DOWNTOWN DANVERS C1-C1A DISTRICTS NEW ZONING BYLAW & DESIGN STANDARDS Town of Danvers, MA

DOWNTOWN DANVERS C1-C1A DISTRICTS NEW ZONING BYLAW & DESIGN STANDARDS Town of Danvers, MA PUBLIC KICK-OFF MEETING & LISTENING SESSION Planning Board May 8, 2018 The Danvers Team: Brovitz Community Planning & Design Dodson & Flinker

PROJECT SCOPE AND SCHEDULE TASKS Part 1: Project Area Evaluation 1.1 - Project Kick-Off and Listening Session 1.2 Review Relevant Plans and Studies 1.3 Analysis of Land Use and Development Patterns Deliverable: Existing Conditions, Challenges, and Opportunities Map Part 2: Public Visioning 2.1 - Stakeholder Meetings 2.2 Mixed Use and Public Realm Concept Plan 2.3 Prepare Preliminary Recommendations 2.4 - Planning Board Workshop and Meetings (10) Deliverable: Preferred Development & Public Realm Concept Plan Part 3: Prepare Design Guidelines 3.1 Prepare Preliminary Design Guidelines 3.2 Present Preliminary Design Guidelines 3.3 Prepare Final Draft Design Guidelines Deliverable: Final Design Guidelines Part 4: Prepare Zoning Amendments SCHEDULE MAR-APR APR-JUN JUN-SEPT 4.1 Prepare Draft Zoning Amendments 4.2 Prepare Draft Zoning Map JUNE-SEPT 4.3 - Public Forum 4.4 Refine and Complete Final Zoning Bylaws and Design Guidelines Deliverable: Final Zoning Bylaw, Design Guidelines and Zoning Map PROJECT COMPLETION: SEPT. 30

DANVERS PLANNING INITIATIVES Downtown Danvers Improvement Plan (1980s) Danvers Zoning Bylaw Review & Recommendations (2006) Danvers Mixed-Use Industrial-1 (I-1) Study (2009) Danversport Rezoning (2010) and Tapleyville Mixed Use Overlay District Zoning Bylaw (2014) Danvers Housing Production Plan (2014) Danvers Bicycle Network & Pedestrian Priority Plan (2015) Danvers Maple Street I-1 District Action Plan (2015) Downtown Danvers Parking Study (2015) Downtown Area Traffic Management Report (2017) Danvers Wayfinding Project (2017) Maple Street I-1 Area Vision Plan & C40R Zoning Code (2017)

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION PLACEMAKING REPORT Background and Context Project Kick Off Summary Development Patterns and the Public Realm Property Uses and Characteristics Relevant Planning Resource Evaluation Current Zoning Evaluation Challenges and Opportunities Future Vision and Recommendations

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION CONTEXT AND HISTORY Downtown C1 and C1A Project Area and Danvers Square Neighborhood

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS 20 blocks in project area Average block length is 272 feet (250-400 ideal for walkability Street ROW widths 18-60 feet (Danvers Square up to 140 feet Most buildings within 20 feet of sidewalk Most parking located behind buildings.

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION EXISTING PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS 142 parcels and 25.2 acres in the project area Ave. lot size 9,806 SF (several < 5,000 SF) 127 buildingsaverage 110 years old (1908) Ave. building size is 6,872 GFA (range 940 SF cottages to 70,000SF office building) Average floor area ratio (FAR) of.95 Most common property uses: Stores and office buildings but several mixed use and residential buildings. Estimated 220 dwelling units. Average residential density of 18 units/acre. Most common residential building types are SF homes, condo, and apartment buildings with 4 to 8 units.

