Transcript Slide 1

City of Tybee Island
2007 Master Plan
Summary Report
Area Character Maps
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Area Development Recommendations
Arts, Eats, Eco Activity Center
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/multiuse 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