic & Community District • Recent mixed-use/ residential investment • Larger blocks with adjoining BART tracks Downtown/Plaza • Entertainment/ Theater District/ Shopping – Southern Gateway • Within ½ mile BART walkshed • Constrained lots with adjoining residential 16 ---PAGE BREAK--- 17 Overarching Strategies C. Strengthen Sense of Place - Uptown • Mixed-use Commercial District – Northern Gateway • Within ½ mile of BART – regional intermodal, multi-modal center • Larger lots & building footprints • Humanized to be a stronger neighborhood that is more walkable and bikable 17 ---PAGE BREAK--- 18 Overarching Strategies C. Strengthen Sense of Place - Midtown • Civic & Community District • Recent and planned mixed-use and residential investment • Larger blocks with adjoining BART tracks • Mixed-use residential development with enhanced pedestrian & bike connectivity 18 ---PAGE BREAK--- 19 Overarching Strategies C. Strengthen Sense of Place – Downtown / Plaza • Entertainment / Theater and Shopping District – Southern Gateway • Within ½ mile BART Walkshed • Constrained lots with adjoining residential • Smaller infill development with ‘fine grain’ character 19 ---PAGE BREAK--- 20 Overarching Planning Strategies D. Enhance & Humanize Public Realm: – Strengthen pedestrian & bicycle connectivity through existing and new connections – Integrate Complete streets and reStreet opportunities – ‘Humanize’ big blocks through mid-block connections – Explore new gathering places to serve the needs of existing and new users 20 ---PAGE BREAK--- 21 Overarching Planning Strategies E. Position Avenue as New Environmental & Ecological Destination of Bay Area: – Utilize opportunities for Innovation Districts – Connect to Green & Blue Belts – Integrate economic and environmental sustainability – Celebrate & strengthen the unique natural context (views, creeks, etc) 21 ---PAGE BREAK--- 22 Urban Design Framework Existing Base Urban Design Framework Existing Base 22 ---PAGE BREAK--- 23 Urban Design Framework Overall Vision Map Mid Town Down Town Up Town 23 ---PAGE BREAK--- 24 Regulating Plan 24 ---PAGE BREAK--- 25 Regulating Plan Transit Oriented High-Intensity Mixed Use Mid Town Down Town Up Town Transit Oriented Mid-Intensity Mixed Use 25 ---PAGE BREAK--- 26 Street Types Plan Overarching Mid Town Down Town Up Town • Form responds to the adjoining street and neighborhood context • Uses are market friendly • Encouraged/desired uses on ground floor include retail, personal services, flex space and residential • Concentrated retail and commercial development provides higher walkability and convenience 26 ---PAGE BREAK--- 27 Street Types Plan San Pablo Ave Strolling Street Mid Town Down Town Up Town 27 ---PAGE BREAK--- 28 Street Types Plan Mixed Use Strolling Streets Mid Town Down Town Up Town 28 ---PAGE BREAK--- 29 Street Types Plan Strolling Streets • Streets to walk, shop, etc • Flex space on ground floor with 50% of street frontage devoted to sidewalk activation uses like retail • Commercial uses prioritized at key blocks, corners and intersections Mid Town Down Town Up Town 29 ---PAGE BREAK--- 30 Street Types Plan Gateway Streets Mid Town Down Town Up Town • Major to the City • Landscape and aesthetic improvements enhance the first impression & buffer traffic impacts • Encouraged uses include freeway access and ground floor residential 30 ---PAGE BREAK--- 31 Street Types Plan Neighborhood Streets Mid Town Down Town Up Town • Local residential and commercial streets • Encouraged uses include residential and commercial uses at a neighborhood scale 31 ---PAGE BREAK--- 32 Street Types Plan Ohlone Greenway Mid Town Down Town Up Town 32 ---PAGE BREAK--- 33 Street Types Plan Potential Plaza Connections