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION DOWNTOWN AREA OPEN SPACE Location Walking Distance from Danvers Square Walking Time (Minutes) Danvers Square Plaza - Seg 1 0 0 Danvers Square Plaza - Seg 2 Danvers Rail Trail High Street Historic Cemetery Town Hall/Sylvan Square Danvers Park Great Oak Elementary School Danvers YMCA 341 1,053 652 1,434 1,412 4,729 3,099 Meadows Park 2,855 Peabody Library and Mill Pond 2,122 Walnut Grove Cemetery Rebecca Nurse Homestead 2,379 4,751 < 1 minute 3.9 2.4 5.3 5.2 17.5 11.5 10.6 7.9 8.8 17.6 Moulton Park 16.6 4,472 Average walking speed is 4.5 feet per section A 5 minute walk is approx. equal to 1/4 mile (or 1,320 linear feet)

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION DOWNTOWN AREA THOROUGHFARES Streets, Sidewalk & Pedestrian Crosswalks DOWNTOWN PROJECT AREA THOROUGHFARES & STREETSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS Street Orientation Segment One-Way Two-Way Typ. ROW Length Width On-Street Parking Sidewalks Gould Street NW to SE Park St to High St 2-Way 670 50 1 Side (W) West Side Maple Street NW to SE Locust St to Lummus Ave 2-Way 220 60 Both Sides Both Sides Maple Street NW to SE Lummus Ave to School St 2-Way 320 60 Both Sides Both Sides Maple Street NW to SE School St to Cottage Ave 2-Way 160 60 Both Sides Both Sides Maple Street NW to SE Cottage Ave to Central Ave 2-Way 175 80/108 Both Sides Both Sides Maple Street NW to SE Central Ave to Conant St 2-Way 180 110/140 Both Sides Both Sides Maple St High Street NW to SE Conant St to Park St 2-Way 180 80/60 Both Sides Both Sides High Street NW to SE Park St to Gould St 2-Way 520 60 Both Sides Both Sides Alden Street NW to SE Conant St to Park St 2-Way 480 50 1 Side (W) Both Sides Danvers Rail Trail SW to NE Oak St to Pickering St 2-Way 2000 30 Not Permitted None Elm St

PROJECT AREA EVALUATION PUBLIC REALM INTERFACE

CURRENT ZONING Allowed Uses Dimensional Standards Parking and Access Requirements Sign Regulations Open Space vs Landscaping The Downtown C1-C1A Project Area

PUBLIC REALM ACTIVATION & DESIGN STANDARDS

CHARACTER-BUILDING ZONING & DESIGN STANDARDS Building Frontage Type Site Standards Parking Placement Ped/Veh. Access Landscaping Lighting/Screening Utilities Signage LID/Sustainability Stds PRIVATE REALM Building Standards Bldg. Placement Building Types Building Uses Bldg. Frontage Types Building Components Bldg. Height/Stepbacks Building Design Stds Street Standards Complete Street Hierarchy Streetscape Treatment Sidewalk Use/Activation On-Street Parking/Parklets Intermodal Facilities Utilities LID/Sustainability Stds Open Space & Rec Types Parks, Playgrounds, Commons PUBLIC REALM Outdoor Amenity Spaces Yards Dining Terrace Green Roofs Courtyards Comm. Gardens Plazas Forecourts POPS

ISSUES, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES Preliminary Thoughts.. Protect Historic Character Compatibility with Surrounding Neighborhoods Limited Opportunities with Current Zoning Adapt to Changing Markets (i.e Mixed Use) Enhance Property Conditions and Values Improve Streetscape Conditions and Pedestrian Environment Create New Open Spaces for People to Gather Facilitate New Investment in the Project Area Provide Housing Choices The Downtown C1-C1A Project Area

DOWNTOWN DANVERS PLANNING INITIATIVES Downtown Danvers Parking Study (2015) Implement zoning for shared parking. Establish maximum zoning limits on parking. Lease private parking for shared parking. Fully utilize existing supply before investing in more parking. Create a Fee in Lieu of programs to expand public parking as an alternative on-site. Encouraged better use of off-street parking with more more long term spaces in municipal lots. Discover hidden supply through efficient use of parking. (i.e. stripping on-street parking spaces). Create a Parking Benefit District and use revenues to re-invest back into downtown district. Improve parking and wayfinding signage. Reconfigure existing streets into Complete Streets.

