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Uptown Whittier SPECIFIC Plan Whittier, California Approved: November 18, 2008 Amended: June 24, 2014 UPTOWN WHITTIER SPECIFIC PLAN Whittier, California Approved: November 18, 2008 Amended: June 24, 2014 Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists For the City of Whittier, California PCHAPTERROJECT T1:EA MINTRODUCTION CITY OF WHITTIER 1.1 XXXX Planners and Architects Retail Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists Gibbs Planning Group 180 East California Boulevard 330 East Maple Street, No. 310 Whittier City Hall Pasadena, California 91105-3230 Birmingham, Michigan 48009 13230 Penn Street Whittier, California 90602 Stefanos Polyzoides, Principal Bob Gibbs, Principal Aseem Inam, Project Manager Anthony Perez Xiaojian He Landscape Jason Claypool City Council Fannie Rodriguez Fong Hart Schneider + Partners Francisco Arias 930 West 16th Street, Suite A-2 Joe Vinatieri, Mayor Jim Kumon Costa Mesa, California 92627-4337 Bob Henderson, Mayor Pro Tem Terrence Chew Owen Newcomer, Council Member David Schneider, Partner Greg Nordbak, Council Member David Day, Architect Cathy Warner, Council Member Bill Dennis, Architect Mark Gangi, Architect Parking and Transportation Juan Pablo Rosales, Architect Planning Commission TND Engineering 430 Richards Avenue Codes and Environmental Impact Report Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Harry Stone, Chair Fernando Dutra, Vice Chair Crawford Multari & Clark Associates Rick Chellman, Principal Tomas Duran, Commissioner 641 Higuera Street, Suite 302 Marcia Scully, Commissioner San Luis Obispo, California 93401 R.D. McDonnell, Commissioner Historic Resources Paul Crawford, Principal Chris William Clark, Principal Historic Resources Group City Staff Nicole Carter, Associate 1728 Whitley Avenue Hollywood, California 90028-4809 Steve Helvey, City Manager Nancy Mendez, Assistant City Manager Economics Christy MacAvoy, Principal Jeff Collier, Director, Community Development Economic Research Associates Elise McCaleb, Redevelopment Manager 10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Civil Engineering Don Dooley, Planning Services Manager Los Angeles, California 90024 Sonya Lui, Principal Planner Danjon Engineering, Inc. Angelica Frausto, Business Development Manager David Bergman, Principal 895 East Yorba Linda Boulevard, Suite 202 Ben Pongetti, Senior Community Development Analyst Amitabh Barthakur, Senior Associate Placentia, California 92870 David Pelser, Director, Public Works Chris Magdosku, Senior Civil Engineer James Schreder, Principal Jim Kurkowski, Director, Parks David Singer, Chief, Police Planning Commission recommendation to City Council: July 24, 2008 Note: All designs, images, ideas, arrangements, and plans indicated by this document are the property and copyright of Moule & Polyzoides and shall neither be used on any other work nor be disclosed to any other person for any use whatsoever without written permis- Date of Adoption: November 18, 2008 sion from the City of Whittier, and must have the following attribute accompanying the graphic or image (minimum 9 point font for use less than 11 x 17 inches; minimum 14 point font for use larger than 11 x 17 inches): © 2006 Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists City Council Resolution: No. 8165 ii UPTOWN WHITTIER SPECIFIC PLAN, City of Whittier, California Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists: July 10, 2014 iii taBLE OF CONTENTS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Page CHAPTER 3: IMPLEMentation Page 1.1 Overview 1:1 - 1:4 Uptown is the historic retail core of the City of Whittier. The 3.1 Introduction 3:1 - 3:6 The Plan proposes a development strategy driven by private inves- Uptown Specific Plan area covers approximately 185 acres and tors and public support. Plan-wide policies of the City of Whittier 1.2 Leveraging Historic Assets 1:5 - 1:6 35 city blocks, with each block measuring about 300 feet by 600 3.2 Programmatic Capacities 3:7 - 3:8 focus on historic preservation, retail and employment, shared feet. The Specific Plan is based on two fundamental sets of prin- parking, the public realm, affordable housing, civic initiatives, 1.3 Regional Context 1:7 3.3 Projects and Costs 3:9 - 3:12 ciples. One is an in-depth understanding of the area derived from and specific plan-implementation initiatives such as fast-tracking 1:8 photographic documentation, analytical diagrams, economic and desirable development and recruiting and/or training city plan- 1.4 Local Conditions 3.4 Infrastructure 3:13 - 3:14 demographic analysis, public outreach and stakeholder inter- ning staff in design expertise. Private sector development will be 1.5 Relationship to Whittier General Plan 1:8 views, study sessions with city staff and elected officials, and a driven by residential, retail, and commercial market demand, and week-long public design charrette. The second set of principles by the attraction of public improvements, streamlined entitlement is for healthy and livable town center design, including pedestrian Historic image of Greenleaf and Philadelphia intersection processes, and Uptown’s unique and desirable character within orientation, mix of land uses, infill development, interconnected the southern California region. street system, quality