Model TOD Zoning Ordinance (PDF, 3.7 MB) - Reconnecting America

Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance ■ June 29, 2001While a new CalTrain transit station was in the planning stages for years, it was not built until aftermost of the development was in place, with the exception of the condominiums. However, the planwas developed with the knowledge that it would be served by a commuter rail station. The SanAntonio Station was created when the Rengsdorf Station, a mile down the tracks, was moved due toa lack of parking capacity. The Crossings, on the other hand, is able to accommodate 200 parkingspaces, 100 of which are built beneath the condominiums and designated for CalTrain commuters.The new station location also provides improved access to a Hewlett-Packard campus on theopposite side of the railroad tracks.Besides being compact and pedestrian-oriented, the development also had a sustainable componentto it. The developer reused concrete and asphalt from the mall’s structure and parking lots as fill forthe site and in the concrete used for front porches and foundations. The project is one of only a fewto transform an auto-oriented strip mall into a pedestrian-oriented community. JFigure 2.3: The Crossings commercial use is located on the ground floor of the rowhouses, and is oriented toward the transit station.J“Case Study: The Crossings,” Creating Quality Places 1 September 2000, 1 March 2001.Valley Connections ■ Chapter III ■ Page 11