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Downtown Hyannis Zoning Update
Planning Board April 11, 2022
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Agenda
Introduction
I.Introduction
II.Item 2022-144 - Downtown Hyannis Zoning Districts
III.Item 2022-145 - Signage Regulations
IV.Item 2022-146 - Registered Recreational Marijuana Cultivators, Research Facilities,
and Testing Laboratories Overlay District
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Introduction
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Why Update Zoning?
Background and Context
1.Address housing goals including increasing
housing density, equity, and diversity by providing
a wide range of housing opportunities (including
affordable, middle-income and workforce) for a
vibrant and economically sustainable downtown
2.Protect historic and maritime character:
consistent with historic development patterns
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Why Update Zoning?
Background and Context
4.Encourage housing production and mixed use
development at human-scale density, and create
predictable outcomes in urban form
5.Create an environment that attracts private
business development to invest in redevelopment
and infill opportunities which in return supports
the Town’s tax base and creates jobs
6.Support local businesses and institutions
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Prior Planning Efforts that Prioritize Housing
Background and Context
●Downtown Hyannis Growth Incentive Zone Strategic Plan (2018)
●Housing Production Plan (2016)
●Local Comprehensive Plan (2010)
●Downtown Hyannis Growth Incentive Zone (2006)
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Housing Production Plan (2016)
Background and Context
1.Address local housing needs
2.Create year-round rental units for residents
3.Provide diverse housing options in Villages
4.Encourage village-scale mixed-use and
multi-unit development and re-development in
village centers
5.Allow increased density for mixed-use,
multi-unit development in Hyannis GIZ
6.Amend zoning to achieve housing goals
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Growth Incentive Zone (GIZ)
Background and Context
●Directs new investment into areas with infrastructure and
concentrated community activity and away from open
spaces and areas with critical natural resource value
●Established long-term planning and revitalization goals
for Downtown Hyannis: it is a sustained, long-term,
iterative commitment to Downtown
●Progress is measured by looking at the overall health,
economy, and resilience of the area
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Growth Incentive Zone: Goals & Status
Background and Context
2006
Projected to support 598 new residential units
and 585,000 square feet commercial space
2016
104 residential units
2017-2022
119 residential units (under construction or
built)
●65 units by Regulatory Agreement
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Growth Incentive Zone (GIZ)
Background and Context
●Directs new investment into areas with infrastructure and
concentrated community activity and away from open
spaces and areas with critical natural resource value
●Established long-term planning and revitalization goals
for Downtown Hyannis: it is a sustained, long-term,
iterative commitment to Downtown
●Progress is measured by looking at the overall health,
economy, and resilience of the area
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Growth Incentive Zone: Goals
Background and Context
By increasing density in a compact area with reduced parking requirements
subject to building form and placement requirements you can achieve:
●Walkability
●Affordability
●Sustainability
●Predictable form to ensure community character is maintained
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Community Resilience by Design (2018)
Background and Context
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●There are several locations in the East
End where parking lots on the street
create “missing teeth” in the urban fabric
●While parking serves an important need
for the area, in some cases it may not be
the highest and best use, or could be
made more efficient
Infill Underutilized Lots
Background and Context
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●New buildings can reinforce historic
patterns and enhance pedestrian
experience
●New spaces add amenities and create
neighborhood within the neighborhood
Redevelop Underutilized
Properties
Background and Context
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Retrofit Existing Structures
Background and Context
●“Top of Shop” housing
●Converting underutilized buildings
(formerly office) into housing
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Challenges to
Housing Production
Auto-dominant uses and underutilized parcels
produce undesirable streetscapes with large
setbacks and large surface parking lots
Background and Context
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Challenges to
Housing Production
Background and Context
Outdated zoning standards create unintended
outcomes and do not align with housing goals.
Hyannis’ GIZ: wide range of lot sizes
•Small residential lots around 4,000 SF
•Large commercial lots upwards of 70,000 SF
All ratio-based zoning metrics problematic due to
variable lots:
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•BR/Acre
•Floor Area Ratio
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Challenges to
Housing Production
Background and Context
Legacy zoning districts and overlapping regulations
create complex permitting environment
Harbor (HD)
Single Family (SF)
Hyannis Gateway (HG)
Hyannis Village Business (HVB)
Medical Services (MS)
Office/Multifamily Residential (OM)
Gateway Medical (GM)
Transportation Hub (TD)
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Proposed Downtown Hyannis
Zoning Districts
An Overview
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Standard Zoning: Use-Based
“Land Use” primary organizing principle
Similar uses sorted into distinct areas (zones)
●Single-family (Single-family)
●Multi-family (Office/Multifamily Residential)
●Retail/Commercial (Gateway, Medical Services)
●Industrial (Transportation Hub, Harbor)
Typically one set of dimensional standards per district
●Minimum Front Setbacks
●Minimum Parking Ratio
●Floor Area Ratio
●Dwelling Units/Acre or Bedrooms/Acre (a Ratio)
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Use Based Development
Parking in Front
Large Setbacks
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Performance-Based?
Regulates the effects or impact of land uses on
surrounding properties
Performance measures:
●Traffic Impact (Vehicle Trips)
●Noise Levels
●Shadows, solar reflectivity, wind redirection
●Most Building Codes are performance-based
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Negotiated?
Allows landowners to vary uses and development
standards in a zoning ordinance through a
negotiated process.
Local Example: Development Agreements
When approved, this type of zoning becomes a
“mini-zoning ordinance” that regulates development
of the site.
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Form-Based?
