Agenda

• Presentation:• Background• Proposed Corridors• Uses • Standards & Building Examples

• Q & A• Small Group Discussions• Report Back

Planning our Corridors

• How do you envision Wenatchee’s major streets over the next 20 years?

• How should planning help shape that vision?

What are we Planning for?

• GMA Update• Does the Comprehensive Plan Reflect our

Community Vision?• Can the Urban Area Accommodate our

Projected Population?• How can Development Contribute to our High

Quality of Life and Build on our Community Character?

Can our Urban Area Accommodate 8,372 New housing units?

• Existing UGA - 3,037 hu*• Waterfront Mixed Use Dvlpt - 1,440 hu• Expanded Sunnyslope UGA - 2,370 hu• Total 6,847 hu

* hu = housing units: 2.53 persons per housing unit

8,372 – 6,847 = 1525 housing units

Where can 1,525 extra housing units go?

• Expanded UGA – limited by geography• Downtown & Commercial Mixed Use

Living• Compatible Infill in Neighborhoods

Why are we Looking at our Corridors?

• To improve the quality of development on & around arterials

• To better provide for neighborhood services• To provide a greater range of affordable,

attractive housing options to residents• To help accommodate our projected population

growth

Meeting Input Results

• LG lot Non-Residential:• OK = townhouses, duplexes, cottage housing, sm.

neighborhood center, residential scaled commercial, & public/institutional

• Single Family:• OK = cottage housing

• Service Nodes• OK = 3-story mixed use, neighborhood mixed use, sm.

neighborhood center, residential scaled commercial

2 Corridor Types

• Mixed Residential Corridor 1: • high traffic volumes• significant multi-family, public buildings (school,

offices, etc), or other non-residential land uses

• Mixed Residential Corridor 2:• lower traffic volumes • predominantly single family residences • historic resources

Locations

MRC 1 = RED

MRC 2 = GREEN

Permitted Uses – MRC 1

Accessory UsesAgricultureSingle FamilyDuplexesTownhouses

Conditional Uses – MRC 1B & B Parks & Rec AreasDay Care (12 +) Public Bldgs/Facilities

ChurchesPersonal & Professional Services

Home Occupations Cottage HousingHospital Multi-FamilyNeighborhood Mixed Use Schools

Nursing Home/Adult Living Facility (6 +)

Permitted Uses – MRC 2

Accessory UsesAgricultureSingle Family

Conditional Uses – MRC 2

B & BNursing Home/Adult Living Facility (6+)

Day Care (12 +) Parks & Rec Areas

Churches Public Bldgs/Facilities

Home Occupations Cottage HousingHospital Schools

Building Types & Standards

• General• Single Family• Cottage Housing• Duplexes

• Townhouses• Multi-family• Neighborhood

Mixed Use• Institutional

GeneralMinimum lot size MRC1 – 5,000 SFMRC2 – 6,000 SF

Maximum Lot Coverage MRC1 –75%MRC2 – 50%

Maximum Height MRC1 – 4 Stories MRC2 – 2 Stories

SetbacksFront yard: MRC1 – 15’ MRC2 – 25’Side yard:MRC1 – 5’ MRC2 – 5’ Rear yard: MRC1 – 10’ MRC2 – 20

Parking behind or to the side

Street trees

Minimize curb cuts

Pedestrian access

Single Family Residence

Allowed: MRC1 & MRC2

Garages set back 5’ from building face closest to Street

Covered entry

Single Family Residence

Cottage Housing

Conditional: MRC1 & MRC2

Characterized by:• consolidated

parking & access • homes centered

around common area.

Cottage Housing

Duplexes

Allowed: MRC1 Conditional: MRC2

Lit & Covered Entryway

Duplexes

Townhouses

Allowed: MRC1

Must be articulated with recessed entries, porches or other elements that break up the front façade.  

Townhouses

Multi-family

Conditional: MRC1

Articulation at least every 30’.

50 SF of usable open space per dwelling unit.

Landscaping required

Parking screened from view

Multi-family

Neighborhood Mixed Use

Neighborhood Mixed UseConditional: MRC1

Neighborhood Mixed Use

Institutional

Conditional: MRC1 and MRC2

SetbacksFront yard -• MRC1: 15’ (portions of a building that are

at least 50’ away from a residential zone may be located no less than 5’ from the ROW.)

• MRC2: 25’Rear yard -• MRC1: 10’ (15’ if adjacent to a single

family residence zone) • MRC2: 20’Side yard -15’ if adjacent to a single family residence zone• MRC1: 5’ • MRC2: 10’

Institutional

Q & A

Group Discussions

• Count off by FOURS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4…• Groups 1 & 2: Stay in Social Hall• Groups 3 & 4: Go to Basement Room• Meet back at 8:30 PM