Planning Communities Planning Communities
City of Orlando Comprehensive Planning Studio
Colandra Jones, AICP Michaelle Petion, AICP
Senior Pastor The Hope Church
Archbishop Allen T.D. Wiggins
Pastor Byron D. Stevenson
City of Orlando Comprehensive Planning Studio
Senior Pastor West Orlando Christian Center
19th Century - Black churches rose to prominence when slavery & racial segregation was common practice in the United States
Many of 1st Black Congregations formed before 1800 were founded by freed blacks
1787 - Free African Society founded by Methodist Preachers Absalom Jones & Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1816 - African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
1821 - African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
1870 - Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church
1880 - National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
1897 - Church of God in Christ (COGIC)
1915 - National Baptist Convention of America
International, Inc.
1961 - Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
1994 - Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I’ve Been to theMountaintop” “I’ve Been to theMountaintop”
April 3, 1968
April 3, 1968
Mason Temple in Memphis, TN
Mason Temple in Memphis, TN
An Orlando neighborhood planned in 1946 specifically for Black community
Business & Community leaders formed a corporation to purchase approximately 300 acres between Lake Mann and Clear Lake to be sold without profit to African Americans moving to the area
Dr. I. S. Hankins
Washington Shores Savings Bank
First Black-owned financial institution in Florida
Boundary
South of C.R. Smith Street, West of John Young Pkwy, North of Wells Street, and East of Florence Avenue
2009
Washington Shores
Task Force Created
Monthly Meetings open to public with a “Community Planning Day” on September 2009
WASHINGTON SHORES VISIONPLAN
Task Force Members
16 stakeholders
3 Clergy
4 Business Reps
3 HOA Presidents
6 Residents
October 2010
Washington Shores
Vision Plan Adopted
TASKFORCECOMMUNITYENGAGEMENT
Start and release February 19, 2009 Task Force Introductory Meeting May 1, 2009 Tour of OPD Communications Center Community Planning Day Urban Design & Architecture Historic Preservation & Growth Management September 12, 2009 November 19, 2009 January 14, 2010 Crime Prevention with OPD April 2, 2009 May 14, 2009 Discussion about Town Center Connectivity October 15, 2009 Debrief of Community Planning Day December 17, 2009 Transportation February 24, 2010 Code Enforcement, Neighborhood Watch & Green-Up Orlando
COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT&PUBLIC HEARINGS
April 7, 2010
City presents Task Force recommendations
June 15, 2010
Municipal Planning Board approved
Washington Shores
Vision Plan
October 18, 2010
City Council Adopted
Washington Shores
Vision Plan
Support & enhance the pedestrian-oriented nature & characteristics of neighborhood through the application of appropriate urban design guidelines.
Promote revitalization and redevelopment of properties in the neighborhood.
Encourage the application of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles as a priority.
Program appropriate transitions between residential, commercial and office districts to provide opportunities for compatible development.
Encourage, rather than restrict, development, redevelopment and property improvements.
T5 - Urban Center
Mix of building types - larger multi-family, office & mixed-use buildings.
Commercial required on ground level
Building Heights 4 to 5 stories
T4 - General Urban
Mix of building types - rear-loaded townhomes, small apartments, office & public benefit uses.
Building Heights - 3 stories
T3 - Suburban
Existing single family residential
Multi-family & Non-residential not permitted
Building Heights - 2 stories
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Multi-Family Residential
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Multi-Family Residential
NotableProjects
Multi-Family Residential
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Site Plan Approved Site Plan
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Approved Elevations Approved Elevations
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2012 2012 2014 2014
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ARCHBISHOP ALLENT.D. WIGGINS
Senior Pastor
The Hope Church
E. Bay Street
FL
1301
Winter Garden,
Foundedin1934 Foundedin1934
Founded in 2007
Founded in 2007
Student Capacity of 178 Student Capacity of 178
Mrs. Frances King
Mrs. Frances King
PASTOR BYROND. STEVENSON
Senior Pastor
West Orlando Christian Center
Beyond a Sunday: The Role of the Black Church in Planning Communities