CITY OF DORAVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2017-2037 DRAFT AUGUST 19, 2016 DRAFT This page is intentionally blank CITY OF DORAVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2017-2037 DRAFT AUGUST 19, 2016 PRESENTED AT PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING AUGUST 3, 2016 PRESENTED AT CITY COUNCIL HEARING AUGUST 15, 2016 Prepared for: Prepared by: In collaboration with: [ ] PLANNINGcanvas GROUP DRAFT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CITY OF DORAVILLE CITIZEN ADVISORY PANEL PLANNING TEAM MAYOR RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES CITY OF DORAVILLE Mayor Donna Pittman Khadija Ben, District 1 Enrique Bascuñana, Community Development Director Elliott Fried, District 1 Shawn Gillen, City Manager Ray Benitez, District 2 Luke Howe, Economic Development Director CITY COUNCIL Joseph Geierman, District 2 Brianna Rindge, Senior Planner Pam Fleming, Council District One Susan Fraysse, District 3 Shannon Hillard, Council District Three Stephe Koontz, District 3 JACOBS M.D. Naser, Council District Two Amanda Hatton Dawn O’Connor, Council District Two Olivia Norfleet Robert Patrick, Council District One (Mayor Pro Tem) ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES Jason Novsam Sharon Spangler, Council District Three Victoria Huynh, Center for Pan Asian Community Jim Summerbell Servicess Addie Weber Yotin Srivanjarean, Center for Pan Asian Community Servicess SYCAMORE PLANNING GROUP INC. Anibal Torres, The Latin American Association Jen Price CANVAS PLANNING BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES Aaron Fortner Jimmy Cushman, Halpern Nathan Gallentine Charlene Fang Ching Hsia, Asian Businesses-Yen Jing Chinese Restaurant Bruce Landsverk, AOTC President/Tank Farms Oscar Perez, Latino Businesses-Oscar’s Upholstery Kent Walker, Selig i DRAFT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OUR NEXT CHAPTER THE NEXT 20 YEARS OUR VISION The City of Doraville is at the cusp of a new Comprehensive Plan 2017-2037 sets the tone chapter in its history. Centrally located northeast and direction for the next 20 years in Doraville’s Doraville will stand out as a vibrant, of the City of Atlanta and with direct access to future. This next chapter for the City furthers the diverse and open-minded community I-285, I-85, rail lines, and MARTA, the city is an unique cultural diversity of the city, found within that offers unique opportunities attractive location for residents and businesses its large foreign born population and unique to live, work, shop, and enjoy the alike. The promise of new public and private ethnic restaurants, while creating a new dynamic investments in Doraville’s core is anticipated to of mixed use within its core, streets for all users best of what the Atlanta region create a renaissance in the city. Reinvestment in – particularly around the core, and a continued has to offer – a balanced mix of communities along the northeast MARTA rail line heritage of leafy single family neighborhoods. uses, strong neighborhoods, good and I-85 corridor is certain as young and old, Recent annexation of industrial land, combined schools, family friendliness, a diverse businesses and residents alike, look to invest in a with the eminent redevelopment within the employment sector, and a multi-modal community with a strong foundation and promise city’s core, will ensure a balanced tax base for future success. while creating a more livable and vibrant core. transportation network. Community members are eager to see this unfold. Doraville… the city that connects. Vision and Goals Graphic. See Chapter 3 for more details regarding goals and vision development. The goals and vision laid out in our Comprehensive Plan reflect a collaborative BUILD BRAND FURTHER DIVERSITY public involvement process – one that engaged the city’s residents, city businesses, workers, staff and officials in dialogue about what makes us stand out in the region. Within this process, what we should strive PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS LINK MOBILITY NETWORK to maintain, what would make us better in the future, and how our investments and DORAVILLE policies as a city can best accomplish that ... were addressed. Community input and guidance collected via a Citizen Advisory THE CITY THAT Panel, stakeholder interviews, five public REBUILD CORE CONNECTS ALIGN IMPLEMENTATION meetings, and a community survey nourished the formation of this vision and the priorities and actions that will actualize it as we move forward. The collective Design Doraville CONNECT BUSINESSES IMPROVE EDUCATION process resulted in the vision and goals that will guide the future. DRAFT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP PRIORITIES & ACTIONS The Future Development Map demonstrates, Priorities for Doraville’s future—those which t n e geographically, how the City wishes to evolve require immediate and focused attention—are m p o L l a e over time as new