# Presentation: 766557

## Centreville Village Plan

***Heather Ehrlich******Wilmington Area Planning Council***

**Notes:**
Background about project

What we hope to accomplish

## Slide 2

**Notes:**
Located in Northern DE
20 min. from Wilmington
45 min from Philadelphia
1 1⁄2 hr from Baltimore

## Slide 3

**Notes:**
Located along historic Kennett Pike corridor which attracts large number of tourists
Gateway to Brandywine Valley
Longwood and Winterthur + other Dupont mansions

## “Last Chance Landscape”

**Scenic America - **designated Kennett Pike as a 1999 Last Chance Landscape
***a place of beauty and character with both a pending threat and a potential solution***
**DelDOT and County -  **pledged to preserve corridor
**Community - **seeks Scenic Byway designation

**Notes:**
One of 12 1999 Last Chance Landscapes

Program nominates corridors that are places of beauty or distinctive community character with both a pending threat and a potential solution 

Threat – -potential widening of road and sprawl development
Centreville Village Plan will be part of the solution by coming up with a vision to enhance the village character and preserve open space

DelDOT secretary Canby and County Executive Gordon pledged to work to preserve the corridor
“Unique Corridor” zoning – overlay district to give community greater oversight on new development applications
Delaware recently passed scenic byway legislation and the kennett pike community is seeking designation. $20,000 in work program to do corridor management plan

## Slide 5

**Notes:**
Traditional neighborhood design
Unincorporated community – most communities unincorporated in New Castle County
Wants to keep their clear sense of place, quaint character, classic village architecture 

## Slide 6

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County controls the zoning – unable to grow or redevelop in manner that retains existing character

## Unified Development Code

**Adopted 1998**
**Focus is new development:**
**Land Use Patterns and Community Character **
**Village and Hamlet zoning for new communities**
**Natural and Cultural Resources**
**Economic Development**
**Public Infrastructure**
**Growth Management**
**Affordable Housing**** **
**Not flexible for existing communities**

**Notes:**
When the County adopted its unified development code 1998, it was a step in the right direction.

However, this primarily addresses new development:
Land Use Patterns and Community Character 
Village and Hamlet zoning classification for new communities
Natural and Cultural Resources
Economic Development
Public Infrastructure
Growth Management
Affordable Housing 

Not flexible for existing communities

## Slide 8

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Open Space
Centreville is lucky in that it is one of the only remaining areas with a clear delineation between the town and the country, the community wants to permanently preserve the open space.

## Slide 9

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Transportation
Kennett Pike through Centreville is another concern. The road functions as a high speed through street yet must serve as Centreville’s main street. This is a heavily used bike route and both bicyclists and pedestrians are at risk due to the high speeds.

Connections to side streets

## Slide 10

**Notes:**
How WILMAPCO got involved
TE grant to do traffic calming, gateways, streetscape improvements, sidewalks and crosswalks

Needed Land Use vision to shape transportation solutions

## Why do a Village Plan?

**Support work along Kennett Pike**
**Give flexibility to develop in traditional land use pattern**
**Preserve surrounding open space**
**Create walkable community**
**Community needs overall VISION**** **

**Notes:**
Why do a Village Plan?
Support work along Kennett Pike
Give flexibility to develop in traditional land use pattern – Centreville and other communities under county zoning
Preserve surrounding open space
Create walkable community
Community needs overall VISION  - 250th anniversary

## Centreville Village Plan:A land use and transportation master plan to guide future development and transportation improvement decisions. 

**Notes:**
A land use and transportation master plan to guide future development and transportation improvement decisions.

## Management Committee

**WILMAPCO **
**Centreville Civic Association**** **
**New Castle County**
**Delaware Department of Transportation**
**Delaware Office of State Planning **
**Delaware Transit Corporation**
**FHWA**

**Notes:**
Management Committee
Implementing organizations
1st 4 Selected team of Alberto & Assoc. and Glatting Jackson
Town and Country approach

## Steering Committee

**Delaware Greenways**
**Centreville businesses and residents**
**Preservation Delaware**
**Brandywine Conservancy**
**Delaware Nature Society**
**other interested stakeholders **

**Notes:**
Steering Committee
Capture local expertise and interests with steering committee

## Process and Schedule

**FOR MORE INFO...**

**Heather Ehrlich**
**302/737-6205 ext. 18**
**ehrlich@wilmapco.org**

**Sep**

**Oct**

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**Dec**

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**May**

**Notes:**
Base map – buildings, land uses, streets, sidewalks, architectural style, historic sites, vegetation, waterways

Identify issues, opportunities and constraints – stakeholder interviews and public workshop

Design charrette – 5-day charrette
	Master vision plan
	traffic circulation 
	parking
	pedestrian connections
	open space

Implementation policies – review recommendations in light of UDC
	- recommended needed code changes
	- make flexible so they can be used by other communities

Adoption by WILMAPCO Council and New Castle County Council