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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/11/2018 - CITY PLAN - HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION UPDATEDATE: STAFF: December 11, 2018 Ryan Mounce, City Planner Cameron Gloss, Planning Manager Timothy Wilder, Service Development Manager Aaron Iverson, Senior Transportation Planner WORK SESSION ITEM City Council SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION City Plan - Housing & Transportation Update. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to update Council on two “big ideas” that will form the policy basis for the City Plan update. Staff will provide an overview of the big ideas for Community and Neighborhood Livability and Transportation, with a focus on City Plan’s proposed approach to strategically adding density in existing neighborhoods and building a “transit-ready” community. GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED 1. Does Council support staff’s proposal to strategically add residential density in existing neighborhoods? 2. Does Council support staff’s proposal to develop transit typologies to guide future transit enhancements? BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION City Plan Timeline City Plan is an update to Fort Collins’ comprehensive plan, transportation master plan, and transit master plan. Together, these plans articulate high-level, long-term vision and policy direction for the community over a 20-year horizon. City Plan directly supports future decision-making and alignment with other City policy and operational plans, the Strategic Plan, and the Budgeting for Outcomes Process. The City Plan process is approximately halfway complete, and consideration of plan adoption is scheduled for April 16, 2019. Previous Work Session - Scenarios Phase A work session on November 13, 2018 provided Council with an overview of future community development scenarios. The scenarios presented three different choices for land-use and transportation options: a baseline option (Attachment 1) that continues our existing direction and development patterns, a targeted approach (Attachment 1) that emphasizes smaller land-use adjustments and a small increase in funding for transportation enhancements, and a broader set of changes (Attachment 1) that could result in large changes in community appearance, density, and enhancements to our multimodal transportation network. Overall, Council expressed some support for housing and land-use changes, while urging caution about the impacts of changes to established neighborhoods. Council emphasized that quality of life should not be sacrificed for higher density. Councilmembers were generally supportive of higher density in commercial corridors if this type of development can be specifically tied to outcomes to achieve greater transit usage or develop more affordable and attainable housing, rather than density for its own sake. Big Ideas Housing and transit have been top community issues during the City Plan process to date. In this work session, staff will present several “big ideas” to address these issues and help achieve our shared vision for livability, December 11, 2018 Page 2 sustainability, and community in Fort Collins. The staff presentation will focus primarily on the two ideas shown in bold below: Neighborhood Livability and Social Health • Strategically add residential density to existing neighborhoods. • Increase the stock of housing attainable to a range of incomes and backgrounds. • Make the most of the vacant land we have left. • Focus on redevelopment opportunities through adaptive reuse, redevelopment, and infill development. • Provide more housing and mixed-use opportunities along major transportation corridors. • Locate outdoor spaces convenient to residents that provide relief to additional housing density. Transportation • Align the transit system with land use; develop transit typologies to ensure future service matches demand • Utilize mobility hubs to provide connections between different transportation modes • Leverage a network of high-frequency routes on key corridors with multiple mobility options for first mile/last mile connections. • Maximize signal timings to reduce travel times, vehicle emissions, and support transit • Expand Bus Rapid Transit service to include W. Elizabeth Street, N. College Avenue and E. Harmony Road. • Expand bicycling with on- and off-street bicycle system improvements. • Continue expansion of sidewalks and connections throughout the City for pedestrians Next Steps City Plan will enter the final phases of the update process this winter. Work in the coming months will focus on updating and revising City Plan principles and policies and preparing a public review draft of the plan document. As directed at the November 13 work session, staff will conduct additional targeted outreach to underrepresented demographics in January 2019. Staff anticipates additional public outreach for the draft plan and recommendations from Boards and Commissions to take place in February and March. Staff is planning the next Council work session for February 12, 2019, which will focus on the review of updated and revised City Plan principles and policies. ATTACHMENTS 1. City Plan PowerPoint (PDF) 1 City Plan Scenarios ATTACHMENT 1 2 Direction Sought 1. Does Council support staff’s proposal to strategically add residential density in existing neighborhoods? 