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DCP's Zoning Analysis BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND ZONING AND HOUSING WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 18 & 20, 2016 STAPLETON FAMILY LIFE CENTER ANDPage PS65 1 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND ZONING & HOUSING WORKSHOP AGENDA 1. SCHEDULE UPDATE 2. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 3. EXISTING CONDITIONS 4. ISSUES WE’VE HEARD 5. DOWNTOWN CASE STUDIES 6. URBAN DESIGN & ZONING 7. PARKING 8. NEXT STEPS February 18 & 20, 2016 Page 2 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND SCHEDULE UPDATE WE ARE HERE JUNE 2015 SUMMER 2015 NOVEMBER 2015 FEB 2016 SPRING 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 PUBLIC OPEN SUMMER PUBLIC ZONING & COMMUNITY TIS DRAFT COMMENCE HOUSE & OUTREACH WORKSHOP & HOUSING (Z&A) FEEDBACK ON PRELIMINARY NEIGHBORHOOD ULURP (FORMAL COMM. FEEDBACK EVENTS COMM. FEEDBACK WORKSHOP Z&A WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS PLAN PUBLIC REVIEW) ONGOING INTER-AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING CAPITAL AGENCIES ONGOING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY (TIS) Page 3 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND GUIDING PRINCIPLES • CREATE A VIBRANT, RESILIENT DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING STRONGER CONNECTIONS TO NEW YORK HARBOR AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS; • SUPPORT CREATION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF NORTH SHORE NEEDS: SENIORS, YOUNG ADULTS, WORKFORCE FAMILIES, ARTISTS AND CREATORS; • SUPPORT NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESSES AND NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING NEW JOBS BY SUPPORTING A PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY THRIVING RETAIL/BUSINESS CORRIDOR BETWEEN ST. GEORGE AND STAPLETON; AND • ALIGN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT CURRENT DEMANDS AND FUTURE GROWTH. Page 4 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND EXISTING CONDITIONS ST GEORGE Tompkinsville Park 11 min walk to ferry St George Special District TOMPKINSVILLE STATION Closed SIR station TOMPKINSVILLE entrance Existing retail Waterfront Connection @ Irregularly shaped sites, 15 min walk to ferry Hannah St Bridge including triangles Lack of connections to Bay Street is mapped as a WARD HILL the waterfront due to rail wide street berm Adjacent low-rise Bay St is a curved street neighborhood X Large expanses of Steep topographic change surface parking interupt on connecting streets 20 min walk to ferry town center Phase III X Existing built form and Bay St is mapped to be scale contributes to AE wider on eastern side neighborhood character in town centers Stapleton Waterfront Phase I Existing flood plains: new Few waterfront development subject to 1 IN 100YR FLOOD PLAIN STAPLETON STATION connections available 1 IN 500YR FLOOD PLAIN FEMA requirements 25 min walk to ferry STAPLETON Tappen Park Page 5 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND ISSUES WE’VE HEARD: INFRASTRUCTURE North Shore North ! Esplanade! ! ! ! Shore ! ! ! ! ! Esplanade ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ST GEORGE WATERFRONT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! HEEL SI Yankees - NY W ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! - EMPIRE OUTLETS KEY ISSUES: ~3.5M TOURISTS PER ANNUM Lt. Lia ! St George Mahoney Playground Playground ST GEORGE Davis DESIRE FOR 24/7 LIFESTYLE Playground NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT SINCE SSGD ADOPTED Barrett NFRASTRUCTURE Triangle SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC TRANSPORTION CONNECTIONS I Fort Hill Park PERCEIVED PARKING AND CONGESTION ISSUES TOMPKINSVILLE LACK OF SCHOOLS (IN PARTICULAR K-8) SOCIAL ISSUES AROUNDSkyline TOMPINSVILLE PARK AMENITY IMPROVEMENTSPlayground NEEDED AT TOMPKINSVILLE PARK ! ! ! ! ! IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT! INTERSECTION! ! OF BAY/VICTORY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Jones ! ! ! ! Tompkinsville Lyons OSS OF ROMWELL EC ENTER Woods ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Park Pool L Park ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! C R C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tompkinsville ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! LACK OF WATERFRONT CONNECTIONS ! ! ! & ACTIVITY ! ! ! ! ! ! Haven Esplanade BAY STREET CORRIDOR POOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ST GEORGE/STAPLETON LACK OF ACCESS TO JOBS AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW USES IN THE AREA LACK OF CONNECTIONS TO THE WATERFRONT GOOD TRANSIT ACCESS Hero Park TRANSPORTATION UPLAND AREAS LOW DENSITY CHARACTER VIEWS OF NY HARBOR, BROOKLYN, VERRAZANO NARROW STREETS, RELIANCE ON ON-STREET PARKING - TRAFFIC CONGESTION Silver Lake Park ! Stapleton Tappen Park ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ED RAFFIC YCLIST CONFLICTS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! - P ./T /C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! STAPLETON WATERFRONT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY Stapleton Playground ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! BUILDINGS ARE BULKY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! WHAT IS APPROVED AND PLANNED? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TAPLETON ! ! ! ! ! ! ! S ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! Clifton ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TAPPEN PARK IS THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! SOCIAL ISSUES AROUND TAPPEN PARK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! AMENITY IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT PARK ! ! ! ! ! ! ! VACANT STRETCH ALONG CANAL STREET Page 6 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND URBAN DESIGN DISCUSSION St. George Special District WHAT WE’VE HEARD SO FAR: Tompkinsville Park 11 min walk to ferry TOMPKINSVILLE STATION How can we leverage ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN How can we enhance existing nodes of existing parks for use transportaion? as a neighborhood DURING OUR JUNE OPEN HOUSE AND center? 15 min walk to ferry How can retail, NOVEMBER WORKSHOP EVENTS, WE open space, parking Are there specific & building sizes HEARD THERE IS A DESIRE FOR unique intersections encorage a vibrant : we should focus on? street scene? - Mid-rise, mixed use buildings What should be an Where are there appropriate transitions - Light and air at the street level WARD HILL opportunities for between Bay Street and public open space? the future phase 3 of - Improved waterfront access Stapleton Waterfront - New buildings to reflect existing How can we context relate future development to - “Thoughtful architecture” existing surrounding Future waterfront neighbohood? 20 min walk to ferry promenade to connect St. George - Local, “mom and pop” stores to Edgewater St - A “Restaurant Row” How can we Stapleton Waterfront facilitate additional Phase 3 connections to the - Improve retail waterfront? - Grocery & Healthy Food Stores - Arts and culture spaces What is an approriate - Pharmacies, banks, and cafés transition that relates to existing built Stapleton Waterfront fabric? STAPLETON STATION Phase 1 Tappen Park 26 min walk to ferry Page 7 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND URBAN DESIGN CASE STUDIES - NYC NEIGHBORHOODS BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN VISUAL INTEREST BY VARIED BUILDING HEIGHTS CONTINUOUS ACTIVE GROUND FLOOR FRONTAGE PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES: CROSSWALKS, ETC. ON-STREET PARKING STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS Note: Left side of street R6B/C2-3 zoning district, right side C8-2 ASTORIA, QUEENS FOUR STORY BUILDING WALL TALLER FLOOR HEIGHTS FOR GROUND LEVEL FOR RETAIL PEDESTRIAN AND PUBLIC DOMAIN AMENITIES SUNLIGHT IS ABLE TO REACH STREET LEVEL Note: Site located in R6A/C1-4 zoning district Page 8 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND URBAN DESIGN CASE STUDIES - NEW JERSEY HOBOKEN MID-RISE BUILDINGS (6 STORIES SHOWN) PARKING BEHIND OR UNDERNEATH BUILDING BICYCLE LANE FOR CYCLIST SAFETY ENTRIES ACCOMMODATE VARIED UNIT TYPES MORRISTOWN TALLER GROUND FLOOR ATTRACTS RETAIL RAISED SETBACKS MASK BUILDING HEIGHT STREETSCAPE REALM IMPROVEMENTS DESIGN FOR “EYES ON THE STREET” Page 9 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND URBAN DESIGN CASE STUDIES - FALL WORKSHOP FEEDBACK 4TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO SUPPORT OF MIX OF BUILDING HEIGHTS TALLER BUILDINGS ON WIDE STREETS BUILDING HEIGHTS VARY TO ACCENT CORNER FACADE ARTICULATION Note: Affordable housing development has 142 units, 41 spaces (29% rate) MISSON BAY, SAN FRANCISCO 4-6 STORY STREET WALL, RAISED SETBACKS WATERFRONT ACTIVATION SCREENED PARKING BUILDING ARTICULATION Note: Zoning allows 1 space per DU maximum (no min requirement) Page 10 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND BAY STREET CORRIDOR URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES ENCOURAGE INVITING RETAIL AND PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR BETWEEN ST GEORGE AND STAPLETON TOWN CENTERS WITH A MOSTLY CONTINUOUS STREET WALL PROVIDE BETTER CONNECTIONS AND TRANSITIONS BETWEEN UPLAND NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE WATERFRONT TAILOR DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS TO RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE CONTEXT OF BAY STREET ALLOW FOR INCREASED HEIGHT AND DENSITY WHERE SITE CONDITIONS ALLOW REQUIRE BAY STREET TO BE BUILT OUT TO ITS MAPPED WIDTH (70-80FT MAPPED WIDTH), WHERE ALREADY DESIGNATED FOR WIDENING, IN ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS Page 11 BAY STREET CORRIDOR @ DOWNTOWN STATEN ISLAND PRELIMINARY NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION SURVEY RESULTS H H AY TREET ORRIDOR OUSING OWNTOWN TATEN SLAND B S C @OUSING D S I M R M R 28% RENTERS ULTIFAMILY ORTH HORE RANSPORTATIONENTERS URVEY ESULTS N S ULTIFAMILY T S R ENTERS 57.5% HO ESPONDED57.5% RESPONSES W R ? 407 T HERE DO ESPONDENTS IVE T W R L ? YPES (28%) AVERAGE RESPONDENT COMMUTE(A YPES (28%) (A HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO 72% RIVE? TIMES TO W #1ORK S(OT.NE G-WEORGEAY) - 24.4% O 72% PT PT ) 58.2% ENTERS #2 STAPLETONWNERS) - 13.5% 6% R O BY OF RESPONDENTS #3 WEST BRIGHTON- 9.8% BY 72% OWNERS WNERS H WNERS WNERS 47.8 #4 NEW50.7 BRIGHTON- 6.6% H O S T 11.6% OUSING D S INUTES INUTEST OUSING OWNHOUSE M M D EMIDETACHED 28% R 28% ETACHED OWNHOUSE OMPKINSVILLE EMIDETACHED
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