AGENDA DATE: 1/30/2018
TITLE:
Title
Rio/29 Small Area Plan
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Presentation Phase 2 final products for Board and Planning Commission feedback and endorsement
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Graham, Gast-Bray, Falkenstein
PRESENTER (S): Mike Callahan, Renaissance Planning; Vlad Gavrilovic, EPR; Rachel Falkenstein, CDD; Andrew Gast-Bray, CDD
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Choose an item.
BACKGROUND: The County's Comprehensive Plan lays out a vision for Development Areas that are "vibrant active places with attractive neighborhoods, high quality, mixed-use areas, thriving business and industry, all supported by services, infrastructure, and multimodal transportation networks." This vision was further validated during Phase 1 of the Small Area Plan by citizens, stakeholders and elected officials. The community expressed a desire for the Rio29 area to transform into a walkable, bikeable, mixed use area with ample green space and recreational opportunities, all accessible by transit.
To achieve this vision, the Phase 1 land use plan specified that development along Route 29 should be concentrated in centers of development that will begin to set the stage for future transit (this is often referred to as Transit Oriented Development, or TOD). The Phase 1 visioning for the Small Area Plan called for the establishment of three centers, or nodes, of development along Route 29 between Branchland Blvd. and the Rivanna River, with a priority given to the node centered around the Rio Road and Route 29 intersection.
The Phase 1 vision stipulated that nodes should be developed strategically to encourage transit and to also be respectful of existing neighborhoods using a core/edge pattern of development. The most intense development is expected to be concentrated towards the center of the node, closest to transit. The height and intensity of development of the node should cascade down t...
Click here for full text