HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 034 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-034
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 15, 2022
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED UPDATE OF THE PANTHER ISLAND FORM-BASED
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With the federal funding announcement for the Trinity River Vision Central City Flood Control Project, staff
recommends updating the Panther Island Form-Based District Development Standards to promote urban
infill best practices, compatible development, and added flexibility to the development review processes.
The City Council established the Panther Island Form-Based District Development Standards and
Guidelines in 2006. In 2010 and again in 2016, the City Council approved amendments to the ordinance.
Typically, amendments to form-based and design districts occur every few years in order to reflect
development best practices and streamline development processes.
These updates will ensure that Panther Island is a vibrant
urban district that builds on the area's history and character,
complements the downtown core, and creates distinctive
neighborhoods. Specifically, the following changes are
anticipated:
• Revise minimum and maximum height requirements
• Increase flexibility to adjust setbacks requirements along
canals
• Increase flexibility to adjust mix of use requirements in
neighborhood districts
• Remove certain uses from the prohibited use table
Incorporate complementary sign regulations and urban
design standards from other design districts
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• Add standards to refine street tree requirements and
specify pedestrian scale streetlight fixtures
• Update urban design plan to align with the latest
engineering
• Update graphics and illustrations Panther Island Form-Based District
The anticipated schedule is as follows:
• Spring/summer Finalize draft amendments with
stakeholders
• Summer/fall Conduct public hearing process
If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Leal, Assistant Director for Zoning and Design Review,
at 817-392-6214 or Randy Hutcheson, Preservation and Design Manager, at 817-392-8008.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS