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UDO Assistance� Orange County, North Carolina 1 1 <br /> Ports outh, Virginia � Zoning Ordinance ,;;,,. <br /> Clarion Associates, in association with WRT, is drafting a new Zoning Flk. <br /> Ordinance for this mature community in the Hampton Roads area. The <br /> effort includes the preparation and administration of a Visual Preference <br /> Survey (VPS) to gauge local opinion on design and appearance related <br /> issues such as building orientation, commercial corridor development, <br /> and commercial design standards. Clarion and WRT will use the results <br /> of the VPS to inform the work program on the range of des-sign standards .. ......... <br /> needed by the community. In addition to commercial design, some other major issues to be <br /> addressed by the project include establishment of new mixed use districts, a neighborhood <br /> conservation overlay district framework, improving basic landscaping, tree protection, parking, <br /> fencing, and exterior lighting development standards. New standards to address development <br /> and redevelopment on the city's nonconforming lots will also be included. After adoption of the <br /> new Ordinance, it will be placed into an interactive digital format by the VIC Group for serving <br /> on The city's web page. <br /> Client: City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br /> Contact: Fred Brusso, Current Planning Manager <br /> Phone: 757.393.8836 x42120 <br /> Franklin.. Tennessee � Zon*inq Ordinance - -- - - <br /> Clarion Associates was retained b y the City of Franklin to draft a revised <br /> development code for this fast-growing, progressive community in the Nashville 4 �s n � ;� �4 region. The code is focused on im lementation of a cuttin ed e com rehensive �, �L�1 0:� :°P 9 9 P y a, <br /> plan that inc luded the deve lopment of character areas, innovative open space <br /> ' <br /> � <br /> and natural resource preservation techniques and a much stronger focus on ��, <br /> 9 VILA <br /> urban design. The development code includes substantive re-structuring of The <br /> city's current ordinance, including integration of The city's San d-alone design : J � <br /> guidelines, and an overall u rode to the develo ment standards related to E��`'r <br /> a ndscaping, parking, and open space. <br /> Client: City of Franklin, Tennessee <br /> Reference: Jaime Grace, Planning <br /> Telephone: 615-0791-03212 <br /> Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky � Land Development Code <br /> Clarion Associates was retained to lead a team including WRT and Tim Bishop, <br /> Esq. to complete a revision of the joint land development codes for The city of <br /> Louisville and Jefferson County (including all incorporated and unincorporated <br /> parts of the county). Development challenges facing The city include <br /> revitalization of downtown Louisville and the Ohio River waterfront; preservation - - - <br /> of its older housing stock and traditional neighborhoods and villages; the preservation of <br /> important natural, cultural, and scenic areas including critical watershed lands, karst terrain, <br /> and mature woodlands; and ensuring better compatibility between new development and <br /> adjacent neighborhoods. Important new development code provisions will include (1) detailed <br /> community and site design and development standards keyed to eleven character-based "form <br /> districts" that overlay The city's standard zone district system (including a "village form district" <br /> and a "town center' form district; and (2) detailed environmental protection standards generally <br />