April
2003 Design Institute
City of Coconut Creek Summary
[See also the Results page]
A plan was established to develop a 400-acre tract of largely unused
land between Wiles Road, Lyons Road, Sample Road, and S.R. 7. Town
leaders and planners
specified guidelines that will encourage a mixed-use, “Main Street” type
development.
The City has completed a preliminary Central Area Master Plan, which addresses
the development of this parcel. The Plan’s concepts include a minimum development
program of:
- Big box retail -- 200,000
sq. ft.
- Specialty retail -- 80,000
sq. ft.
- Office space – 50,000 sq.
ft.
- Hotel
- Civic uses (e.g. library,
performing arts center) -- 15,000 sq. ft.
- Residential, to include
200 rental units, and up to 2,500 additional town homes, and/or moderate
density housing units
The experts proposed that the City take a possible “four-pronged” approach
toward creating this ideal development:
- Buy as much land as possible.
- Develop a plan and relevant codes
for the area.
- Hire knowledgeable qualified urban
design staff to review proposed development.
- Issue a Request For Proposal (RFP).
Further, they suggested that the City:
- Adopt a pre-approved high-density
quality design plan and land use plans.
- Assure “predictability;” upzone
and codify; use the charette process.
- Develop top-drawer design plan
and code; do not over-dictate architectural standards.
- Take control of the site to avoid
it developing as a collection of stand alone, disconnected, big box projects.
- Use the current master plan, which
illustrates a good general concept for the site and is a valuable first
step in an on-going and evolving process.
- Codify the desired concept through
an Urban Design Plan that includes: a thoroughfare plan, streetscape plan,
infrastructure plan, open space plan, architectural guidelines and site
development guidelines.
- When developing the Urban Design
Plan, the City should also acquire/option as much land as possible in order
to gain control of the site, especially the 5.5 acre, 10 acre and 13 acre
sites along Sample Road.
- Hire knowledgeable qualified urban
design staff and/or consultants to review proposed projects as they are
submitted for development approval, and to negotiate and coordinate proposed
project
designs.
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