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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CPAC) MEETING #7 MAY 29, 2019 ELEVATE LAS CRUCES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CPAC) MEETING #7MAY 29, 2019
ELEVATE LAS CRUCES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER/INTRODUCTIONS 10:00 – 10:05 AM (5 MIN.)
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (ACTION) 10:05 – 10:10 AM (5 MIN.)
III. PROJECT STATUS AND UPDATE 10:10 – 10:20 AM (10 MIN.)
IV. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAPS DISCUSSION 10:20 – 11:50 AM (90 MIN.)
V. DESIGN WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATION SITES 11:50 – 12:20 PM (30 MIN.)
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT TBD (Varies)
VII. NEXT STEPS TBD (5 MIN.)
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES1. MAY 9, 2019
PROJECT STATUS & UPDATE
ONGOING TASKS
Task Status
Vision and Principles Development COMPLETED
Scenario Development COMPLETED
Fiscal Impact Analysis INCORPORATING FINAL COMMENTS
Design Workshop, Public Meeting Series #2 CURRENT
Report Preparation
• Volume I: Elevate Las Cruces• Volume II: Community Profile• Volume III: Scenario Planning Process• Volume IV: Community Participation
ONGOING
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LAS CRUCES IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED FOR OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY,
ENCHANTING NATURAL AMENITIES, AND VIBRANT QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING OUR LIVABILITY, PROSPERITY AND ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SHARED
BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LAS CRUCENS IN A FISCALLY AND SOCIALLY
SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
VISION STATEMENT - UPDATED
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP DISCUSSION
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP INPUTS
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CONSENSUS GROWTH SCENARIO
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP INPUTS
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CONSENSUS GROWTH SCENARIO:PARCEL-BASED MAP
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP INPUTS
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Urban
Suburban
Rural
PLACE CLASSIFICATIONS(CONTEXT ZONES)
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP FRAMEWORK
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OPEN SPACE PRESERVE
RURAL RESERVE
RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD
RURAL
SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL
SUBURBAN
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
DOWNTOWN
URBAN
CIVIC & INSTITUTIONAL
BUSINESS PARK/INDUSTRIAL
OTHER
TOWN CENTERS
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
MIXED-USE CORRIDORS
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA
OVERLAYS
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DESCRIPTION
Encompasses land to be maintained in a natural state and remain primarily undeveloped. This place type includes public property and other areas set aside for habitat preservation or passive recreation.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
• Purchase development rights to assemble and consolidate substantial areas of land for public open space.
• Provide facilities to support public access to open space lands for passive recreation, education, and research.
• Limit buildings and structures to those that are accessory to passive outdoor recreation and habitat preservation activities.
RURAL PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT) OPEN SPACE PRESERVE REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
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DESCRIPTION Includes a mix of land uses such as farming, ranching, and other agriculture related services; supporting farmsteads; and, limited residential estate or cluster development. Large areas within this place type are reserved for resource management while the expectation of suburban or urban development is limited, and the future provision of supporting urban infrastructure is not projected.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Construct buildings that blend with the surrounding landscape by incorporating scale, form, materials, and color that is complementary to the area.
• Promote cluster development techniques to maximize land conservation.
• Locate residential development in a manner that does not disrupt the economic viability of agricultural operations.
• Locate mining and similar resource extraction activities away from residential land uses and areas of protected open space.
RURAL PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)RURAL RESERVE REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Provides for low-density residential and limited agricultural land uses including ranchettes, themed subdivisions, large-lot single family subdivisions, and conservation subdivisions. Large areas within this place type are reserved for resource conservation or open space preservation that are woven within developed areas, and the expectation of suburban or urban development is limited.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Avoid development within 100-year floodplains or arroyo corridors.
• Minimize grading activity and design new development in a manner that best utilizes existing topography.
• Limit extensions of water and sewer infrastructure to only serve small-scale development activity.
