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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

BASIN PARK DISTRICT - LOCATION MAP

Man-made lakes are the focal feature of the Basin Park District,

with neighborhoods designed to emulate the shape of the lake

self. Formerly barrow pits used for infrastructure construcon,

hese lakes are passive features, but some residences have a

edicated slip on the lot for a private boat.

treet paerns are curved, wider and more suburban in scale

han older city streets with primary streets conforming to the

hape of the lake. In general no streets are well connected to

he greater city street grid and do not serve through trac.

ot sizes vary, but some allow for access to the central lake.

uildings are separate and set back from the street irregularly

reang a disconnuous corridor. Commercial uses are located

xclusively along major corridors, while residenal uses are

ingle family structures located exclusively on interior streets.

esidences are favor Post-Modern and Mid-Century designs

sing wood siding and asphalt shingle roofs. Typical amenies

nclude shallow front porches fronng deeper front yards,

unctuated by driveways.

BASIN PARK DISTRICT

KEY MAP

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DETAIL MAP AREA 1 DETAIL MAP AREA 2

JEFFERSON

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MississippiRiver

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BASIN PARK DISTRICT

BASIN PARK DISTRICT - LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS

TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

Date of subdivision 1950- present 1950- present

Average elevaon above/below sea level 15 to 4 feet below 15 to 4 feet below

Major land uses Primarily residenal with commercial structures

along major thoroughfares

Commercial structures on major thoroughf

only

Block size Large irregular blocks: 250x585, 410x1225 Commercial located along corridors: 3040 l

4165 long, 2000 long

Lot size Somewhat rectangular, mostly irregular: 70x190,

65x105, 145x145

Large, square and rectangular: 70x300, 265x2

585x400

Type of open space Neighborhood parks and levees, neutral grounds Neighborhood parks and levees, neutral grou

Special designaons None None

Dening features or corridors Lake Forest Blvd., Crowder Blvd., Morrison, Wright

Rd., Mayo Ave., Bullard Ave.

Morrison, I-10, Bullard and Crowder Blvd.

Mix of uses Exclusively residenal, located on interior streets Commercial properes located primarily a

major thoroughfares and especially near inters

highways; mixed use nonexistent

TYPICAL FIGURE GROUND MAP

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BASIN PARK DISTRICT - BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS

BASIN PARK DISTRICT

1-3 stories; usually including front-facing garageor driveway; street grid nonexistent (cul-de-sacs);centered around man made lakes

Front side yards signicant; rear yards signicant

Large setback, usually 15 to 20 feet

Masonry, some wood and clapboard

Styles: Neo-Eclecc, combining Colonial inuences(usually very large structures, with some symmetry in

fenestraon, but several gable roofs and other colonialdesign elements

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

TYPICAL POST-MODERN HOUSING

1 story; somemes include front-facing garage or

carport; face cul-de-sacs

Side yards small

Front setback is 12 to 20 feet

Masonry, some wood and clapboard

Single story ranch plan (low roof lines, horizontallayout)

TYPICAL MID-CENTURY MODERN HOUSING

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TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

Architectural character/style Several dierent pitched roofs, small windows,

asymmetrical, some small porches. Decorave

elements reect variety of historic trends

Free-standing post-modern structures, strip-

malls and large modern shopping malls. Large

glass storefronts. Mansard, at or pitched roofs

Building materials Brick, wood, stone, vinyl, and composite

materials combined

Wood, brick and steel construcon

Faade characteriscs Large variety of decorave styles, some small

front porches, small windows

Flat storefronts with large windows, mostly post-

modern with minimal decoraon.

Lot coverage rao Building footprint consumes 30-60 percent of the

lot

Building footprint consumes 20-50 percent of

the lot, typically using the rest for parking

Density 3 du/ac Maximum FAR 1.00-4.00

Average height 13 stories 1 story

Elevaon above street 0, few raised 24 0

Front setback 20 025 (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 510 510

Parking type Private drives and garages Surface parking lots


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BASIN PARK DISTRICT - STREET CHARACTERISTICS

BASIN PARK DISTRICT

TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL

Street grid Some regular grids, some irregular grids, none are

well connected to the larger street grid

Irregular grid, well connected to city street grid

Street hierarchy Local roads and some boulevards that act as

collectors

Typically collectors and arterials

Street width Boulevards: 80-120, with neutral ground

Interior Streets: 2540

Commercial: 75100 , with neutral ground

Street trac Boulevards: two-way, mul-lane each wayInterior Streets: two-way

Commercial: two-way, mul-lane each way

Corridor type examples

(Typicals measured for this study in bold)

Boulevards: Lake Forest Blvd., Mayo Ave.

Interior Streets: Chauser St., Springlake Dr.

Commercial: Crowder Blvd., Bullard Ave., Morr

and I-10

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL

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