DOWNTOWN PARKING REPORT/Parking Demand

DOWNTOWN PARKING REPORT/Parking Usage Figure 3: Danvers Parking Peak Utilization Thursday June 4th 11am-1pm

PARKING REPORT/Parking Usage Figure 4: Danvers Parking Peak Utilization Saturday June 6th 11am-1pm

PARKING REPORT/Recommendations

DOWNTOWN AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT REPORT Downtown Traffic Mitigation Future Mobility Enhancements Other Traffic Mitigation Enhancements to Improve Mobility in Downtown over the Next 20 Years: Improved access to Route 128 at High Street (Exit 23) and Poplar Street (Exit 22). Improved/expanded downtown sidewalk network. Extension of the Rail-Trail. Improved MBTA bus service. Wayfinding system. District-Wide Parking Management Program Downtown living typically includes smaller DUs, fewer vehicle trips, and less need for parking.

DOWNTOWN AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT REPORT Other Downtown Traffic Mitigation Trends and Factors Factors and trends that may result in less trips and parking demand over the next 20 years: Growing demand by young professionals and empty nesters to living in downtown as alternative to single-family homes. Downtown provides opportunity for residents to live, work, shop, and play with less need for a car. Growing work-from-home programs (full or parttime) and home-based businesses. On-line shopping services such as Amazon. Car sharing services such as Zip Car. Ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. Downtown living typically includes smaller DUs, fewer vehicle trips, and less need for parking.

CURRENT ZONING District DOWNTOWN AREA ZONING DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Use Lots Setbacks Bulk Coverage Min. Lot Size Frontage Front Side Rear Parking Height Stories Max. Lot Coverage C1 - Downtown Core All Uses NA NA 10 (4) 0/5 (5) 0/5 (6) NA 45 3 NA NA NA NA C1A - Downtown Secondary Streets All Uses NA NA 10 (6) 5 (6) 5 (6) 10 (7) 10 (7) NA 35 3 NA NA NA NA 50% I-1 - Maple/Hobart Street Area All Uses NA 50 50 25 25 NA 55 4 Bldg. Coverage NA NA NA I-1 - MSTND 40R Overlay District All Uses Based in Individual Building Type NA Based in Individual Building Type I-1 - Tapleyville Overlay District 10 5 (6) 5 (6) All Uses 5000 50 20 (10) 25 (7) 25 (7) R-1 - Danvers Sq. Neighborhood NA 45 NA 70% NA 14/Acre 10 (9) Single Family 10,000 80 20 (1) (2) 8 8 NA 30 NA NA NA 1/10,000 NA Two Family 15,000 80 20 (1) (2) 8 8 NA 30 NA NA NA 1/15,000 NA Multi-Family (11) 30,000 125 40 30 30 30 (12) 30 NA NA 1,000/DU 1/7,500 40 Dwelling - Conversion 5,000 80 20 NA 8 NA 10 (3) NA NA NA 1/2,500 8 Notes: 1. Eaves, steps, and porches may be less 2. No structure required to be setback more than average of setbacks of existing structures on the street. 3. Side and rear setbacks for aceessory structures not exceeding 120 SF, otherwise principal setbacks apply. 4. Not required to be setback more than the average setback of two abutting and next adjacent los on either side of subject lot. 5. 5-feet only where lot shares a common boundary or property line with a residentially zoned lot, otherwise zero. 6. 5-feet from another commercially-zoned property. 7. Setback from a residentially zoned property. 8. Height within 10 feet of a residential structure 9. Seperation between building on the same lot. 10. Or the average of the setbacks on same side of the street within 200 feet of the lot, whichever, is less. 11. Multi-Family Dwellings require landscape buffer street of 3 FT around foundation and 10 FT on lot line. 12. From Residential Structure. Open Space Res. Density Bldg Spacing

