Portland : "Shared court" housing -- concept summary
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Date
2006-01-20
Authors
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning
Portland (Or.)
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
City of Portland (Or.)
Abstract
Issues Addressed:
allowing residential lots to front onto a shared court street tract provides additional
homeownership opportunities for small infill sites zoned for higher density development.
Such sites are often too small for condominium arrangements to be feasible, but sometimes
are subject to density requirements or have site constraints that make rowhouses and
common green arrangements impractical (many builders and architects avoid small-scale
condominium projects because of liability issues and prefer fee-simple arrangements with
each unit on a separate lot);
provides for a larger pedestrian-oriented area than a conventional street with sidewalk
arrangements, since rowhouse-type projects at R1 and higher densities typically have
sidewalks interrupted by frequent driveways;
allows for efficient use of limited site area;
preserves on-street parking and allows a more pedestrian-friendly public street frontage by
allowing a single access point, rather than the multiple curb cuts common with rowhouses;
by providing an alternative to the usual requirements for roadway-plus-sidewalks, allows for
less impervious surface, thus contributing to minimizing stormwater impacts and urban heat
island effects;
if pervious pavers are used, could allow for additional stormwater management strategies. [From the document]
Description
6 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Figures. Published January 20, 2006. Captured February 8, 2009.
Keywords
Landscape design -- Oregon -- Portland -- Planning, Community development -- Oregon -- Portland, City planning -- Oregon -- Portland