Envision Courthouse Square
Long Range Planning Committee – June 25,
2015
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Courthouse Square
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Courthouse Square 1. Sustainability
4. Buildings
2. Circulation
5. Cultural Resources
3. Open Space
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Courthouse Square Vision & Guiding Principles
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Courthouse Square – Concept Plan
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Courthouse Square – Sustainability District Energy & Stormwater
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Courthouse Square – Circulation 1. Metro Entrances 2. Street Sections 3. Streetscapes 4. Parking
5. Underground Circulation
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections Wilson & Clarendon Boulevards
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections Wilson & Clarendon Boulevards
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections 15th Street North
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections 15th Street North
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections 14th Street North
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections 14th Street North
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections The Promenade
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections The Promenade
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections North Courthouse Road
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Street Sections North Courthouse Road
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Courthouse Square – Circulation
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Courthouse Square – Circulation
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Courthouse Square – Circulation
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Courthouse Square – Circulation
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Courthouse Square – Circulation Parking & Underground Circulation
Pedestrian Entrance
Alt. Pedestrian Entrance
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Courthouse Square – Open Space 1. The Square 2. The Promenade 3. Metro Plaza 4. Veitch Terrace
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Courthouse Square – Open Space Public Space
Size
Location
Courthouse Square (main square)
2.0 acres (including south square)
Arlington, VA
Jamison Square
1.2 acres
Portland, OR
Pioneer Courthouse Square
1.2 acres
Portland, OR
Plan
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Courthouse Square – Open Space Public Space
Size
Location
Post Office Square
1.7 acres
Boston, MA
Rockefeller Center
1.0 acres
New York, NY
Bryant Park Lawn
1.5 acres
New York, NY
Plan
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Courthouse Square – Open Space The Square Memorial Grove ▪ Lawn ▪ South Square
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Courthouse Square – Open Space The Promenade North Promenade
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Courthouse Square – Open Space The Promenade South Promenade
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Courthouse Square – Open Space Metro Plaza Clarendon ▪ Metro
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Courthouse Square – Open Space Veitch Terrace Plaza ▪ Pedestrian Way
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Courthouse Square – Buildings 1. Heights 2. Massing / Stepbacks 3. Uses: Ground Floor / Primary
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Courthouse Square – Buildings
High O-A-H
High OAH / High Res
Gov’t & Comm.
Facilities
Public
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Heights – C-O
* Development allowed by special exception in the C-O district shall comply with the standards of the ZO, except as otherwise approved by the CB
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Heights – C-3
* Development allowed by special exception in the C-O district shall comply with the standards of the ZO, except as otherwise approved by the CB
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Heights – P-S
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Heights Contextual Heights ▪ Shadow Studies ▪ Monumental Axis
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Stepbacks
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Courthouse Square – Buildings Building Uses South Square Primary – County, civic, cultural, market Court Square West Ground – Civic and/or cultural Primary– Civic or cultural
Theater Site Ground – Civic, retail/restaurant, theater Primary– Office, civic, entertainment, cultural Landmark Block Ground – Retail, restaurant, entertainment Primary – Office, residential, hotel Verizon Plaza Ground – Civic, retail, restaurant Primary – Office, residential, hotel and/or civic/cultural Strayer Block Ground – Retail, restaurant, entertainment Primary – Office, residential, hotel
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Courthouse Square – Cultural Resources 1. Memorial Trees 2. Public Art 3. Significant Views 4. Cultural Facility
5. Historic Preservation
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Proposed GLUP Changes
Proposed Zoning Change
Create Courthouse Square Special District – amend zoning ordinance for C-O sites in the district to achieve heights and TDR options Change from “Government and Community Facilities” to “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel and extend public ownership cross-hatch.
Change from ½ “High” OfficeApartment-Hotel, ½ “High” Residential to “High” Office-Apartment-Hotel
Change from “Government and Community Facilities” to “Public”
Change from “Public” to “High” Office-ApartmentHotel
Rezone from C-3 to C-O