Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Land Usefacts & figuresresidential development, as shown by Figure 3.4, Uniform Neighborhoods.This is further supported as 72.73 percent disagree with mixing manufacturedhomes with conventional site built homes. While there were no specificquestions relating to the size of lots or homes in close proximity to oneanother, the response to this series of questions could likely be extended tothese instances as well, albeit to a lesser extent. This is supported by anincreased response to the use of regulation to separate different types of bothresidential and non‐residential development. In other words, 69.23 percentsupport (53.8 percent strongly agree) separation within residential areasversus 53.85 percent (38.5 percent generally agree) who support separation ofresidential from non‐residential uses only. Mixed use is seen as moreacceptable within master planned communities (69.23 percent agree) andwithin downtown (61.54 percent agree). One hundred percent of therespondents agree that in no case should residential and industrial uses bymixed.Redevelopment and Infill DevelopmentAs the community continues to grow, development of vacant parcelswill increase thereby warranting concern as to the compatibility ofuses on infill parcels. For both of the questions asked relating to newor redeveloped uses on infill parcels, respondents largely agreed(84.62 percent) that the uses should be similar in character, size andscale to the existing adjacent and abutting uses. Paired with thefindings of the above questions this offers further support for havingstandards and regulations in place to manage the type, density, andscale of new development.Figure 3.5, Building Size and Scale70.0%60.0%50.0%40.0%30.0%20.0%10 .0 %0.0%23.1%StronglyAgree61.5%GenerallyAgree7.7% 7.7%GenerallyDisagreeStronglyDisagreeImpacts on Adjacent PropertiesThe last requested responses were intended to identify impacts that are moreobjectionable than others and, thus, warrant protection and control. Therespondents indicated the strongest willingness for imposing controls forexcessive noise and outdoor light; floodplain, erosion, and stormwatercontrols; and unsightly appearances (outdoor storage/display’activity,building facades, and property maintenance), In order of importance, theother issues that are of importance to impose controls are as follows:ImpactPercent AgreeLandscaping within and around parking lots 92.31%Visual screening of outdoor storage and activity areas 92.31%Street trees (new development only) 92.31%Page 3-37April 1, 2005