Main Street Redevelopment & Rehabilitation Plan

City of Orange Township!

Prepared by:Nishuane Group, LLCJanuary 23, 2019

INTRODUCTION

•  PURPOSE: Create a transit-oriented development on either sides of Main Street that encourages development and spurs economic growth.

•  BOUNDARY: Boundaries are Main Street, both sides of the street, between Scotland Road/High Street (West) and East Orange border (East) .

•  LAND AREA: Consists of 152 parcels- 66.8 acres.

•  LANDMARKS: U.S Post Office, Orange Public Library, First Presbyterian Church, Rosa Park Central Community School, etc.

REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS

AINR• CouncilauthorizesPBtoconducttheAINRstudy

AINR• PBconductsthestudytodetermineiftheareameetsstatutorycriteria.

AINR• StudyfindingsispresenttothePB.ThePBmakesrecommendationtotheCounciltodesignatetheStudy.

AINR• CouncilacceptsorrejectsPBrecommendation.Ifaccepts,Councildesignatesthe“RedevelopmentArea”.

RDP•  PlanisdraftedandpresentedbeforethePB.

RDP•  CounciladoptstheredevelopmentPlan.

RDP•  CounciloverseestheimplementationofthePlan

RDP•  Councilselectsaredeveloperandnegotiatesaredeveloperagreement.

EXISTING PLAN AREA ISSUES

•  Concentration of commercial/retail uses that do not serve a diverse population

•  High volume of vacant spaces and buildings.

•  Underutilization of properties within the TVO.

•  Limited housing options.

•  Lack of public/open spaces.

•  Structural renovation required.

•  Severe shortage of parking.

•  Lack of destination places.

PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

•  Promote Transit-Oriented Development and Activity.

•  Incentivize and spur economic growth.

•  Promote Main Street as a “destination place”.

•  Better leverage the area’s proximity to the Brick Church Train Station.

•  Promote occupancy of the vacant and underutilized space above ground floor commercial.

•  Increase sustainability.

•  Increase the presence of arts and public entertainment.

•  Preserve and protect the historic characteristics of existing buildings along Main Street.

PROPOSED LAND USE PLANMixed Use High Density District (MUHD)Three Sub-districts: 1. Plan Area A 2. Plan Area B 3. Plan Area C

MUHD: Plan Area A

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Permitted Uses

MUHD: Plan Area AAccessory Uses•  Health Club, laundry,

and other facilities for residential uses

•  Plazas, Parking (including structured parking), and other uses incidental to principal use

MUHD: Plan Area B

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Permitted Uses Accessory Uses

MUHD: Plan Area B

•  Health Club, laundry, and other facilities for residential uses

•  Plazas, Parking (including structured parking), and other uses incidental to principal use

Conditional Uses•  Retail convenience with

fueling service.•  House of worship

MUHD: Plan Area C

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MUHD: Plan Area CPermitted Uses Accessory Uses

Conditional Uses

•  Health Club, laundry, and other facilities for residential uses

•  Plazas, Parking (including structured parking), and other uses incidental to principal use

•   Fast food restaurants with drive-thru.

•   Free standing fast food restaurants 

•   Retail convenience with fueling service.

•   Funeral homes

GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINESBuilding Siting and Orientation

•  Site access

•  Building orientation

•  Relationship of building facades and streets

•  Context sensitive design

•  Landscape

•  Open space

•  Services

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS

Building Massing and Form

Façade Composition and Elements

Building Sustainability

HISTORIC OVERLAY DESIGN STANDARDS•  General standards •  Signage

a.  General guidelines!b.  Style!c.  Illumination!d.  Materials !

•  Materials and textures

•  Architectural features

•  Adaptive reuse

•  Additions

•  New development

CIRCULATIONBike Lanes•  Redesign Main Street to

accommodate 5’ wide bike lanes

Sidewalks

Standards for Pedestrians•  Locate walkways in a manner which provides

unimpeded access to commercial buildings, residences, retail uses from transit stations or streets. !

WHAT DOES A CONDEMNATION PLAN MEAN?TheCitycanusethepowerofeminentdomaintoacquirelandorbuildinginaredevelopmentareathatisidentifiedforacquisitionorpossibleacquisitionintheredevelopmentplan.

•  Eminentdomainisusedasalastresortbetweenmunicipalityandstagnant,underutilizedparcels.

•  Providesopportunitiesforreinvestmenttodriveeconomicdevelopment.

•  Existingpropertyownersandbusinessownerscanparticipateintheacquisitionofblightedproperties.

•  Ifapropertyisacquiredthrougheminentdomaintheredeveloperisobligatedtodevelopthesite,inordertofulfillthegoalsandobjectivesoftheredevelopmentplan.

PROPERTIES TO BE ACQUIREDTheLRHLrequiresthatallpropertiesthatareintendedforacquisitionmustbelistedintheredevelopmentplan.

PROPERTIES TO BE ACQUIRED

32CenterStreet:Block2902,Lot1

13-17MainStreet:Block1704,Lot1

355MainStreet:Block2102,Lot1

177MainStreet:Block1902,Lot16

181-185MainStreet:Block1902,Lot17

QUESTIONS?