Mid Town Down Town Up Town Mid-Block Connections Replace Photo 33 ---PAGE BREAK--- 34 Street Types Plan Overarching Mid Town Down Town Up Town 34 ---PAGE BREAK--- 35 Form Based Code Standards 35 ---PAGE BREAK--- 36 PRIMARY (REQUIRED) – Economic Vitality – Placemaking & Street Activation – Respect Adjoining Residential Development – Mode Shift to Pedestrian, Bicycle and Transit use – Consider Views – Quality Development Key Performance Measures SECONDARY (INCENTIVIZED) –Affordable Housing –Higher Environmental Performance –Community Benefits –Other TBD 36 ---PAGE BREAK--- 37 – Constrained lots and parcels! • Not many contiguous large parcels and are generally are 100’ deep • Need to respect the adjoining residential development Key Performance Measures 37 ---PAGE BREAK--- 38 – Building Form • Height • Setbacks – Building Articulation • Variable Wall Plane • Fenestrations & Transparency • Colors, Materials and Textures • Ecological and Environmental Elements – Parking • Amount • Location • Type Key Built Space Standards 38 ---PAGE BREAK--- 39 – Height • Transit Oriented Higher Intensity : Up to 65’; 85’ with density bonus • Transit Oriented Med-Intensity: Up to 55’; 65’ with density • Minimum 3 Stories Residential (Except on Constrained Lots) • Minimum 2 Stories Commercial (Exceptions granted with CUP) • Exceptions granted for commercial development with CUP Building Form 39 ---PAGE BREAK--- 40 – Setback • Ensure space for clear contiguous pedestrian pathway, trees and amenities : – Up to 10’ for ground floor, especially with narrow sidewalks – Up to 15’ for ground floor residential uses Building Form 40 ---PAGE BREAK--- 41 – Setback • Respect access to sun and light to adjoining residential uses Building Form 41 ---PAGE BREAK--- 42 – Variable Wall Plane – Transparency – Colors, Materials and Textures – Ecological & Environmental Elements Building Articulation 42 ---PAGE BREAK--- 43 Building Articulation 43 ---PAGE BREAK--- 44 – Minimum Amount (Transit Oriented Higher Intensity) • Commercial: No off-street auto parking for less than 3000 sq ft; 1 auto space/1000 sq ft for greater than 3000 sq ft.;1 bicycle space per 3000 sq ft • Residential: 0.5 auto space and 1 bicycle space per residential unit. • Reduced parking allowed with transportation demand management strategy within ¼ mi of BART (e.g Transit Passes, GreenTRIP, Car Share, Enhanced Bike Parking, Bike Share etc.) Parking 44 ---PAGE BREAK--- 45 – Minimum Amount (Transit Oriented Mid-Intensity) • Commercial: No off-street auto parking for less than 2000 sq ft, 1 space/500 sf ft for space larger than 2000 sq ft. 1 bicycle space per 3000 sq ft • Residential:1 auto space and 1bicycle space per residential unit. • Reduced parking allowed with transportation demand management strategy within ¼ mi of BART (e.g Transit Passes, GreenTRIP, Car Share, Enhanced Bike Parking, Bike Share etc.) Parking 45 ---PAGE BREAK--- 46 – Location • Behind habitable space, underground, or on the interior or rear • Curb cuts not preferred on strolling streets • No curbs cuts more than 20’ feet wide. • One curb cut per use per site. Conditional permit for more than one driveway per site. Parking 46 ---PAGE BREAK--- 47 – Type • Tandem, stacked and shared for single family residential • Shared, stacked and unbundled for mixed use and multi-family • ADA accessible parking distinct and conveniently located Parking 47 ---PAGE BREAK--- 48 – Common public and private open space • Mid-block connections (paseos, mews, etc) • Multi-purpose open spaces – Streets • Contiguous ADA accessible 7-8’ pathways • Sidewalk activation: placemaking & reStreets opportunities • Ground floor residential setback • Flex parking lane on cross streets • Flexible