CURRENT ZONING Principal Use DANVERS PARKING REQUIREMENTS VS ITE PEAK DEMAND RATES Danvers Regulation ITE Peak Parking Demand Rates Danvers vs. ITE Residential Institutional Multi-Family residential Assisted Living Nursing Home Elementary School Middle School High School Day Care Church General Office 1 or 2- bedroom unit 2 per Dwelling Unit 1.38 per Dwelling Unit Above More than 2 bedrooms 3 per Dwelling Unit 1.38 per Dwelling Unit Above 0.2 per unit + 1 per employee on largest shift 0.41 per Dwelling Unit -- 0.2 per unit + 1 per employee on largest shift 0.35 per Bed -- 0.2 per student + 1 space per faculty 0.17 per student Above 0.2 per student + 1 space per faculty 0.09 per student Above 0.33 per student +1 space per faculty 0.23 per student Above 0.1 per student + 1 per employee on largest shift 0.24 per student/ 1.38 per employee Below 0.25 per seat 0.01 per seat Above 4 per 1000 sq ft 2.84 per 1000 sq ft Above Restaurant 0.33 per seat + 1 per employee on largest shift + 1 per 100 sqf function area 0.47 per seat -- Commercial/ Retail Shopping Center Convenience Market 0.33 per seat + 1 per employee on largest shift 0.52 per seat -- 4 per 1000 sq ft 2.55 per 1000 sq ft Above 5 per 1000 sq ft 5.5 per sq ft Below Motor Vehicle Sales 4 per 1000 sq ft + 1 per employee on largest shift 1.78 per 1000 sq ft Above Recreation Hotel/Motel Athletic and Physical Training Facilities Screen Cinema / Theater 1 per room + 1 per employee on largest shift 0.71~0.89 per room Above 2 per 1000 sq ft 3.55 per 1000 sq ft Below 0.25 per seat 0.26 per seat Same Industrial Medical Manufacturing/Light Warehouse / Distribution Hospital Animal Hospital / Kennel / Veterinary Clinic 1 per employee on largest shift, but > 3 per 1000 sq ft 0.67 per employee + 1 per 1000 sq ft + 0.5 per 1000 sq ft for the 2nd 20,000 sq ft + 1 per 4000 sq ft for areas in excess of 40,000 sq ft. 0.78 per employee/ 0.5 per 1,000 sq ft Above 2 per bed 4.49 per bed Below Downtown Danvers Downtown Parking Study Final Report, October 2015, Nelson-Nygaard 0.75~1.02 per 1000 sq ft/ 0.64~0.97 per employee 4 per 1000 sq ft 1.6 per 1000 sq ft Above --

CURRENT ZONING SIGN REGULATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT AREA Type of Sign CI and CIA Districts (Not In the DID) Downtown Improvement District (DID) Freestanding Ground Sign Wall Sign Max 15 tall; Max 42 SF; Min 10 Setback Max 1 SF/linear feet of bldg. or 20 SF; 1 sign/bldg.; Max 12 projection off bldg. Max. 1 wall sign per business; Total SF = linear feet o bldg. or 20 SF; Max. 1 sign/bldg.; Max. 12 projection bldg. Second Signs N/A Not permitted Business Directory Sign 1 sign and 1 SF per business 1 sign and 1 SF per business Awning Sign 1 sign and max 20% of surface area Window Sign Max 20% of window space Max 20% of window area Max. 1/awning over window; Max SF = 20% of awning area above display area; Max height of letters/graphic Parking Signs N/A 1 sign/parking lot; Max 3 SF and 4 FT tall Directional Signs N/A Max 1 SF; Number as needed Plaque Signs N/A 2 SF for historic bldgs and cornerstones Dwelling Occupant Sign N/A 1 per unit; Max. 2 SF Roof Sign Not permitted Not permitted Institution Bulletin Board N/A Max.of 2; Max of 12 SF Multi-Tenant Ground Signs 1 ground sign and 1 wall sign per tenant max of 10% of leased SF N/A Sandwich Board Signs Not permitted Not permitted Projecting/Blade Sign Not permitted Not permitted Neon Signs Not permitted Not permitted Light Projection Signs Not permitted Not permitted