Poll Results

The results of our first on-line poll are in! 24 people voted and said "Subdivision Rules Should Focus On":

1. Design and look - 62% - 15 votes
2. Walk/Bike connections & trials - 58% - 14 votes
3. Environmental impacts - 58% - 14 votes
4. Street widths - 25% - 6 votes
5. Other - 16% - 4 votes
6. Parking - 8% - 2 votes

New Poll Question

A new poll question has been posted and will run until March 31st.

"Sense of place" is essentially the feeling one gets about the environment around them. The question for this poll relates to some of the design characteristics of neighborhood streets that influence their "sense of place", specifically street width and street trees.

Recent PRD subdivisions have generally included narrower streets with street trees integrated into thier design. One such example is Crosby Commons (SE of the Heller Crosby intersection).

Staff Technical Meeting Update

This week staff began exploring the regulations associated with short plats (subdivisions of 9 lots or less). Generally, we are looking at the relationship between these plats and infill development. We began by examining right-of-way requirements and flog lot restrictions.

As this part of the project progresses, we intend to refine the existing regulations so that future short plats provide infill opportunities that are fitting with Oak Harbor's neighborhood and development contexts.

Parks Board Update

During the March 10th meeting, the Parks Board discussed two characteristics of subdivisions:

1. existing requirements for open space in PRD subdivisions; and,
2. potential for improving pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between neighborhoods through pocket parks.

These will be further explored in the coming months and have been added to the Ideas Flip Chart; and will also be featured in future posts.