The Lay of the Land: Mueller Reuse and Redevelopment Master Plan
Fri., June 30, 2000
The latest version of the RMMA Redevelopment and Reuse Master Plan's "Regulating Plan" -- the zoning map, in effect -- contains the same sorts of buildings as in past drafts, but in different proportions and orientations. Here's a guide to the key features of ROMA's plan, and some local and far flung examples of what they have in mind:
Town Center
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This is the mixed-use heart of the village -- retail or commercial below, office or residential above, facing the street, three to five stories tall, parking in the back. The southernmost part of the town center -- adjacent to the lake -- is required to have "street-oriented" retail, so that it will be a pleasant place to walk, shop, hang out, and do other urban stuff.
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La Jolla, Calif.'s answer to a Town Center
Urban Campus
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This is the New Urbanist version of an office or industrial park -- the plazas and courtyards have to be publicly accessible and walkable from the Town Center. A job-training facility has already been proposed for this area. Having big employers up here in the corner -- with easy access to I-35 -- would do no good to traffic on 51st or the interstate, but it would keep thousands of people from driving around Mueller's narrow streets.
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One example of an urban campus can be found at Levi Plaza in San Francisco.
Apartment Houses
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The plan calls for the multifamily buildings -- again, three to five stories, or about 40 units/acre -- to have "townhouse treatment" along the street edge, so they won't look like apartment complexes.
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The Gables on 38th Street is Representative of what designers have in mind for Mueller.
Shop House/Row House
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These are real townhouses, though they may also be walk-up flats over stores or offices, or self-contained "live/work" units, where you could live over your own store or office, just like in the old days.
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These row houses are in the Lion's Gate community in Seattle.
Yard Houses
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These are single-family houses, but on lots with a maximum of 4,500 square feet, as opposed to the 5,750 feet typically required of a legal lot in Austin. They have detached garages, with apartments on top if you'd like, alleys and service lanes in the back, and are two stories.
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An Austin example of yard houses can be found on West Ave., between 11th and 12th.
Amenities & Infrastructure
The plan also includes:
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