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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0416 CC REG ITEM 09I//J/, 615' TEM 9.17. AGENDA REPORT CITY OF MOORPARK TO: The Honorable City Council aa FROM: Nelson Miller, Director of Community Developmenai '`_� DATE: April 8, 1997(CC Meeting of 4/16/97) SUBJECT: CONSIDER PROPOSED LAND USE AND PUBLIC STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ANALYZED IN THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS PROPOSED DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN The City Council authorized the preparation of a Downtown Specific Plan on March 15, 1995. The consultant has completed a Draft Partial Specific Plan, which has been circulated to City Council, Planning Commission, and the public. A joint study session was held with the Planning Commission on February 26, 1997, where the City Council and Planning Commission discussed the potential for residential on High Street; clarify existing zoning designations; residential densities in and around the Specific Plan area; and appropriate zoning adjacent to the railroad tracks. On March 5, 1997, the City Council appointed a twelve member Downtown Citizen's Committee to review the Draft Specific Plan and make recommendations to the City Council and Planning Commission. The Committee expects to have recommendations by the end of May for presentation to the City Council on June 18, 1997. It is anticipated that the Downtown Plan can be presented to the Planning Commission in July. At the meeting of April 2, 1997, the City Council directed staff to include within the boundaries of the Downtown Specific Plan four (4) additional parcels. These parcels include the three (3) on Spring Road and Flinn Avenue and one parcel east of the gasoline station on High Street and Spring Road. As part of the contract with RRM Design Group, the consultant, they k will prepare the Draft Environmental documents for "consideration along with the Specific Plan. CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORMA City Council Meeting of —199 7 A: \DWNTWN -1.WPD AC iON: The Honorable City Council Downtown Specific Plan April 8, 1997 Page 2 At the Joint City Council /Planning Commission meeting of February 26, 1997, the proposed land use designations and public streetscapes were presented and discussed. In order to complete the environmental documents for consideration with the Specific Plan, the consultant needs to complete the analysis of the impacts of the proposed land uses. Another task in the work program, was cost estimates for the public improvements related to the proposed streetscape beautification. The consultant will proceed to prepare cost estimates for further consideration as part of the Specific Plan based upon the streetscape beautification, as identified in the Draft Specific Plan. Both the environmental documents and the cost estimates will provide additional information for City review and consideration as part of the consideration of the Draft Specific Plan. Approve revised proposed land uses and public streetscape improvements as identified in the Draft Downtown Specific Plan for analysis in the preparation of environmental documents and cost estimates. Attachments 1. Specific Plan Zoning Map (Land Uses) 2. Streetscape Beautification A: \DWNTWN -1.WPD 0000s's Z 7 I bi ATTACHMENT 1 RPD-14u** RPD- 14 u ,e—RPD-7u** RPD- 14 u. lm� Not to Scale tr I Legend E] (R - 1) Single Family Residential = loon Residential :-I � es enL Planned Development, 7-14 units/acre* (C - 0) Office (C - 1) Neighborhood Commercial (C - OT) Old Town Commercial (C PD) Commercial Planned Development (1) Institutional (M - 1) Industrial Park Specific Plan Boundary Office allowed with an Administrative Use Permit Density bonus of up to 14du allowed with lot consolidation and replacement structures R.PD- 7u Specific Plan Zoning Map Figure 5. LandVse and Zonina 000089 23 ATTACHMENT 2 3.3 Streetscape Beautification As we continue to design our cities and towns, it is important to understand, recognize, and incorporate by policy true design of good streets. Streets are truly the public's domain, places where everyone goes and where the image of a place is shaped: places where the vitality of a town or an area is measured largely by the composition and life on its streets. Streets provide an intrinsic opportunity to shape and add character to our communities. By embracing the street as an important public place, we create an environment rather than simply a means to get from point A to point B. In downtown Moorpark two primary streets play a major role in creating the ambiance and character of the area; High Street and Moorpark Avenue. In order to properly establish a long -term vision, revitalization of the downtown "streetscape" is necessary to establish a blueprint for renovation and new growth. By painting a picture for these two key down- town streets, the City can target a vision for realizing the community's desires for beautify- ing these important public travelways in the downtown. This Vision Plan is not intended to be implemented immediately. It will take time, money, effort, and partnerships between public and private interests in order to realize its elements. Figures 7 through 10 illustrate the vision for Downtown Moorpark. To begin with the end in mind, this graphic statement enables the City of Moorpark and its residents to chart the future path toward renovation of the downtown. The overriding goals of the Vision Plan are: General: • To retain, expand and attract selected business opportunities in the downtown and provide amenities to attract shoppers and visitors. • Create designated public plazas and open spaces that serve as focal points and land- marks for community events. • To guide and provide effective standards for the location, amount, type and quality of new development in downtown. • To support these goals, the policies below should direct future efforts to renovate downtown Moorpark. The downtown should be a special place recognized by the community as a public and cultural center, civic hub, an identifiably different place including civic events, dining, entertainment, and shopping. • City and Redevelopment Agency investment and public improvement should focus on the downtown core, giving it the highest priority. 86 000090 a x C' Q M D G R O U P E S I G N b' HIGH STREET — VISION PLAN __ o o r p a r k SHEET A — T v ° w "" T o W, i i I, d u • f C O A? HIGH STREET - VISION PLAN -:� U P u r SHEEI' Is l� I' IL � P Z I Em VISION PIAN WAS. MOORPARK Hi AVENUE oorpark ' 01, "1 SHEET %oowa ` III D E B f G N s 4 G R O U P �QI �I J VISION PLAN MOORPARK i; / / /i / /�'i AVENUE -- o o r p a r k SHEET B (� 4 00V��IZ, ��i I 1 I I (II I j "I Entry statements should be developed along key corridors to the downtown, prima- rily along Moorpark Avenue near the Birkenshaw House, the intersection of Moorpark Avenue and High Street, and Moorpark Avenue and Spring Road. The entry monu- ments should include directional and informational signage within a common theme and image to help define what is special about downtown. Property owners should be encouraged to help maintain and improve the appearance of the downtown by upgrading and renovating building facades, screening unsightly mechanical equipment, improving the appearance of their storefront sidewalks, clean- ing up vacant lots, participating in an active merchants association, developing a downtown icon or logo, and a cooperative plan for enforcement and safety in the downtown. • The downtown must be perceived as a safe place to visit. Theme lighting should be used to supplement the City's recent construction of historic globe lights to make downtown more interesting and inviting, as well as secure. • Streetscape improvements should be used to strengthen the lengths between the civic center, the railroad depot, the Metrolink parking lot, the senior center, the senior housing complex, and the Flory Avenue Elementary School. • The City should continue to develop outdoor public spaces such as the small gazebo near the railroad depot, and possibly closing Magnolia Street to through traffic to create a public plaza. • Businesses should be encouraged to provide outdoor seating, especially for food ser- vice establishments, and the City should allow encroachments on the sidewalks to accommodate such activities. Ne evelopment and expansions of existing buildings dog n should be consis- tent with design standards and guidelines des ed in the downtown Specific Plan. Infill probe are encouraged to hel to the intensity of development tradi- tionally associated wit toric do wns. New buildings and ren efs of should reflect the traditional mate- rials and design the design standards 1 Specific Plan. Histo ' al buildings should be preserved, and to the ext ossible restored to bigh- t their traditional materials and architecture. 000095 1 87