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Outcome: Land use categories and zoning regulations preserve the character of the neighborhood and protect quality of life.

Strategy LU&T 1.1: Implement land use policies and recommendations that preserve the character of the neighborhood.

Action Item LU&T 1.1.1: Develop and present to the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department recommendations for land development regulations that require redevelopment activities in areas of the neighborhood designated as Central Urban to address the scale and character of the neighborhood.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 1.1.2: Develop and present to the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department recommendations to address density/intensity and nonconforming land uses within the residential areas of the neighborhood.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team,Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 1.1.3: Continue to work with the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department to determine the areas in the neighborhood where the Neighborhood Boundary land use category can be implemented.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 1.1.4: Limit and/or prohibit the expansion of high intensity future land use categories and zoning districts into the low-density residential areas of the neighborhood and explore options to allow neighborhood-scale commercial uses at appropriate intersections within the neighborhood.

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs) Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 1.1.5: Implement land development regulations that limit/restrict the development of lots in the Central Urban areas of the neighborhood in a manner not consistent with the character of the neighborhood and incompatible with existing adjacent low density uses. Potential land development tools include limitation on lot aggregation and the replatting of existing lots, the establishment of a maximum lot size and maximum building footprint.

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 1.1.6: Designate and preserve the Goodbread Neighborhood with an appropriate residential land use category and complementary implementing zoning districts.

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 1.1.7: Develop the City of Tallahassee-owned parcels at the intersection of Georgia and Macomb Streets in a manner consistent with the character of the neighborhood. (See Strategy 2.2)

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Strategy LU&T 1.2: Create opportunities for neighborhood-scale commercial development in designated areas (Main Street Frenchtown).

Action Item LU&T 1.2.1: Promote and market Brevard Street (Bronough Street to Woodward Avenue), Macomb Street (Tennessee Street to Brevard Street), 4th Avenue (Old Bainbridge Road to Macomb Street) for neighborhood-scale mixed-use development.

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 1.2.2: Identify and target parcels appropriate for neighborhood-scale commercial developments.

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 1.2.3: Work with the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department to develop design concepts and guidelines for “Main Street Frenchtown.”

Potential Partners:Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team, local businesses

 

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Outcome: New development in Frenchtown is designed to honor the scale, character and history of the neighborhood. 

Strategy LU&T 2.1: Develop design guidelines for the neighborhood and advocate for them to be adopted into the City’s land development code.

Action Item LU&T 2.1.1: Establish a working group, inclusive of neighborhood residents and stakeholders, city staff and other design professionals, to identify and codify the existing/historic character of the Frenchtown Community and to develop design guidelines for said character.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; John G. Riley Center and Museum; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 2.1.2: Establish development regulations inclusive of guidelines for areas where Central Urban zoning abuts existing lower intensity and low-density residential uses. These regulations should offer options for new development to mitigate potential adverse impacts on existing uses.

Potential Partners: Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 2.1.3: Continue to collaborate with the City's Growth Management Department to establish development regulations for areas where Central Urban zoning abuts lower intensity uses and existing low density residential.

Potential Partners:Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department

Action Item LU&T 2.1.4: Collaborate with the City’s Growth Management    Department to have the Frenchtown Design Guidelines, as developed per Action Item LU&T 2.1.1, adopted into the City’s land development code and apply them to all applicable new developments within the neighborhood.

Potential Partners:Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department

Strategy LU&T 2.2: Develop CRA/city-owned lots within the boundaries of the Frenchtown community consistent with the recommendations of this plan.

Action Item LU&T 2.2.1: Implement a process to involve the Frenchtown Community Action Team, neighborhood stakeholders, and residents on the redevelopment and sale of any COT/CRA owned properties within the boundaries of the neighborhood.

Potential Partners:City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 2.2.2: Solicit and incorporate neighborhood input on the redevelopment and sale of the COT/CRA owned lots at the northwest corner of Georgia Street and Macomb Street. Develop and implement development controls on these lots to ensure that these properties are developed in a manner that is compatible with the character of Frenchtown and is consistent with this plan. (Example: limits on density, height, and use, etc.)

Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 2.2.3: Make city-owned lots that are zoned residential preservation available for affordable housing.

Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Housing and Community Resilience; Real Estate; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

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Outcome: New development limits and/or mitigates the displacement of existing residents.

