rosengarten park variance request
DESCRIPTION
A presentation introducing the Rosengarten Park neighborhood restoration project and requesting a variance to allow new construction to be built to the same setbacks as the historic houses.TRANSCRIPT
Rosengarten Park
Neighborhood Restoration Project
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Rosengarten Park is Centrally Located Between Downtown and Boylan Heights
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BoylanHeights
Dorothea Dix
Ware-house District
DOWNTOWN
MTC
Train
ConventionCenter
RosengartenPark
Founded circa 1914By Alex Rosengarten
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One of Raleigh’s Earliest African American Neighborhoods
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Recognized as one of Raleigh’s Most Unique Streets
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“with its narrow, winding character and detached houses close to
the roadway, it is reminiscent of urban streets in much older, more unstructured cities. “
Decades of decline threatened to destroy the neighborhood
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Isolated revitalization attempts failed
Long term residents left
Homes deteriorated
A persistent criminal culture took root
City plans stalled
Homes began being demolished
Rosengarten Park
Neighborhood Restoration Project
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The Plan
1. Unify the neighborhood with a specially designed HOA
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Shared drives and parking agreements
Historic preservationcovenants
Courtyardeasements
Tree canopypreservation
2. Restore the Existing Houses
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HomeownerRenovations
DeveloperRenovations
InvestorRenovations
3. Prohibit Rentals for 1 YearTh
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owner occupancy
extensive renovations
Encourages
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4. Rebuild Demolished HomesTh
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Historic design standards ensure
appropriateScale
Proportions
SetbacksFenestration
Materials
5. Apply for Historic Protections
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Rosengarten Park
Neighborhood Restoration Project
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The Present
Raleigh City Council Granted Extensions to Prevent Demolitions
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RenovateSix
houses in six
months
-- GOAL --
RestorationProgress
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603 W. Cabarrus
506 S. Saunders
508 S. Saunders
510 S. Saunders
511 S. Saunders
512 S. Saunders
513 S. Saunders
507 S. Saunders
Currently Being Renovated
Under contract for renovation
Proposed new construction
Renovations are ongoing…
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Rosengarten Park
Neighborhood Restoration Project
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The Future
Next Steps
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reNew home on premier corner of neighborhood
New Homes On Rosengarten Alley
Joint venture redevelopment of surrounding properties
New live work (home office) building
Historic Designations
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10/09 PreliminaryNational Application
October
2009
10/10 Full National Application
Raleigh Historic Districts Application
Dedication Event -Dec 6th
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Live entertainment
Homes tours
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Neighborhood Restoration Project
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Variance Request
Current City Plans call for the Preservation of the existing setbacks
“The existing character and
setbacks within this area should be carefully preserved
to the maximum extent feasible or
replicated as closely as possible
with new construction. “
Sec IV.5
507 S. Saunders Variance Request
The requested setbacks are designed to match the existing setbacks along the street. The main body of the houses are 7’ from the property line, with unheated porches extending 5’ closer to the street.
Houses set back 7’
Porches set back 2’
Front Setback reduction from 20’ to 7’
Unheated encroachment from 20% to 5’