City of Lawrenceville Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee

• Where possible, greenspace and pocket parks should belocated in or adjacent to these neighborhoods toincrease connectivity with other areas of Lawrenceville.Recommended Development StrategiesExisting Development• New housing units in the sub-area should be designed toreflect the architectural characteristics of the adjacenthomes.• Adjacent non-residential development should bedesigned to be compatible with these neighborhoods.• These neighborhoods should be preserved and stabilizedthrough careful monitoring of special use requests andquality of life issues (i.e., code enforcement).Infill Development• Encourage traditional neighborhood and conservationsubdivision developments that by their nature provide avariety of housing options. The variety of housingoptions should be complimentary of the surroundinghousings so as not to devalue existing establishedproperties.• Develop design and higher architectural standards forresidential areas that are coordinated with traditionalmasonry design.• Provide good vehicular and pedestrian/bike connectionsto: adjacent retail / commercial services; adjacentproperties / subdivisions, and regional network ofgreenspace and trails.• Street design should include traffic-calming measuresand should allow for bicycle and pedestrian facilities.Example of second boomneighborhood.Second Boom Neighborhoods (circa 1980­1991)General Description and Boundary AreaSecond Boom neighborhoods are found throughoutLawrenceville adjacent to the Post War and First Boomneighborhoods and are characterized by slightly largerhouses and larger lots, such as Leigh Kay Drive. Housingstyles are a mixture of wood, brick and vinyl siding, manywith attached garages. These neighborhoods are facingmany of the same challenges that the older neighborhoodsface, with concerns of neighborhood turnover, quality of lifeissues and continued neighborhood stability.City of Lawrenceville 2 - 28Comprehensive Plan 2030Adopted VersionCommunity Agenda 6 October 2008