of public realm, distinct character, housing choice, and smart transportation and parking. Diagram of capital improvement projects in Uptown Example of street which requires minor modifications: Greenleaf Avenue CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT CODE Page 4.1 Purpose 4:1 The form-based code regulates development over time to produce a town center of high design quality based on historic character, a 4.2 Code Organization and Use 4:2 desirable public realm, and zones of varying development inten- CHAPTER 2: FORM AND CHARACTER Page 4.3 Regulating Plan and Zones 4:3 - 4:10 sities, ranging from the Uptown Core zone to the Uptown Edge 2.1 Six Catalytic Strategies 2:1 - 2:2 The illustrative plan visualizes the possible build-out scenario of Aerial photograph of Uptown and surrounding neighborhoods Presentation on final day of public design charrette zone. A wide range of building types—from single family dwell- Uptown in 20 years, and integrates the priorities identified in the 4.4 Building Types 4:11 - 4:22 ings to mixed-use and commercial buildings—populate each zone 2.1.1. Retail Development 2:3 - 2:6 analytical portion of the planning process. The Plan also lever- according to existing geographies and desired urban forms. The ages Uptown’s assets, including numerous historic structures 4.5 Frontage Types 4:23 - 4:24 2.1.2 Park Once System 2:7 - 2:8 Code is lavishly illustrated with examples of plans, axonometric and a highly walkable environment, into six catalytic strategies for drawings, and photographs in order to serve as a proactive guide its redevelopment into the jewel of Whittier. The strategies are: 4.6 Architecture Style Guidelines 4:25 - 4:56 2.1.3 Housing Development 2:9 - 2:10 to high standards for future development. strengthening existing retail and introducing new national-brand 4.7 Blocks and Streets 4:57 - 4:58 2.1.4 Churches as Catalysts 2:11 - 2:12 retail, an efficient shared parking system, an increase in housing choice, especially ownership types, transforming churches and 4.8 Sign Standards 4:59 - 4:62 2.1.5 College as Stakeholder 2:13 - 2:14 their properties into catalysts for affordable housing and mixed use development, economic and social partnerships with Whittier 4.9 Other Project Design and Development 4:63 2.1.6 Sense of Identity 2:15 - 2:16 College, and developing a distinct sense of identity through high Standards 2.2 Landscape and Public Realm design standards for development, improved landscaping, and Outdoor eating on a paseo off Greenleaf Avenue Regulating plan and development zones Example of building type which is appropriate for Uptown 2:17 - 2:22 4.10 Glossary increased sense of safety with the presence of a vibrant resident 4:64 - 4:67 2.3 Parking and Transportation population. 2:23 - 2:32 APPENDIX Page A.1 Analytical Diagrams A:1 - A:7 A sample of the extensive set of analytical diagrams utilized to understand the Uptown area includes local context, reverse fig- ure-field, topography, civic, institutional, and places of worship, districts and boundaries, churches and church-owned properties, parking network, and town comparisons. The analytical diagrams constituted the vital first step of documenting, analyzing, and iden- Courtyard housing and park option on Bailey at Comstock Close-up of illustrative plan of potential 20-year build out of Uptown tifying priorities for the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan area. Existing figure-field diagram Existing parking lots diagram Existing civic and open spaces Existing topography diagram iv UPTOWN WHITTIER SPECIFIC PLAN, City of Whittier, California Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists: July 10, 2014 v LIST OF ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS AMENDING THE UPTOWN WHITTIER SPECIFIC PLAN Ordinance/Resolution Number Date of Adoption Effective Date Changes Resolution No. 8631 6-24-14 6-24-14 Amendment to Table 4-1 Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for the Uptown Zones THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists: July 10, 2014 vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW Uptown is the historic retail core of the city of Whittier. The Left: The post World War II auto- 1.1.3 Principles of Uptown Whittier Specific Plan Left: Uptown already possesses several elements crucial to smart Uptown Specific Plan area is bound by the northern edge of the mobile-oriented environment of 5. Quality of the Public Realm transportation and parking, such north side of Hadley Street to the north, Painter Avenue to the large highways and long commutes New Urbanism promotes the creation and restoration of diverse, has led to fragmented and generic as streets with trees, slow speeds, east, Penn Street to the south, and Pickering Avenue to the west. walkable, compact, vibrant, mixed-use communities composed An appealing place with attractive and successful outdoor areas: patterns of urban development. diagonal parking on the two pri- The area covers approximately 185 acres and 35 city blocks, each Due to these patterns, residents of the same program components as conventional development, A primary task of all urban architecture and landscape design mary retail streets of Greenleaf and block measuring about 300 feet by 600 feet.
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