Point Neighborhood Smart Growth ZoningPoint Neighborhood
Public Meeting
Smart Growth Zoning in the Point
Neighborhood
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Agenda|
6:00 – 6:25 pm: Dinner, Open House and
Networking
6:25 – 6:30 pm: Welcome and Overview
6:30 – 6:50 pm: Presentation/Q&A
6:50 – 7:00 pm: 40R boundary
7:00 – 7:50 pm: Map Exercise Stations
7:50 – 8:00 pm: Report-Outs
My connection to the Point
Neighborhood is:
1 2 3 4 5 6
25%
35%
30%
0%
10%
0%
1.I live here
2.I work here
3.I own a business
4.I live and work here
5.I live and own a
business here
6.Other
How long have you lived/worked in the
Point Neighborhood?
1 2 3 4 5
29%
36%
14%
7%
14%
1.Less than 1 year
2.Between 1 and 5
years
3.Between 6 and 10
years
4.Between 10 and 20
years
5.More than 20 years
New housing development in the Point
Neighborhood should be:
1 2 3 4
11%
0%
83%
6%
1.All affordable
2.All market rate
3.A mix of affordable
and market rate
4.Not sure/other
What is your opinion about the quality
of housing in the Point Neighborhood?
1 2 3 4 5 6
0%
5%
0%
21%
47%
26%
1.Very good
2.Good
3.Average
4.Fair
5.Poor
6.Not sure
If you live in the Point Neighborhood, do you do
most of your daily or weekly shopping in the
neighborhood?
1 2 3 4
6%
59%
6%
29%
1.Yes
2.No
3.Not sure
4.Not applicable
Would you like to be able to live within
walking distance of more shopping
options?
1 2 3
82%
6%
12%
1.Yes
2.No
3.Do not care
What types of retail businesses would you like to
see in the Point Neighborhood?
Pick up to 3 choices.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
45%
32%
27%
14%
5%
9%9%
18%
23%
27%
1.Grocery stores
2.Full service restaurants
3.Limited service
restaurants
4.Drug stores
5.Personal services
6.Clothing/shoes
7.Home goods
8.Office supplies
9.Auto related uses
10.Not sure/other
What types of office businesses would you
like to see in the Point Neighborhood? Pick up
to 2 choices.
1 2 3 4 5
20%
55%
10%
80%
20%
1.Banking
2.Professional or
business offices
3.Medical or dental
clinics
4.Educational uses
5.Other
What types of social services should be
available in the Point Neighborhood? Pick up
to 3 choices.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
17%
43%
30%
4%
35%
39%
35%35%
1.Free tax preparation
2.English-or Spanish language
courses
3.Financial literacy counseling
4.First-time homebuyer
counseling
5.Business/entrepreneur
training
6.High school equivalency
training
7.Computer training
8.Not sure/other
Prior Planning Efforts |Summary
•2012 - Point Vision & Action Plan formation,
public process, engagement
•2013 - Point Vision & Action Plan finalized
•2014 - Commercial Corridor Revitalization Plan
•2014 - Point Neighborhood National Historic
District designated
•2015 - SmartGrowth District planning
•2016 - SmartGrowth District approved (est.)
Prior Planning Efforts | Vision and Action
Plan, 2013
Focused on six action areas:
1.Safety and security
2.Neighborhood pride
and civic engagement
3.Job training and
placement
4.Environment, open
space and recreation
5.Housing and
economic
development
6.Infrastructure
Prior Planning Efforts | Commercial
Corridors Revitalization Plan, 2014
•Identifies
redevelopment
opportunity areas
•700-1,300 potential
new dwelling units
•107,300-463,700 sf.
potential new
commercial space
Prior Planning Efforts | Commercial
Corridors Revitalization Plan, 2014
Goals:
1.Enhance visual character, streetscape, connectivity
between primary commercial corridors and rest of
downtown.
2.Support commercial and housing diversity.*
3.Market/publicize neighborhood as a destination for
ethnic restaurants in the North Shore.
4.Strengthen and diversify local workforce and businesses.
5.Increase housing options through multifamily
development affordable to different incomes and
accessible to different household types.*
* Implementation strategy for these goals includes
adoption of a 40R Smart Growth Overlay District.
Prior Planning Efforts | Commercial
Corridors Revitalization Plan, 2014
65-67 Congress Street
(42 units/acre)
Current Potential
Prior Planning Efforts | Commercial
Corridors Revitalization Plan, 2014
84 Congress Street
(41 units/acre)
Current Potential
Preliminary Sketches| 34 Peabody Street
•108 units/acre
Preliminary Sketches| 47 Leavitt Street
•Mixed-use
•52 units/acre
•13,000 sf of
commercial space
Preliminary Sketches| 78 Congress Street
Current Potential
40R Zoning | What is 40R?
•MA law encouraging denser residential or
mixed-use growth in designated area
- Projects can combine residential with
commercial, civic, institutional, or other
complementary uses
•At least 20% affordable housing component
•Communities eligible for incentive payments
for every new home built
40R Zoning | Smart Growth
•Land development that:
-creates a range of housing opportunities,
-emphasizes mixing land uses,
-concentrates development,
-supports existing communities,
-provides for transportation choices,
-streamlines the permitting process,
-involves stakeholder collaboration, and
-supports open space and resource
preservation
40R Zoning | Zoning Provisions to Include
•Zoning district boundary
•Density
•At least 8 units/acre for single-family homes
•At least 12 units/acre for 2 & 3 family homes
•At least 20 units/acre for multi-family
•Design Guidelines
•Affordable housing (at least 20%)
40R Zoning | Process
•Public hearing
•Submission to DHCD
•Letter of Eligibility from DHCD
•City Council adoption
•Final DHCD approval
40R Zoning | Proposed District – Option 1
40R Zoning | Proposed District – Option 2
40R Zoning | Proposed District – Option 3
40R Zoning | Proposed District – Option 4
Breakout Groups| Map Exercise
•Maps show priority development
parcels from Corridor Plan
•Groups will meet to discuss land use
options for priority development sites
•Use colored dots on map
•Use comment sheets for additional
notes
Map Exercise| Priority Development Sites
Next Steps|
•Prepare summary of tonight’s meeting
•Review existing zoning
•Draft 40R Smart Growth Overlay zoning
•Second public meeting (March 2016)
•Adoption by Planning Board and City
Council
•Approval by Dep’t. of Housing and
Community Development