2. Does Council support staff’s proposal to develop transit typologies to guide future transit enhancements? 3 Direction Sought CULTURE + RECREATION ECONOMIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITY SAFE COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY + SOCIAL HEALTH TRANSPORTATION NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY + SOCIAL HEALTH TRANSPORTATION Big Ideas Community & Neighborhood Livability 4 • Increase the stock of housing attainable to a range of incomes • Strategically add density to existing neighborhoods • Make the most of remaining vacant land • Provide more housing & mixed-use along major transit corridors • Locate outdoor spaces convenient to residents as relief to additional density ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Types Accessory or other neighborhood-compatible units Infill Varied & higher housing intensity types, Old along Town transit North corridors 5 Our Housing Story • Most of our housing stock is already built • …and our housing stock was built for different demographics and trends • We have existing policy support we haven’t acted upon • Community desire for housing options & some change in neighborhoods • We can learn from neighboring communities 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010+ % Dwelling Units Added 1970s-Today 10% 20% 30% 40% • 25% of households live alone • Only 15% of households contain children under 18 • Family size continues to decrease In older neighborhoods, population is decreasing while the number of units is stable or increasing Appropriate amount of change in established neighborhoods Allow a limited number of new housing types in established neighborhood, such as accessory units or duplexes Do not Support Some Support Moderate Support Strong Support No Opinion 19.8% 18.4% 25.0% 33.7% 3.0% 6 Housing Deficiency & Future Demand 2040 Housing Demand Existing deficit & future demand = need for approximately 30,000 – 35,000 additional units 7 Where housing can be provided Vacant Land Commercial Corridors & Infill / Redevelopment Areas Established Neighborhoods Residential Zoning Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning Targeted Infill & Redeveloped Areas Rural Neighborhoods Lower Density Neighborhoods Mixed Density Neighborhoods 8 Strategically add density to existing neighborhoods • Greater flexibility for accessory units & duplexes on residential lots • Additional housing variety (smaller units and ‘missing middle’ housing) • Similar housing types to existing neighborhood character • Part of our toolkit -- commercial corridors alone can not address all of our future housing 9 Options in Established Neighborhoods Internal Accessory Unit Detached Duplex Accessory Unit  Partition separate living space within existing home or through a small addition  Minimal visible change  Occurs frequently on an informal or unapproved basis in basements Separate unit above existing garage Source: Angie’s List Internal Accessory Unit Detached Accessory Unit  Ex: carriage houses in Old Town Neighborhoods  Permitted only on small percentage of the largest lots in the Old Town Neighborhoods  Best suited for areas with alley Detached unit in rear of lot access or long lots Duplex  Proportional units versus primary/subordinate  Appears as a two-family dwelling  Currently not allowed or impractical in most residential zones Duplex building scale 10 Implementation • Conduct in-depth engagement process to determine acceptable location and types of housing units within neighborhoods • Amend the Land Use Code to implement recommended changes Communitywide Neighborhood-area meetings discussions & panels 11 Other criteria to explore • Site planning and design standards (e.g. parking) • Ownership requirements • Private covenants and restrictions • Short-term rentals • Impacts on infrastructure • Proportionality of fees 12 • Align the transit system with land use; develop transit typologies to ensure service matches demand • Utilize mobility hubs to provide connections between different transportation modes • Maximize signal timings to reduce travel times, vehicle emissions, and support transit • Expand Bus Rapid Transit service to include W. Elizabeth, N. College, E. Harmony • Expand bicycling with on- and off-street system improvements • Continue expansion of sidewalks and connections throughout the City Big Ideas - Transportation Transit Service Typologies 13 Mobility Hub • Mixed use activity center • Transit station • Bike share • Care share • Park-n-Ride • Transfer from on-demand • Walkable urban design • Customer information 14 Innovation Zones Alternative services such as: • Microtransit • on-demand shared trips • Autonomous vehicles • Public-private partnerships 15 FUTURE OF TRANSIT: Panel Discussion 16 Participants: 125 community members Facebook Live: 260 total views Transportation and Housing Costs 17  On average households spend 18% on transportation  Households in auto-dependent areas spend as high as 25%  Households in location efficient areas spend as little as 9%  Less transportation costs allow more household income towards housing Cost Burden on Households Transportation Housing Disposable Income Source: Federal Highway Administration, Transportation and Housing Cost Fact Sheet 18 Direction Sought 1. Does Council support staff’s proposal to strategically add residential density in existing neighborhoods? 2. Does Council support staff’s proposal to develop transit typologies to guide future transit enhancements?