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reviving a public landscape
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AERIAL: Circa 1930’s
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1 MILE U
NPAVED
TRACK
BROWN
’S CREE
K
INFIELD FAIRGROUNDS
GRANDSTANDS ROLLER COASTER / FAIR ENTRANCE
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LIVESTOCK ARENA
PAVILIONS
AERIAL: Circa 1930’s
1/3 MILE COVERED HORSE TRACK AND STABLES
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NOLENSVIL
LE PIKE
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AERIAL: Circa 1960’s
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ROLLERCOASTER
NOLENSVIL
LE PIKE
CASCADE PLUNGE POOL ½ MILE PAVED TRACK PAVILIONS
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LIVESTOCK ARENA
AERIAL: Circa 1960’s
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King of the Hill
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Fairgrounds Cultural Relevance
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Aerial: Present Day
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Corporate Breakfast 2016
Planning Context: Brown’s Creek and 440 Greenways
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31 of the 46 acre
site (67%) is covered by the floodway, zone 1 or zone 2 buffer.
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Site Plan Improvements
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FLOODWAY “No Disturb Zone.” Cannot disturb vegetation unless approved by Metro Water. No impervious surface. ZONE 1 “No Disturb Zone.” Cannot disturb vegetation unless approved by Metro Water. No impervious surface. ZONE 2 Can be disturbed and replanted. No impervious surface. 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN Structures must be a foot above base flood elevation. Any volume added within the floodplain must be compensated by cutting elsewhere.
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Site Plan Improvements
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Existing Conditions: Surface Inventory
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Proposed: Removal of Impervious Surface
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Existing Conditions: Site Pavement Photos
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Existing Conditions: Brown’s Creek
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Existing: Fairgrounds
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Proposed: Fair Park Plan
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PROPOSAL
• PROJECT SCOPE: 46 ACRES • LANDSCAPE • RESTORED RIPARIAN VEG.: 10 AC • REFORESTATION: 0.75 AC • BIORETENTION: 1.8AC • RECREATION • GREENWAY: 1.3 MI • DOG PARK: 1 AC • MULTIUSE FIELDS: 8 FIELDS • 3 YOUTH (300’x165’) • 1 U8 (150’x90’) • 4 U6 (60’x90’) • PARKING SPACES • PERMANENT: 237 • TEMPORARY: 1367
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Proposed: Fair Park Plan
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Existing: Fair Park Plan Detail
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Proposed: Fair Park Plan Detail
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Existing: Fair Park Plan Detail
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Proposed: Fair Park Plan Detail
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Proposed: Permanent and Lawn Parking
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Greenway and Riparian Restoration Precedents
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Multipurpose Field Precedents
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Pavilion and Trailhead Precedents
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Dog Park Precedents
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Fair Park will add 1.3 of 53 recommended miles of paved multiuse trails.
PLAN
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Plan to Play: Greenways Vision Plan
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Fair Park will add 46 of 379 recommended acres of community park and fill a level of service gap.
PLAN
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Plan to Play: Community Park Level of Service Map
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Fair Park will add 1 of 8 recommended dog parks and fill a level of service gap.
PLAN
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Plan to Play: Dog Park Level of Service Map
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Fair Park will add 8 of 46 recommended multipurpose fields.
PLAN
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Plan to Play: Multipurpose Field Level of Service Map
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PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH METRO STORMWATER MAY 10TH STORMWATER VARIANCE COMMITTEE SUBMITTAL MAY 31ST STORMWATER VARIANCE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING JULY 6TH
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NEXT STEPS
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