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Lookout Mountain

Town Center Plan

Concept
Plan
Presentation

May 15, 2008

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Meeting Overview

Meeting Purpose:
To present draft conceptual plans for a Town Center for Lookout
Mountain and to solicit public input.

Agenda:
1.0 Project Overview
2.0 Existing Conditions
3.0 Ideas Behind the Planning
4.0 Concept Plan Presentation
5.0 Discussion

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Project Overview
Primary
Study
Area

16.5
acres

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Project Overview
Secondary
Study
Area

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Project Overview

Process

1.0 Research & Analysis

2.0 Charrette & Concept Plan


Development

3.0 Preparation of the Draft Plan

4.0 Plan Presentation


& Revisions

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Existing Conditions

Land Uses
Civic / Institutional – church &
city hall

Retail – gas station / convenience


store, pharmacy

Services – banking, hair stylist,


etc.

Housing – apartments

Lodging – B&B / motor court motel

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Existing Conditions

Urban Design
Opportunities
• Street configuration lends itself to an
interesting urban design
• Existing example: visual termination of

Red Riding Hood Trail with church


Challenges
• Existing pattern caters primarily to
automobiles (buildings fronting parking
lots, not streets)

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Existing Conditions

Architecture
Diverse: No consistent character/theme
• Rustic with wood shake siding (gas station)

• Contemporary classical (bank)


• Second Empire inspired (apartments)

• Classical Georgian (church)

• Contemporary with stone (City Hall)

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Ideas Behind the Planning

Public Input to Date Highest Rated Images

Public Kick-Off Meeting: May 1st, 2008

Stakeholder Group Meetings:


• City Officials – elected and staff

• Planning Commission
• Business Owners / Operators

• Real Estate Professionals

• Residents

“I think this is a phenomenal


opportunity for Lookout Mountain.
It’s sad that we have to leave the
mountain for everything.”
- Citizen in stakeholder group meeting

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Ideas Behind the Planning

Public Input to Date


Charrette Workshop: May 13th, 2008

60+ participants

6 planning teams

Created plans

Presented plans

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation


Ideas Behind the Planning

What is a Town Center?


Center of the community – socially, economically, functionally, culturally

Heart and soul / post card location

Typical Land Uses


• Civic / Institutional

• Retail & Services


• Dining / Entertainment

• Offices

• Housing

• Lodging

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Concept Plan

Please keep in mind…

These ideas are based upon our research on the study


area, our professional experience, and what we’ve been
hearing from the public.

These ideas have been developed within the past three


days – our first stab.

These ideas are fluid and subject to change based upon


your feedback tonight.

Because of the tight time-frame of charrettes, some of the


graphics will be refined later.

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Concept Plan

Proposed Land Uses (includes some uses already existing)

Civic / Institutional – city hall, small post office

Retail / Restaurant – grocery store, pharmacy, restaurants, specialty retail


(bookstore, antiques, gifts, etc.)

Services – primary care, hair stylist, day care (including extended care)

Offices – upper floor

Housing – apartments over retail, townhouses, condominiums

Lodging – existing (Garden Walk)

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Concept Plan

Physical Planning Principles


1) Land uses should be diverse and physically integrated (horizontally
and vertically) - mixed use, not multi-use

2) Buildings should have a human scale (heights, widths, façade


massing)

3) Architectural styles should create a cohesive appearance and reflect


a unique character appropriate to Lookout Mountain

4) Accommodate vehicles, but design for pedestrians (parking limited to


on-street and behind buildings, well-designed streetscapes)

5) Provide generous public space (parks, plazas, adaptable for events)

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Concept Plan

What Stays
(essentially as is)

Church
(consider new use)

Bank
(consider new façade)

Garden Walk B&B


(option to redevelop into housing)

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Concept Plan

Overview

Legend

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Concept Plan

City Hall
Option 1:
New Building

Option 2:
Existing Church

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City Hall

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Town Center Core
Grocery Store

Retail / Services
(ground floor)

Offices / Apartments
(upper floor)

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Town Center Core
Architectural
Character
- Pitched roofs
- Stone and wood
cladding

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Public Spaces

Plaza

Town Green

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Concept Plan
Grocery Store
Proposed Size:
Approximately 5,000 sq. ft.

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Concept Plan
Gas Station /
Convenience Mart
Option 1:
Relocate on McFarland
Option 2:
Redevelop on site
Option 3:
Keep as is

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Bank
Proposed Changes:
- New façade
- Relocate
front
parking
to rear

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Housing

Existing Apartments

Proposed

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Housing
Proposed

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Transportation
McFarland
Urban Streetscapes
Service Lanes
Rear Parking

New Street

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Concept Plan

Transportation McFarland

New Street

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Concept Plan

Intersection of Lula Lake & McFarland

Option A Option B

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Concept Plan

Gateways
Sense of arrival
First and last
impression

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Recreation Center
Existing Soccer Fields
Proposed Pool

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Implementation
Public Policy Changes
- Zoning
- Design Standards

Public Improvements
- City Hall
- Streetscape
- Public Spaces

Land Ownership Issues Economic Strategy


- Core of Town Center owned - Branding: focus on quality, logo
by only two entities - Organization: Main Street model
- Other properties can develop (voluntary, joint advertising, sales
in phases over time promotions, special events)

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Discussion

Lookout Mountain Town Center Plan: Concept Plan Presentation

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