Strategy LU&T 3.1: Evaluate the impacts of new projects that are receiving public funding on the availability of affordable housing and its likelihood to displace existing residents.

Action Item LU&T 3.1.1: Request that the City of Tallahassee require new major publicly funded projects (in whole or partially) that are to be sited in Frenchtown to conduct an analysis of their potential impacts on affordable housing, as well as their potential to displace residents.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Housing and Community Resilience; Real Estate; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 3.1.2: Advocate for publicly funded projects (in whole or partially) that increase the supply and availability of affordable housing in the neighborhood. 

Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Housing and Community Resilience; Real Estate; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Strategy LU&T 3.2: Use financial and/or regulatory incentives to address and limit the displacement of existing residents and to create affordable housing units.

Action Item LU&T 3.2.1: Request that the Tallahassee CRA requires applicants seeking financial incentives for proposed developments within the Frenchtown community to identify the developments’ impacts on neighborhood’s existing housing stock and any potential for displacement of existing residents.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Housing and Community Resilience; Real Estate; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 3.2.2: Request that the City of Tallahassee consider the extent to which the proposed a development impacts affordable housing and/or displace existing residents when approving regulatory incentives/relief for developments within the Frenchtown community.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (CRA; Growth Management; Housing and Community Resilience; Real Estate; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Strategy LU&T 3.3: Use site design principles to mitigate the impacts of new high density/intensity developments on existing low-density residential uses and residents’ quality of life.

Action LU&T 3.3.1: Continue to engage with the City of Tallahassee’s Growth Management Department in the development of design principles and practices to mitigate the impacts of new high density/intensity development on adjacent low-density development.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 3.3.2: Provide the City’s Growth Management Department with recommendations to address lighting, trash collection, mass and height of buildings, and parking, among other issues that affect the quality of life for residents who live in mixed-use areas.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Growth Management; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

 

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Outcome: Frenchtown benefits from traffic/pedestrian infrastructure that promotes safe speeds and reduced congestion.

Strategy LU&T 4.1: Identify opportunities to improve street safety and reduce congestion.

Action Item LU&T 4.1.1: Request the City, Leon County and Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency to undertake a comprehensive traffic study of the Frenchtown neighborhood, including but not limited to pedestrian mobility and safety, the need for and the suitability of sidewalks throughout the neighborhood, traffic controls/calming, bike infrastructure, and other alternative forms of transportation. This study should be conducted in collaboration with the Frenchtown Community Action Team and other interested stakeholders. It should begin by January 2022. Coordinate this work with the efforts outlined in Action Items ED&CR 3.1.2 and ED&CR 3.1.3.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, Leon County, Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency

The neighborhood would like this traffic study to place special focus on improvements on Old Bainbridge Road (especially Brevard/Old Bainbridge intersection), Macomb Street, Dewey Street, Carolina Street, Georgia Street, Brevard Street (from Duval St. to Macomb St.) and the intersection on Brevard Street where Macomb Street dead ends into Casañas Village.

Action Item LU&T 4.1.2: Install crosswalks on Macomb Street.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, Leon County, Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency

Strategy LU&T 4.2: Identify opportunities to improve public transportation throughout the Frenchtown Neighborhood.

Action Item LU&T 4.2.1: Assess and implement ways to increase the frequency of buses and provide support for fare purchase to address barriers to transportation to essential services.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (StarMetro; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

Action Item LU&T 4.2.2: Work with StarMetro to provide enhanced and improved transit amenities throughout the neighborhood, and to assess the feasibility of adding a covered bus stop on Macomb Street at the existing bus stop or some other suitable location along that street.

Potential Partners: Frenchtown Community Action Team, City of Tallahassee (StarMetro; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs)

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Strategy LU&T 5.1: Identify opportunities and improvements to alleviate localized flooding within the neighborhood.

Action Item LU&T 5.1.1: Coordinate with the City’s Stormwater Division (UUPI) to evaluate and address issues relating to flooding/stormwater in the Frenchtown Community. 

Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee (Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team

Action Item LU&T 5.1.2: Collaborate with the City’s Stormwater Division to increase awareness, access and use of the resources that are available locally to help property owners address stormwater/flooding issues on their properties.

Potential Partners: City of Tallahassee (Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure; Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs), Frenchtown Community Action Team