Countryside Planning Maps

Countryside MapsIndex• Overview/aerial photography• Parcel sizes• Topography• Water and Forest Cover• Land Use• Zoning• Street System

OverviewThis map shows property

lines superimposed on an aerial photo. City land holdings are shown in yellow and Airport land holdings in blue.

Development challenges:

• Topography

• Property is fragmented

• Existing land uses

• Flood plain and wetlands

• Airport noise

• Limits on usage of Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)

• Disconnected street system

OverviewStrengths:

• Most surrounding residential and commercial is strong & well-maintained

• Potential for passive open spaces (i.e., RPZ)

• Future greenway route and potential for linkages

• Potential to highlight water features

• Opportunities to improve transportation access

• Recent investment in the vicinity

• Adjacent to new WFHS complex

• Exceptional viewsheds – elevated above most of city

Parcel SizesProperty is fragmented

by streets and other parcels (RPZ). Parcels range from a half acre to 69 acres.

Topography

• This map shows higher elevations in dark green and lower elevation in light green

• Three topographic areas

• Elevations range from 1,050’ to 1,160’

(110’ change)

• Steep slope running NW-SE

Water andForest Cover

• The property is impacted by floodplain running NW-SE along the foot of a steep slope.

• Two ponds are listed as wetlands.

• Some of the forest cover shown on the airport property was recently removed.

Land Use

• The Countryside property is listed as a commercial use.

• Single family residential dominates to the north and west of the property

• Multifamily and commercial uses are located to the south.

Zoning

• The Countryside property and the RPZ are zoned Recreation and Open Space (ROS)

• Surrounding zoning includes residential generally located to the north and west.

• Industrial, institutional, and higher density residential zoning districts are present to the south

Street System

This map shows the street system with arterial streets in dark red, collector streets in light red, and local streets in tan.

• The street system surrounding and through the property is highly fragmented with disconnected streets.

• Nearly all traffic accessing existing development in the area must use Cove Road.

• Few streets have sidewalks, so pedestrians are forced to walk in the street.