Park Woodlawn Area Plan - Charlotte-Mecklenburg County

Part 1:Concept PlanPark Woodlawn Area PlanCommunity DesignCharlotte-MecklenburgPlanning DepartmentNON-RESIDENTIAL Design Policies ¹D-4 Building Architecture and Site Designrchitecture and landscapeAdesign define streets andpublic spaces as areas of shareduse. Streets lined by buildingsand trees rather than vastexpanses of parking lots providea visually rich and physicallysafe environment.DRAFT January 15, 2013Policy NumberRetail-Oriented Mixed/Multi UseRetailOfficeMixed UseIndustrialDesign buildings with transparent openings,ornamentation, and architectural 4A • • • •character.Establish entrances with pedestrianinterest.4B • • • •Orient buildings towards street andprovide pedestrian access.4C • • • •Arrange buildings in an orderly blockpattern.4D • • • •Discourage tearing down historic orarchitecturally significant structures.4E • • • • •Design buildings with human scale andvisual interest in mind.4F • • • •Discourage further of drive-thru development.4G • • • •Design for pedestrian safety. 4H • • • • •Locate dumpsters and service areas awayfrom residential areas.4I • • • • •Shallow depth lot redevelopmentalong Park Road should relate tothe single family neighborhoodsbehind. Buildings should orient4J • • • •to Park Road with parking andcirculation behind buildings.Transition the scale and height ofdevelopment with respect to single 4K • • • •family neighborhoods.Encourage existing and future usesbehind Park Road Shopping Centerto address Little Sugar Creek4L • • • • •Greenway frontage.Create a better sense of entry toPark Road Shopping Center byreinforcing drive intersections onPark Road and Woodlawn Roadwith architecture and urban openspaces.4M • • • •22Better define a ‘center’ to the ParkRoad Shopping Center and createa more comfortable urban environment4N • • •with public open spaceand effective pedestrian linkages.Define opportunities along MontfordDrive for effective urban openspaces/courtyards that can be flexible4O • • • •in their use.Better define gateways to MontfordDrive at Park Road and Woodlawn 4P • • • •Road.¹ Adopted by City Council, the General Development Policies (GDP)provide guidance for the location, intensity and form of future developmentand redevelopment throughout the community. Many of the residentialand mixed/multi-use center policies for the plan area are basedupon these adopted GDP policies. Plan policies that appear in italic textare based upon those previously adopted GDP policies. Additional newplan-specific policies are shown in bold font. Plan-specific policiesaugment the GDP design guidelines.4J Shallow depth lot redevelopment along Park Road should relateto the single family neighborhoods behind. Buildings should orientto Park Road with parking and circulation behind buildings.4K Transition the scale and height of development with respect tosingle family neighborhoods.