City of Tybee Island2007 Master PlanSummary Report

Area Character Maps and

Area Development Recommendations

Arts, Eats, Eco Activity Center• Develop consistent with existing character• Mixed use, with set residential maximum• Encourage infill & redevelopment along 80• Develop and enforce landscaping standards• Improve pedestrian utility• Continue bikeway development• Develop and enforce signage guidelines &

consistency• Establish sight/sound buffers between

commercial and residential areas

Back River Neighborhood

• Develop consistent with existing character• Boat ramp, marina & fishing: critical elements• Encourage traffic “calming”• Encourage historic restoration & preservation– City should provide incentives to do so

• Develop and enforce landscaping and architectural standards

• Enforce noise, parking ordinances• Preserve & enhance access to beach & water

Beaches• Maintain natural state• Prohibit development on beach or dunes• Continue to buffer from development• Add educational aspects to crossing walkways• Enhance as wildlife habitat• Promote as recreation and tourist destination• Remove swimming hazards• Promote & enhance adjacent green space• Enhance signage to highlight crossing locales from

beach• Maintain dune crossings with least possible impact• Enhance sand and beach management

Beachfront Neighborhood

• Develop consistent with existing character• Preserve low-density character• Improve pedestrian utility• Encourage historic restoration & preservation– City should provide incentives to do so

• Preserve old growth trees• Preserve & enhance access to beach & water• Do not allow commercial incursions

Coastal Marshlands• Property maintained in natural state• Restrict development and encroachment into area• Promote use of conservation easements to protect marshland• Promote areas as passive-use recreation destinations• Support use for shellfish aquaculture as appropriate• Encourage restoration of oyster reefs• Require use of naturally vegetated, adjacent buffers• Restrict/discourage use that may contribute to pollution• Enforce adjacent erosion and sedimentation control• Improve coordination with GDOT on clearing/cutting projects• Restrict signage within or adjacent to, or with views of, marsh

Inland Cottage Neighborhood• Develop consistent with existing character– low density residential, public/institutional, and low

impact commercial• Develop and implement design and architectural

standards• Improve pedestrian/bicycle environment and

encourage safety and mobility• Historic structures in this area should be restored

and/or preserved whenever possible– The City should provide appropriate incentives for

historic restoration projects

Lazaretto Creek Maritime District• Develop and enforce signage guidelines & consistency• Ensure consistency of development• Consider design and installation of gateway signage and

associated beautification measures along Hiway 80• Allow for development of services that serve year-round

and seasonal population• Provide signage for landmarks and commercial businesses• Improve pedestrian environment to allow for

pedestrian/bicycle movement throughout as well as to and from the area

• Discourage down-zoning from commercial to residential• Improve street conditions through grading improvements

Marshfront Neighborhood• Ensure consistency of development• Permit only uses compatible with the character of area

that will not adversely impact marsh• Limit housing density, size, and height through zoning• Establish and enforce marsh buffer standards; identify

uses allowed and prohibited within buffer• Tree preservation prioritized to protect scenic and

habitat value• Clearly define guidelines that protect against

stormwater pollution including: xeriscape landscaping, pervious surfaces, and erosion and sedimentation control.

North Beach Neighborhood• Ensure consistency of development• Develop & enforce signage guidelines & consistency• Provide signage for landmarks, commercial business• Encourage historic restoration & preservation– City should provide incentives to do so

• Pursue historic district/structure designations as appropriate

• Continue preservation of old growth trees, parks, greenspace

• Continue bikeway development including bike lanes & multi-use trails

Historic Battery Neighborhood• Ensure consistency of development– as well as uses without adverse impact on marsh,

riverfront• Continue to work to preserve Battery Halleck

(and other archeological resources), connection to multi-use trail system and Fort Pulaski.

• Encourage projects that will implement the proposed multi-use trail system

• Consider potential to provide additional parking within this area with transportation to other areas of the Island

The Strand District• Downtown development to include mix of commercial use

– Only uses that are compatible with desired main street character– Appropriate for downstairs commercial and upstairs residential

development options– All residential uses should be consistent with the terms of the current

C-1 Zoning District

• Improve safe pedestrian mobility ; improve storm drainage• Beautification/façade aesthetic improvements• Historic structures restored and/or preserved whenever

possible– Adaptive reuse of historic structures is encouraged– City should provide appropriate incentives for historic restoration

The Strand District (cont.)• Encourage infill development/redevelopment of

vacant property and underutilized structures• Consider development of Convention Center in

association hospitality establishments• “Re-install” elements of the Strand boardwalk/multi-

use trail• Identify location for additional parking or garage• Work to preserve/retain buildings that can house

small businesses• Add recreational uses

17th Street Neighborhood• Ensure consistency of development• Future development pedestrian-oriented with safe

connections to adjacent neighborhoods• Appropriate for residential development of mix of

densities and housing options (i.e. multi-family homes, townhouses, condos, apartments, year round rentals, etc.)

• Mixed-use encouraged to provide for daily needs of residents and tourists

• All commercial use should be low-intensity, consistent with existing character of neighborhood

• Uses and zoning within this area should provide “transition” from South End Neighborhood to SDHBC

South End Neighborhood

• Future development should be very pedestrian-oriented with safe connections to adjacent areas

• Ensure consistency of development in terms of mass, scale, use, and density

• Historic structures in this area should be restored/preserved whenever possible

• Continue to implement improvements to encourage safe pedestrian mobility