streets – Planting Palette Key Open Space Standards 48 ---PAGE BREAK--- 49 Sidewalk Activation 49 ---PAGE BREAK--- 50 Proposed Section San Pablo Avenue @ Mid Town Residential Development 50 ---PAGE BREAK--- 51 51 ---PAGE BREAK--- 52 Flexible Streets 52 ---PAGE BREAK--- 53 Complete Streets San Pablo Ave 53 ---PAGE BREAK--- 54 Complete Streets Project - Goals • Shift Mode – towards transit, pedestrians and bicyclists • Enhance infrastructure for transit, pedestrian and bicyclists • Establish new multi-modal performance measures – Multi- Modal Level of Service (MMLOS) • Contribute to placemaking and economic development 54 ---PAGE BREAK--- 55 Complete Streets Project - Process • Technical Advisory Group: Regular coordination with AC Transit, Caltrans, El Cerrito Police and Fire Departments, BART, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, City of Richmond, City of Albany, Contra Costa Public Health • Integration with Specific Plan: Conceptual plan recommendations as part of Specific Plan process • Integration with WCCTAC Action Plan: Coordination with multi-modal policies being considered by WCCTAC • Next Step: – Detailed development of final design & MMLOS methodology – Continued involvement with TAG and community 55 ---PAGE BREAK--- 56 Complete Streets Concepts 56 ---PAGE BREAK--- 57 Streetscape Design: Existing 57 ---PAGE BREAK--- 58 Streetscape Design: Proposed Overarching: • Widen sidewalk widths for contiguous 7-8’ wide clear pedestrian travel path • Add more cross-walks (at key intersections & mid-block) & pedestrian refuge area • Enhanced parking Uptown: • Convert Cutting to two-way traffic • Eliminate second left-turn lanes on San Pablo Ave • Provide bike sharrows & possible lanes Mid-Town: • Add buffered bike lanes • Far-side bus platforms Downtown: • Provide bike sharrows 58 ---PAGE BREAK--- 59 59 ---PAGE BREAK--- 60 Downtown and Uptown Existing Prototypical Section 60 ---PAGE BREAK--- 61 Downtown and Uptown Proposed Prototypical Section 61 ---PAGE BREAK--- 62 Downtown and Uptown Existing Prototypical Plan Proposed Prototypical Plan 62 ---PAGE BREAK--- 63 63 ---PAGE BREAK--- 64 64 ---PAGE BREAK--- 65 Midtown Existing Prototypical Section 65 ---PAGE BREAK--- 66 Midtown Proposed Prototypical Section 66 ---PAGE BREAK--- 67 Existing Prototypical Plan Proposed Prototypical Plan Midtown 67 ---PAGE BREAK--- 68 68 ---PAGE BREAK--- 69 69 ---PAGE BREAK--- 70 70 ---PAGE BREAK--- 71 71 ---PAGE BREAK--- 72 Complete Streets Performance Assessment 72 ---PAGE BREAK--- 73 Uptown (Del Norte BART): • Convert Cutting to two-way traffic • Eliminate second left-turn lanes on San Pablo Ave • Widen sidewalk widths for contiguous 7-8’ wide clear pedestrian path of travel • Provide sharrow (minimum) and possible bike lanes Mid-Town: • Add buffered bike lanes • Far-side bus platforms, • Add more cross-walks (at key intersections and mid-block) and pedestrian refuge area Downtown: Provide bike sharrows Enhanced crosswalks and pedestrian refuge areas Preliminary Analysis Mobility Recommendations 73 ---PAGE BREAK--- 74 Existing Auto Level of Service (LOS), 2012 74 ---PAGE BREAK--- 75 Multi-Modal Level of Service (MMLOS) 75 ---PAGE BREAK--- 76 Presentation Overview • Why Multi-Modal LOS? • Methodology Options • Proposed Methodology • Sample Results • Next Steps 76 ---PAGE BREAK--- 77 Traditional Auto Level of Service • Highway Capacity Manual 2000 • Level of Service measured in delay to automobiles • Typically does not calculate level of service for bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit 77 ---PAGE BREAK--- 78 Why Move to Multi-Modal LOS? Existing intersection at LOS E: To achieve LOS C: 78 ---PAGE BREAK--- 79 Traditional Goal: Maintain Auto LOS Source: NACTO Urban Streets Design Guide Why Move to Multi-Modal LOS? 79 ---PAGE BREAK--- 80 New Goal: Balance Service to All Modes Source: NACTO Urban Streets Design Guide Why Move to Multi-Modal LOS? 80 ---PAGE BREAK--- 81 • Use a combination of: • Built Environment Factors Assessment • Average Delay and Person-Delay Calculations • Evaluate each mode to weigh development project impacts, as well as benefits/drawbacks of proposed infrastructure improvements • Can combine individual mode metrics into one overall LOS: • Corridor • Individual segments • Single intersections Proposed Approach for San Pablo Ave 81 ---PAGE BREAK--- 82 LOS Goals: • Bus: Green • Pedestrian: Green • Bicycle: Green • Auto: Yellow (Traditional LOS E) – but LOS F accepted if needed to ensure non-auto goals are achieved Proposed Approach for San Pablo Ave 82 ---PAGE BREAK--- 83 Built Environment Assessment: Transit • Evaluates quality of bus stops, consistency with ‘Designing for Transit’ guidelines • Bus stop frequency is a separate consideration • Transit delay measured separately 83 ---PAGE BREAK--- 84 • Sidewalk width • Presence of buffer • Crosswalk spacing Built Environment Assessment: Pedestrians Along Segments 84 ---PAGE BREAK--- 85 • All crosswalks should be marked • Signalized crossings get highest score; other advanced treatments also help • Curb extensions provide more benefit at unsignalized intersections Built Environment Assessment: Pedestrians At Intersections 85 ---PAGE BREAK--- 86 Based on Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress Built Environment Assessment: Bicyclists 86 ---PAGE BREAK--- 87 • Need dedicated ROW (lane, cycletrack) to achieve Yellow score • Buffering needed to achieve Green Built Environment Assessment: Bicyclists Along Segments 87 ---PAGE BREAK--- 88 Dedicated ROW=Yellow LOS For Green LOS, need: • Dedicated ROW • Solid buffer with phase separation Built Environment Assessment: Bicyclists At Signalized Intersections 88 ---PAGE BREAK--- 89 Dedicated ROW = Yellow LOS For Green, need solid buffer and good corner visibility with adjacent travel lane Built Environment Assessment: Bicyclists At Signalized Intersections 89 ---PAGE BREAK--- 90 Person delay for… Drivers Bus Riders Pedestrians Bicyclists Person Delay 90 ---PAGE BREAK--- 91 Proposed Roadway Changes 91 ---PAGE BREAK--- 92 Proposed Roadway Changes 92 ---PAGE BREAK--- 93 . LOS (Green/Yellow/Red) Corridor Location Transit LOS Pedestrian LOS Bicycle LOS Existing Proposed Existing Proposed Existing Proposed Uptown: Cutting to Hill Cutting Intersection 7 8 0 7 SPA Segment Cutting to Hill 4 8 2 10* 0 6 Hill Intersection 7 8 0 7 Mid-Town: Moeser to Waldo Moeser Intersection 7 10 0 6 SPA Segment Moeser to Waldo 7 9 5 8* 0 10 Waldo Intersection 3 8 0 10 Downtown: Central to Fairmount Central Intersection 8 12 0 2 SPA Segment Central to Fairmount 7 10* 0 2 Fairmount Intersection 9 12 0 2 * Assumes a new mid-block crosswalk Built Environment Factors Assessment 93 ---PAGE BREAK--- 94 Traditional Auto Level of Service Comparison Preliminary Auto LOS Analysis 94 ---PAGE BREAK--- 95 •Person Delay Changes: • Transit: Rider delay drops • Pedestrian: Pedestrian delay drops • Automobile: Auto delay drops in Del Norte BART area due to better circulation with two-way Cutting east of San Pablo •Enhanced Infrastructure and Amenities: • Transit: Bus bulbouts and queue jump lanes • Pedestrian: Additional signalized crossings and clear and contiguous 7-8’ travel paths • Bicyclists: Buffered bike lanes (Mid-Town) and green lanes with sharrows (Uptown and Downtown) • Automobiles: Two way on Cutting Summary of Proposed Changes 95 ---PAGE BREAK--- 96 City Council Meeting November 5th, 2013 Agenda Item No. 7, Attachment 1 96