The purpose of the Downtown (DT) district is to establish a
pedestrian-oriented district with an infrastructure of streets and
buildings that are flexible in terms of use, and that will attract
ongoing reinvestment.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The goals of this district are:
(A)
To make
Downtown viable through:
(1)
Providing
for integrated mixed-use;
(2)
Embodying
LEED-ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Neighborhood
Development) and LEED building principles;
(3)
Providing
focal open space amenities;
(4)
Assuring
pedestrian and bicycle friendliness; and
(5)
Minimizing
the “heat island” effect of large expanses of paving.
(B)
To provide
a mixture of residential, retail, entertainment, office and government
uses.
(C)
To encourage
high-quality development by providing a balance of development standards
and expedited administrative approvals for projects which meet the
intent of this district.
(D)
To create
standards that ensure an appropriate transition between existing neighborhoods
and new development.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The intent of this district is:
(A)
To provide
a comfortable and attractive environment for pedestrians that includes
such elements as buildings that frame public space, windows on street
walls, street trees, lighting and street furniture.
(B)
To construct
a continuous building frontage along block faces, except where it
is desirable to provide outdoor public plazas, courtyards or pocket
parks.
(C)
To construct
buildings close to the sidewalk and street so as to create a comfortable
and attractive pedestrian environment, yet reinforce the street character
of setbacks that is unique to Garland.
(D)
To provide
parking at ratios that will adequately serve the variety of activities
within the district, allow for fluctuations in market demand for a
variety of uses, and reduce the overall amount of paving within the
district.
(E)
To encourage
the use of public parks and plazas as focal points for quality residential
and mixed-use developments.
(F)
To design
and build flexible buildings that can accommodate a range of uses
over time.
(G)
To create
a multi-modal, mixed-use environment.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The provisions of this Chapter 7 control within the Downtown district. The other chapters of this GDC are applicable to, and supplement this Chapter 7 where this chapter is silent. However, if the provisions of this Chapter 7 are in conflict with other chapters, then the provisions of this Chapter 7 control.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