• Provide a continuous system of open space throughout new development.
RURAL PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Provides for low-to-moderate density residential land uses intermixed with areas of commercial development. Predominant land uses include single-family and multi-family development, retail and office uses, and other ancillary institutional and public uses such as schools, parks, and places of worship.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Provide a diversity of residential building types, lot sizes, density ranges, and architectural styles.
• Locate multi-family development near employment or other activity centers, and transit corridors.
• Concentrate commercial land uses around intersections and avoid corridor commercial development patterns. Promote shallow setbacks at intersection and locate parking areas behind front building lines.
• Reserve land for parks, schools, churches, and other civic and institutional uses. Distribute to provide vehicular access via major thoroughfares, and pedestrian access from residential areas within 1/4 mile walksheds.
SUBURBAN PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Defined by large retail and professional service uses, often located in multi-tenant shopping centers and office buildings, as well as hotels, restaurants, and other services. Regional Commercial land uses are of a scale and character to serve as a city wide and regional draw.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Apply a uniform architectural style to buildings, and uniform design to signage, landscaping and other site features.
• Minimize development within 100-year floodplains or arroyo corridors and mitigate using green infrastructure and site design practices.
• Maintain major thoroughfare corridors through development sites and arrange buildings, parking areas, and driveway aisle to provide for future street extensions.
• Provide a system of convenient pedestrian and bicycle facilities to ensure connectivity between parking, adjacent streets, and all on-site facilities.
SUBURBAN PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)REGIONAL COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Include a variety of residential housing types at medium-to-high densities and areas of supporting neighborhood commercial development. The place type includes single-family and multi-family dwelling types, neighborhood retail and office uses, and contains many of the City's established neighborhoods and historic residential areas closer to center city.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Maintain historic lot and block sizes where appropriate.
• Promote higher development intensities along major thoroughfares.
• Incorporate small-scale commercial uses or mixed-use buildings on major thoroughfares.
• Provide transitions in development scale between commercial and mixed-use corridors and nodes, and surrounding single-family neighborhoods.
URBAN PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Includes a mix of residential and non-residential land uses that are associated with a thriving and vibrant central business district. The place type supports institutional, cultural, employment, shopping, and entertainment uses while also providing high-density residential living options to create an energized environment to live, work, and play.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Construct mixed-use buildings with upper-floor residential and ground floor flex space for residential and non-residential uses.
• Line streets and other public spaces with building facades that incorporate windows and architectural features that provide visual interest.
• Maintain and promote street grid interconnectivity.
• Design roadways with large active roadsides for pedestrian activity.
URBAN PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)DOWNTOWN REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Defined by large public or private facilities and complexes. Large tracts of land may support high schools, campuses, colleges, hospitals, convention centers, libraries, and government buildings.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Incorporate variations in building scale to provide a transition between adjacent low-density development.
• Cluster campus buildings where possible to reserve land as common area and general open space.
• Locate areas of public assembly away from single-family residential neighborhoods.
• Provide a system of convenient pedestrian and bicycle facilities to ensure connectivity between parking, adjacent streets, and all on-site facilities.
OTHER PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT)CIVIC & INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Reserved for concentrations of warehousing, trade, transportation, research and development, manufacturing, and industrial uses. This place type allows for the development of supporting infrastructure for freight traffic, water and sewer services needs.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Incorporate high quality architectural design for building facades that can be viewed from the street right-of-way or other public spaces.
• Limit heavy industrial uses to property in the West Mesa industrial area.
• Design public streets with ample median and parkway widths to provide visual and physical separation between large vehicles and pedestrians.
• Preserve major thoroughfare corridors through development sites and arrange buildings, parking areas, and driveway aisle to provide for future street extensions.
