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VILLAGE OF CASHIERS COMMERCIAL AREA SMALL AREA PLAN

Steering Committee #1 1/22/18

Agenda

• Project Overview
• Schedule
• Community Profile
• Preliminary Analysis & Observations
• Plan Assessments Highlights
• Work Session
• Next Steps

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Consultant Team

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• Cindy Szwarckop (PIC)
• Jackie Turner (Public Involvement

and Implementation)

• Jake Petrosky (Land Use Planning &

Modeling)

• Kristy Carter (Community

Engagement & Active Transportation)

Technical Team

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Jackson County Planning & Zoning

• Caroline Edmonds, Project Manager, Planner

carolineedmonds@jacksonnc.org

• Michael Poston, Planning Director

michaelposton@jacksonnc.org https://www.planning.jacksonnc.org/contact

Project Overview

• Joint effort to prepare a small area plan for the Village
• f Cashiers Commercial Development District
• Existing Conditions, Plan Assessments, Inventory &

Analysis

• Listen, Engage, and Collaborate -Community Tour,

Stakeholder Interviews, Steering Committee, Public Meetings, & 3-Day Charrette

• Plan Development & Implementation

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Inventory and Analysis

The following topic areas will be studied:

• Current Development Conditions
• Land Use & Transportation
• Economic Development and Tourism
• Public Utilities & Infrastructure
• Natural & Cultural Resources
• Parks & Recreation

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Schedule

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CASHIERS DRAFT SCHEDULE

2018 TASK JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY

Kick-off Meeting, Site Visits, Gather Data

• Steering Committee

Meetings

• ∇
• Public Meetings
• 3-Day Charrette
• Inventory and Existing

Conditions Plan Development & Design Concepts Final Draft to Steering Committee Final Draft/Official Adoption

Community Profile

Population

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307 354 346 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 2000 2010 2017

The year-round population in the Cashiers area has increased over 11% from 2000 to 2017.

* The entire village population is around 1700. Population within the core is approximately 350.

Seasonal population swells to over 10,000 persons each summer!

Housing Growth

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Since 2010, the number of housing units has remained constant.

200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 2000 2010 2017

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Jobs

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The majority of work is in accommodations, food service, and entertainment.

Observations

Community Tour Observations

• Jumble at the crossroads
• Pedestrian walking on US 64 roadside
• TWASA plans for facility expansion
• Higher percentage of residential development anticipated
• utside the district
• Lack of public pedestrian connection to just about everywhere
• Heavy on the “mountain lodge” aesthetic
• Core commercial district issues –
• Preservation of residential
• Mixed-use

January 22

Plan Assessments

• Mo untain L

andsc ape s I nitiative T

• o l Bo x (2007-08)
• Cashie rs Co mme rc ial Are a L

and De ve lo pme nt Ordinanc e (2009)

• Jac kso n Co unty L

and Use Plan 2040 (2017)

• Jac kso n Co unty Gre e nways Pro je c t –

Co mpre he nsive Maste r Plan (2009)

• Jac kso n Co unty Co mpre he nsive T

ranspo rtatio n Plan (2017)

• Cashie rs T

ranspo rtatio n Prio rity Plan (2012)

prepared, not adopted

Mountain Landscapes Initiative

• Incompatible mix of historically

significant structures, strip centers, and contemporary infill

• Inconsistency in design,

streetscape and building placement

• Incomplete utility system
• Lack of affordable housing
• ptions for full-time residents

and seasonal workers

• Several large undeveloped

parcels

• Regulations/guidelines needed to

guide future development

• Provide choices and lessen

congestion in the Crossroads area

• Construct a layered pedestrian

network – balance issues of safety and business vitality

• Direct growth into the core
• Provide affordable housing for full-

time residents and seasonal workers

• Encourage the development of

economically and environmentally sustainable buildings that are sensitive to the community aesthetic

• Institutionalize a coordinated

decision-making process

ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS

Cashiers Commercial Area Land Development Ordinance

MOUNT AIN L ANDSCAPE S INIT IAT IVE RE COMME NDAT IONS ADDRE SSE D

Co nstruc t a la ye re d pe de stria n ne two rk Sta nda rds in the Villa g e Ce nte r Distric t a re inte nde d to e a se the a c c e ss to b usine sse s a nd a c c o mmo da te pe de stria ns. Dire c t g ro wth into the c o re E sta b lishme nt o f the Villa g e Ce nte r Zo ning Distric t

• a va rie ty o f re ta il, o ffic e , a nd re side ntia l use s

a re pe rmitte d a t a de nsity tha t will pre se rve a nd e nha nc e the c e ntra l c o mme rc ia l a re a (Se c 7-1) E nc o ura g e the de ve lo pme nt o f e c o no mic a lly a nd e nviro nme nta lly susta ina b le b uilding s tha t a re se nsitive to the c o mmunity a e sthe tic De ve lo pme nt a nd de sig n sta nda rds de ve lo pe d to a ddre ss la ndsc a ping , b uffe ring , se tb a c ks, e nviro nme nta l sta nda rds, a c c e ss po ints a nd b uilding a rc hite c ture , ma te ria ls, sc a le , a nd ro o fline s (Se c 9-1 – 9-10). I nstitutio na lize a c o o rdina te d de c isio n- ma king pro c e ss De ve lo pe d the Ca shie rs Are a Co mmunity Pla nning Co unc il (Se c 3-2).

Jackson County Land Use Plan

• Convert the NC 107/ US 64

intersection and the existing two- lane road segment leading up to the intersection into a three-lane road, and replace the signalized intersection with a roundabout.

• Include Conditional Zoning

language in the Cashiers development ordinances to allow for more flexibility in the design and development of projects in those districts.

• Develop a Cashiers Small Area Plan

RECOMMENDATIONS

Jackson County Greenways Project – Master Plan

• 5-mile multi-use

g re e nwa y a lo ng the NC 107 So uth c o rrido r b e g inning a t the Cro ssro a ds

• Ne w

ve hic le / pe de stria n c o nne c to r fro m US 64 to F ra nk Alle n Ro a d

• Side wa lk fro m US 64

fro m Cro ssro a ds to I ng le s Ce nte r

RECOMMENDATIONS

Jackson County Comprehensive Transportation Plan

• Highway - Improvements

to US 64 and NC 107 through Cashiers and the addition of new connector roads between US 64 and NC 107 in the northeast and southeast areas

• Public Transportation - A

proposed deviated-fixed transit route to serve Cashiers.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Cashiers Transportation Priority Plan

• Roundabout at NC 64 and US

107

• Frank Allen Road with 5-foot

hard surface pathway on both sides, innovative stormwater facilities such as rain gardens address drainage, enhanced pedestrian crossings, on street parallel parking, consistent streetscape treatments including plantings and furnishings

RECOMMENDATIONS

Public Engagement

• Stakeholder

Interviews

• 1-on-1 meetings
• Online engagement
• Charrette/Design-
• riented workshop
• Realtime text

polling

Pollev.com/JackieTurner082

JackieTurner082 <your response>

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Te Text vot

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ing Web voting

Poll Everywhere - Test

Test Question #1

Test Question #2

Work Session

Issue Identification

• Best thing or best place in Cashiers
• One item you would change

Mapping – Understanding the “place”

• Village Core, getting around - shortcuts, uses, “third

places”, passive and active recreation

Study Area Boundary Discussion

• Expand the Study Area Beyond the Regulated

District “Commercial Development Area” Boundary?

• Other?

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Next Steps

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• Stakeholder Meetings – Tuesday, January 23
• Next Committee Meeting – February 26 (facilitated

by staff)