Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX E: PREFERRED GROWTH SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT

The draft alternative scenarios also introduced ten development types:

Lower Density Neighborhoods This development type proposed three to six dwelling units per acre with detached single family residential as a primary land use and attached single family, public/ institutional, and parks as a secondary land use. It introduced a low-density road network with local street, sidewalks and/ or multi use pathways and transit connections typically on the periphery. New development would be allowed on vacant lots only within the Historic Overlay and would be limited to fifty percent of the land area in the Environmental Overlay. Medium Density Neighborhoods Medium density neighborhoods included single family and low to medium scale multifamily residential primary land uses and public/institutional, parks and open space, and mixed-use commercial as secondary land uses. It proposed 6-12 dwelling units per acre with a job density of .5 jobs per acre. Mobility consisted of a medium density road network with primarily collector and local streets and dedicated bike facilities on higher order street. New development would be allowed on vacant lots and along major roadways on lots greater than one acre within the Historic Overlay and would be limited to fifty percent of the land area in the Environmental Overlay. Higher Density Neighborhoods This development type included primary land uses of medium to higher-scale multifamily developments and attached single family. As secondary land use it proposed public/ institutional, parks and open space, and mixed-use commercial developments. The housing density and would increase to 17+ dwelling units per acre with a job density of two jobs per acre. This development required a higher density road network with full complemented street types, sidewalks and bike facilities throughout, and transit connections at mobility hubs. Neighborhood Commercial/ Center The Neighborhood Commercial/ Center development type would primarily consist of small to medium scale general commercial and mixed-uses with secondary land uses of small-scale office, live-work, parks and open space, and public/ institutional developments. In this development type job density increased to ten jobs per acre with development typically along arterial or collector street. The road network consists of well-connected mobility hubs, sidewalks, and bike facilities.

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