Building “form” (rather than land use) is the primary
organizing principle
●Emphasis on dimensional standards
●Regulate building underlying form, not
architectural style
●Predictable built results can allow for by right
development & better public support for
redevelopment
●Better at producing housing diversity (types,
size, tenure, etc.)
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Approach: Calibrate for Local Conditions
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Approach: Calibrate for Local Conditions
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Approach: Calibrate for Downtown Hyannis
Planning Efforts
●Housing Production Plan (2016)
●Community Resilience by Design (2018)
●Downtown Hyannis Zoning Revision (2019 - ??)
Local Characteristics
●Lot Size Diversity
●Historic Main Street
●Specialized Areas (Hospital, Harbor, etc)
●Focus Infill Housing & Economic Development in
the right places
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Calibrate for Downtown Hyannis:
Form-Based Districts (2)
●Downtown Main Street
●Downtown Village
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Calibrate for Downtown Hyannis:
Form-Based Districts (2)
●Downtown Main Street
●Downtown Village
“Hybrid” Zoning Districts (5)
●Downtown Neighborhood
●Downtown Hospital
●Hyannis Harbor
●Transportation Center
●Highway Commercial
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7 New Zoning Districts
Form-Based Districts (2)
●Downtown Main Street
●Downtown Village
“Hybrid” Zoning Districts (5)
●Downtown Neighborhood
●Downtown Hospital
●Hyannis Harbor
●Transportation Center
●Highway Commercial
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Frontage Area
The area of a lot between the façade of a
principal building and any lot line(s),
projected to the side lines of the lot
Form-Based Dimensional Standard
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Frontage Types
Storefront Dining Patio Gallery Common Lobby
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Frontage Types
Entry Plaza Front Garden Front Porch Dooryard Stoop
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Facade Build-Out
A parallel facade must be provided within
the min & max setbacks for a min
percentage of total lot width
Form-Based Dimensional Standard
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Facade Build-Out
A parallel facade must be provided within
the min & max setbacks for a min
percentage of total lot width
Form-Based Dimensional Standard
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Form-Based Dimensional Standard
Upper Story Step Back
An upper story must be recessed (“stepped
back”) a minimum distance from the façade
of the stories below
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Form-Based Districts
Downtown Main Street District to promote the
continuation of a walkable, pedestrian-oriented
downtown environment with continuous active
streetscape. Development is characterized by
mid-rise mixed-use buildings, continuous street
walls and variety of materials with parking
visually minimized. Land uses are mixed
residential and active commercial, including
retail, restaurant, office, hospitality, cultural and
institutional.
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Main Street - Existing Context
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Main Street - New Infill
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Main Street - Existing Context
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Main Street - New Infill
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Existing
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Potential
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Form-Based Districts
Downtown Village District to promote mixed
land uses that support the downtown core and
reestablish or preserve traditional neighborhood
forms and pedestrian orientation. Development is
characterized by mid-rise single-use buildings
and detached and semi-detached residential
buildings.
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Standards for Specific Districts
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Existing
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Potential
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Downtown Main Street & Downtown Village - Building Massing
4th Fl. Setback
Pitched Roof
Parking at Rear
Minimal Curb Cuts
Zero Lot Line
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Hybrid Zoning Districts
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Hybrid Zoning District
Downtown Neighborhood District promotes
traditional uses and form of neighborhoods
adjacent to downtown and is characterized by
19th and 20th cen. detached and semi-detached
residential building types
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Hybrid Zoning District
Downtown Hospital to maintain an area of
Hyannis for a large-scale Health Care Services
institution and is characterized by moderate to
large floor plate, multi-story buildings arranged
in a campus-like setting, with clear pedestrian
and vehicular connections to downtown and the
region.
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Hybrid Zoning District
Hyannis Harbor to maintain an area in close
proximity to Hyannis Inner Harbor for maritime
activities and water-related uses, and is
characterized by a mix of commercial, maritime
industrial, and residential development and the
presence of the commercial ferry services
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Hybrid Zoning District
Transportation Center to accommodate
transportation related-uses serving the
downtown, harbor and the region and is
characterized by functional buildings and parking
areas screened and not highly visible from
surrounding roadways.
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Hybrid Zoning District
Highway Commercial to maintain an area for
larger-scale commercial land uses, with private
parking appropriately screened, on a regional
roadway and promote in the long-term
transformation of the area into a cohesive
gateway corridor into Hyannis. The area is
characterized by detached low- and mid-rise
commercial structures.
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All New Zoning Districts
Form-Based Districts
●Downtown Main Street
●Downtown Village
Zoning Districts
●Downtown Neighborhood
●Downtown Hospital
●Hyannis Harbor
●Transportation Center
●Highway Commercial
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Permitted Use Table
P Permitted by Right
SP Special Permit
N Not Permitted
L Permitted with Limitations
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Minimum Required Accessory Parking
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Frontage Types
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Building Components
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2022-145 Signage Regulations
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Amendment to Signage
Regulations
●Updated as a result of new zoning
districts predominately impacting the
following zoning districts:
●Proposed Highway Commercial (HC)
Incorporates more generous signage
derived from existing zoning districts
●Proposed Downtown Village (DV)
Allows signage for a wide variety of
business and commercial properties with
respect to smaller scale of lots
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2022-146 Registered Recreational Marijuana
Cultivators, Research Facilities, and Testing
Laboratories Overlay District
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●Currently allowed within the Gateway
Medical (GM) and Medical Services
(MS) zoning districts
Existing Allowed Marijuana Uses
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●Maintains location
●Maintains existing regulations
●Repeals expired mortoria
Proposed Marijuana
Overlay District:
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