investments in land use take structured around key elements of the plan. Top n v d e shape. Each of nine character areas includes priorities include: U D s c a description of how the community envisions • Advancing the Historic Downtown Doraville i e m the area changing and key actions needed to Redevelopment Masterplan. o n achieve that. Notable change and redevelopment o • Increasing community activities and events. c is envisioned in four character areas: 1. BuHi E • Creating a better business environment. Cultural Corridor, 2. Doraville Town Center, 3. SUBSTANTIVE ELEMENTS Assembly District, and 4. PIB Marketplace. These • Updating the City’s Codes and Ordinances. areas are flanked by additional opportunities in T • Facilitating new, private developments in- other character areas to preserve the character n r a o line with our vision. of long-term neighborhoods, create refreshed i n t s a commercial nodes, and attract more investment. l p • Putting in place actions that further u o A full review of character areas is available in p r diversity. t o a P t Chapter 4: Implementing Our Vision, along i on with other important implementation strategies. Among these priorities are a series of five year actions for 2017-2037 that will put the plan in Doraville Boundary /motion.City Hall Many of these initiatives are already underway:MARTA Station MARTA• GoldFinancing Line infrastructure improvements to Expresswayfacilitate the former General Motors site Street Railroad reinvestment is being finalized. Future Development Areas • A business organization is forming along The Doraville community is excited about what NeighborhoodBuford Highway. Preservation District the next 20 years will hold. While this plan PIB• MarketplaceThe City is advancing streetscape plans. seeks to facilitate new opportunities, it also BuHi Cultural Corridor recognizes that the neighborhoods, parks, and Doraville• ATown detailed Livable Centers Initiative study sense of community within Doraville must be Center is underway along Buford Highway, which Assembly District maintained and strengthened. Office Hubwill identify a more tailored strategy for Light Industriala corridor that is hospitable for all travel Join us, as we realize our vision! District Tank Farmsmodes. District Annexation• The first steps in achieving the Historic Downtown Doraville Redevelopment Masterplan have been taken. 0 ¼ ½ Miles ± Future Development Map A full list of priorities and actions is provided in (see page 3-5 for enlargement) Chapter 5: Our Focus. DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY APPENDIX A: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT DOCUMENTATION 1. DESIGN DORAVILLE A.1 Community Participation Plan ............................................A-5 A.2 Interview Summary ........................................................A-11 1.1 What Is Design Doraville? ..................................................1-2 A.3 Citizen Advisory Panel Minutes .........................................A-17 1.2 The Process .....................................................................1-4 A.4 Public Meeting Summaries ...............................................A-33 1.3 Plan Organization .............................................................1-5 A.5 Community Survey Summary ...........................................A-55 1.4 Key Elements ...................................................................1-5 A.6 Flyers and Press Releases ...............................................A-67 2. THE STORY OF DORAVILLE APPENDIX B. EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 Our History .....................................................................2-2 B.1 How Our Land Is Used: Land Use Inventory .......................B-2 2.2 Current Major Redevelopments ..........................................2-4 B.2 Where We Live: Housing .................................................B-19 2.3 Existing Land Use .............................................................2-6 B.3 Who We Are: Demographics ............................................B-27 2.4 State Of Housing .............................................................2-8 B.4 How We Are Connected: Transportation ...........................B-35 2.5 Who Lives Here ...............................................................2-9 B.5 Our Economy: Economic Development .............................B-53 2.6 Our Economy .................................................................2-10 2.7 transportation: How We Are Connected ............................2-12 APPENDIX C: Record Of Accomplishments 3. OUR PATH FORWARD 3.1 The Public Process ............................................................3-2 3.2 Vision Statement and Goals ...............................................3-3 3.3 How We Move Forward .....................................................3-4 4. IMPLEMENTING OUR VISION 4.1 The Strategy ....................................................................4-2