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<p class="MsoNormal">I think Watertown’s commercial and mixed-use design review process is a great example of working with a developer and the community to look at this. We also considered standards which were incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance. Ultimately,
this was not about density, but there was an actual project that was reluctantly willing to be used a real-life example. The current design review does not consider density now. It is primarily focused on urban design and 9 areas critical to quality development.
For Watertown, it has worked well for larger scale resicential and mixed-use projects. Here is the excerpt from the website on the effort:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:16.8pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#8B1F1D">2014 to 2015 Design Guidelines and Standards (Adopted June 30, 2015)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/09969550-d4e9-40de-bdef-1c8ba8e4fbd2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">Adopted Design Guidelines Book
(PDF)</span></a> (Adopted June 30, 2015) - The design guidelines offer nine categories to consider as part of design. The document also suggests zoning amendments which are incorporated through the Design Standards, below, into the adopted <a href="https://ecode360.com/36825722"><span style="color:#A5191F">Zoning
Ordinance</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/6fa8e8c8-9f28-4afd-97fc-2ed9402413f3" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">Adopted Design Guidelines Pocket
Guide (Poster) (PDF)</span></a> (Adopted June 30, 2015) - This graphic summary document forms the basis for the guidelines and provides a poster sized pocket guide to the guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/7aafd093-14e6-4b23-8f27-5d7df3cd88fa" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">Design Standards (PDF)</span></a> (Adopted
June 30, 2015) - This is the adopted City Council Ordinance that was based on the Public Hearing Comments and initial Planning Board Deliberation on March 31, 2015. It is a companion to the Design Guidelines Book and identifies amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
The final step was a Public Hearing before the City Council June 30, 2015 at 7 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Planning Board submitted the following <a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/0308158b-ebf8-4e86-bae5-b704dce6044e" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">report
(PDF)</span></a> to the City Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">April 30, 2015 Planning Board Hearing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">An updated Design Standards Document based on the Public Hearing Comments and initial Planning Board Deliberation on March 31,
2015 was developed. It is a companion to the Design Guidelines Book and identifies recommendations to update the Zoning Ordinance. The document has recommended amendment language by Zoning Article. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">March 31, 2015 Planning Board Hearing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">A public hearing was scheduled for March 31. At that hearing, numerous comments where received. An electronic file of <a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/772c7c6e-2e1e-4798-b973-8c6402af472c" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">written
comments (PDF)</span></a> is available. The meeting was continued to the next Planning Board Meeting, scheduled for April 8, 2015. The Board the continued hearing will be scheduled on April 30, 2015 at 7 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Planning Board | Rollout of Draft Design Standards & Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Draft Design Standards - The recommended Design Standards Document is a companion to the Design Guidelines Book and identifies recommendations to update the <a href="https://ecode360.com/36825722"><span style="color:#A5191F">Zoning
Ordinance</span></a>. The document has recommended amendment language by Zoning Article. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Draft Design Guidelines Book - The draft guidelines offer nine categories to consider as part of design, which are also summarized in the Design Poster below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.2pt;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Draft Design Guidelines Pocket Guide (Poster) - This graphic template forms the basis for the guidelines and provides a poster sized pocket guide to the guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Community Meeting Three<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/6af38cf2-6a33-44ef-a5c1-04e0b250ec62" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">Meeting
Three Presentation (PDF)</span></a> (11 mb file slow to download) - This meeting presented the content of the design guidelines and provided a summary of the design standards being considered for integration into the Zoning Ordinance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Community Meeting Two<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/991befd0-09d0-4dc1-a7f4-91b2d5691d14" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">Summary of comments (PDF)</span></a> -
The meeting comments cards were summarized by Gamble and Associates. The <a href="https://ma-watertown4.civicplus.pro/asset/b253b9b0-8b7e-412a-85a9-93c02272761d" target="_blank"><span style="color:#A5191F">comments cards (PDF)</span></a> have also been scanned
for anyone interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Initial Content (PDF)</span></a>: Nine categories are included within the Design Guidelines Framework showing examples of prototypical development. The descriptions and images are a starting point for additional diagrams that will be included under each category.
In addition, specific Standards will be developed moving forward which will be included as an amendment to Watertown's Zoning Ordinance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mb file, slow to download): The meeting presentation includes graphics for the draft guidelines and looks at a test case (Pirolli Site at Irving and Arsenal Streets) for how design guidelines could affect one area. (The developer presentation is not included
in the slides.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Elements of the Guidelines - Comment Opportunity (Closes October 30)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">The development of the structure of the Design Guidelines are underway. Please list your ideas, concerns and comments as they relate
to these elements (the questionnaire closed October 30, 2014). While the format for the document has not been finalized, one intention is to create a user-friendly Guideline poster with key information as a compliment to the letter sized and more detailed
booklet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Applying Design Guidelines to a Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">As part of the Design Guidelines and Standards scope of work, the design team collaborated with Greystar, the national developer
proposing to build a large residential project at the corner of Irving Street and Arsenal Street in Watertown. Over the four to six weeks, the teams worked to apply design guideline concepts and standards to the project under design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Creating the Graphic Template<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444"><img border="0" width="289" height="181" style="width:3.0104in;height:1.8854in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D87985.16D7EAD0" alt="a drawing of a building"></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Design
Guidelines help to make legible spatial and dimensional criteria. The design team established a graphic template (updated January 22, 2015 poster) upon which information and content was added.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Meeting One - October 15 at 6:30 pm at the Watertown Middle School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(PDF)</span></a> (this is a large 10 mb file so be patient) showing the slide show and the results of the interactive aspects of the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#032D72">Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#444444">Development pressure has resulted in a number of projects being built or proposed on Arsenal Street, in Watertown Square, Coolidge
Square, and Pleasant Street corridor. As a result, the City of Watertown selected Gamble Associates to conduct an expedited process to create Design Guidelines and Standards. The project was initiated in September and is anticipated to be wrapped up in December
of 2014. The intent of the project is to develop a set of documents that provide clear guidance and requirements for new development and redevelopment within Watertown's key corridors and squares.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Skelly via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 3, 2022 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Housing Density and Design Review<o:p></o:p></p>
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increased but would be interested in hearing whatever examples are out there. <o:p></o:p></p>
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