OTHER PLACE TYPE PARAMETERS (DRAFT) BUSINESS PARK & INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Includes a mix of residential and non-residential land uses that collectively create a vibrant and walkable activity center. Town Centers support institutional, cultural, employment, shopping, and entertainment uses while also providing high-density residential living options to create an energized environment to live, work, and play.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Construct mixed-use buildings with upper-floor residential and ground floor flex space for residential and non-residential uses.
• Design projects to accommodate easy travel by walking or biking jobs, shopping, entertainment, and recreation.
• Create and maintain small block sizes, and extend the existing street grid where applicable.
• Locate development along transit and trail corridors to promote transit-oriented and trail-oriented development.
PLACE TYPE OVERLAY PARAMETERS (DRAFT)TOWN CENTER REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION
Includes a mix of residential and non-residential land uses that provide nodes of community activity for surrounding residential neighborhoods. These walkable activity centers provide local employment, shopping, and entertainment opportunities and provide for a diverse mix of residential living options. Neighborhood Centers are located at key neighborhood intersections and provide a transitional buffer between single-family residential neighborhoods and areas of higher development intensity.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Construct mixed-use buildings with upper-floor residential and ground floor flex space for residential and non-residential uses near major intersections.
• Line streets and other public spaces with building facades that incorporate windows, and architectural features that provide visual interest.
• Construct transitional high-density residential development along roadways that provide access to lower-density single-family development.
PLACE TYPE OVERLAY PARAMETERS (DRAFT) NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION Supports a mix of residential and non-residential land uses along roadway or trail corridors. The place type mimics the built environment of a central business district or other mixed-use activity center by combining residential and non-residential land uses within buildings or on shared parcels, but arranges such uses in a linear manner along established thoroughfares.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES1
• Construct mixed-use buildings with upper-floor residential and ground floor flex space for residential and non-residential uses.
• Locate building and site features to maintain and promote the connectivity of intersecting streets.
• Provide transitions in development scale between the major thoroughfare and surrounding neighborhoods.
• Modify roadway frontages to provide wide active roadside areas for pedestrian activity.
• Conceal parking areas behind buildings and within structures.
PLACE TYPE OVERLAY PARAMETERS (DRAFT) MIXED-USE CORRIDOR REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
1. Expanded list of preliminary development policies provided to the CPAC via a separate handout.
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DESCRIPTION The City of Las Cruces has adopted a series of corridor, neighborhood, and special area planning documents prior to the Elevate Las Cruces comprehensive planning process. Some of the City's pre-existing neighborhood and Blueprint plans include detailed future land use plans for focused areas of the City. The City's future development plans defers to the guidance within these pre-existing plans where noted on the future development map.
HIGHLIGHTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
• Refer to the guiding plan document where applicable.
• Where the guiding plan document is silent or lacks detail, refer to the applicable place type for guidance on a case-by-case basis.
PLACE TYPE OVERLAY PARAMETERS (DRAFT)NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES
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OPEN SPACE PRESERVE
RURAL RESERVE
RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD
RURAL
SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL
SUBURBAN
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
DOWNTOWN
URBAN
CIVIC & INSTITUTIONAL
BUSINESS PARK/INDUSTRIAL
OTHER
TOWN CENTERS
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
MIXED-USE CORRIDORS
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA
OVERLAYS
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ACTIVITY #1: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP:PLACE TYPE DISCUSSION (30 MINUTES)1. Are there changes that need to be made to the place type
development policies? 2. What other considerations should be given to the place type
development policies?
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MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN
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ROADWAY FUNCTIONLas Cruces Development Standards (Current)
Major Arterial Minor Arterial
Collector Local Streets
The primary function is to provide high levels of mobility with limited or restricted access to abutting properties.
Examples: Lohman Ave. & Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
Mobility is still a primary function, but there is more emphasis on property access for minor arterials.
Examples: Roadrunner Pkwy & Solano Blvd.
Collectors distribute traffic from the arterial system to the local network and are designed for shorter distances and lower speeds.
Examples: Morningstar Dr. & Hadley Ave.
Local streets provide neighborhood traffic circulation and property access.
Examples: Majestic Ridge & Melody Ln.
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ROADWAY FUNCTIONLas Cruces Development Standards (Current)
Major Arterial Minor Arterial
Collector Local Streets
Lohman Ave. Roadrunner Pkwy.
Morningstar Dr. Majestic Ridge
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ROADWAY CHARACTER
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ROADWAY CHARACTER (COMPLETE STREETS)
Sidewalk / Separated Bicycle Lane Transit Accommodations
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ROADWAY CHARACTER (CALM STREETS)
Intersection Radii / Curb Extensions Defined Parking Lanes
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ROADWAY CHARACTER (ACTIVE ROADSIDES)
Furnishings Zones / Public Gathering Space Clear Zone / Roadside Retrofit
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ROADWAY CONTEXTURBAN STREETS…
SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO BALANCE THE MOBILITY NEEDS OF MOTORIZED AND NON-MOTORIZED USERS.
SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES BICYCLIST AND PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY.
SHOULD INCORPORATE CONCEPTS OF COMPLETE STREETS, CALM STREETS, AND ACTIVE ROADSIDES.
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ROADWAY CONTEXTURBAN STREET EXAMPLE SECTION
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ROADWAY CONTEXTACTIVE ROADSIDES
• WIDE PEDESTRIAN WAYS
• PUBLIC SPACE FOR GATHERING
• MEANT TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY
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ROADWAY CONTEXTSUBURBAN STREETSRESEMBLE STANDARD STREET SECTIONS THAT ARE COMMON IN LAS CRUCES TODAY.
TYPICALLY HAVE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
• WIDE RIGHTS-OF-WAY
• LARGE BUILDING SETBACKS
• CONSIDERATIONS FOR MULTI-MODAL CONNECTIVITY
• SIDEWALKS AND SAFE INTERSECTION CROSSINGS
• LANDSCAPING IN MEDIANS OR IN ROADSIDES
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ROADWAY CONTEXTRURAL STREETS
ARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR MOBILITY WITH LESS EMPHASIS ON THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
TYPICALLY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
• CONNECTIVITY TO EMPLOYERS OR RESIDENTIAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS
• OPTIONAL CURB AND GUTTER
• OPTIONAL SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLIST ACCOMODATIONS
• LANDSCAPING NOT REQUIRED
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1. DIVIDE INTO GROUPS
2. REVIEW THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP IN MORE DETAIL
3. ADDRESS (AT LEAST) THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Are there areas of the City that you feel should be categorized as a different
place type?2. Are there additional areas that should be preserved? 3. Are there changes that need to be made to the placement of mixed-use
centers, neighborhood centers, and mixed-use corridors? 4. Should certain thoroughfares be removed or re-aligned? 5. Should the classification of certain thoroughfares be changed?
4. PRESENT FINDINGS
ACTIVITY #2: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP:PLACE TYPES - THOROUGHFARES (45 MINUTES)
DESIGN WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATION SITES
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DESIGN WORKSHOP SCHEDULETUESDAY, MAY 28TH
• 6-9 PM: Design Workshop Kick-Off Public Meeting
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH
• 9 AM-7 PM: Open Design Studio• 6-8 PM: Public Workshop #2
THURSDAY, MAY 30TH
• 9 AM-7 PM: Open Design Studio• 6-8 PM: Public Workshop #3
FRIDAY, MAY 31ST
• 9 AM-4 PM: Open Design Studio
SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST
• 8 AM-12 PM: Info booth at Farmers Market
• 11 AM-1 PM: Work in Progress Public Presentation
Location: Bank of the West Building (201 N. Church Street)
PUBLIC COMMENT
NEXT STEPS
Srijana Basnyat, AICP, CNU-A – Project Manager
(575) 528-3079
Mark Miller – Planner
(575) 528-3043
Dominic Loya – Planner
(575) 528-3271
CONTACT
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