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Sayerville Urban Design Plan Sayerville, New Jersey Graphic Communications for Planners Steven Zimmerman Fall 2013 Table of Contents Background The Region The Study Area Existing Conditions Issues and Goals Site Analysis Site Photos Master Plan 4 5 6 7 8 9 Concept Diagram Conceptual Design Land Use Unit Types Street Layouts Street Sections Illustrative Site Plan Perspective Rendering 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Background Sayerville The Region 4 ve nu e The Region M ac Ar th u rA 5 Minute Walk 1/4 Mile eet tr Main S Majors Pond ad n Ro ingto Wash Sayerville Quick Facts • Founded 1876 • Located on the Raritan River Sayerville, NJ • Named Sayerville in honor of Source: NJGIN Sayer and Fisher Brick Company Population in 2010: 42,704 Population Density: 2,695/sq mi Aerial of Sayerville 0’ Median Income: $71,808 500’ 1000’ Transportation Links: I-95, Route 18, and Garden State Parkway 2000’ Sayerville The Study Area 5 nu e The Study Area th u rA ve Location M ac Ar • Located on Main Street in Upper Sayerville • Currently the tree lined paths surrounding the recreational areas serve as a pedestrian walk-through • With Borough Hall located nearby, this part of Sayerville is prominent in the overall town Main Street Dolan Sayerville, NJ Source: NJGIN Street Aerial of Upper Sayerville 0’ Challenges Opportunities 100’ 200’ 400’ • The large recreational land use serves as a major physi• Development of this site and, in future phases, the adjacal barrier, seperating the neighborhoods in the west and cent baseball diamonds, can lead to the reconnection of north from those on the east Sayerville’s neighborhoods Sayerville Existing Conditions 6 Tree-lined Pedestrian Path Street Existing Conditions Characteristics Main • The site is an underutilized baseball diamond • The site is fairly flat • There are well defined borders on all sides of the site • Frontage on Main Street available to the east • Borough Hall is located adjacent to the site • Nearby neighborhood is composed of dense lots with single family housing Borough Hall Church Playground Sayerville, NJ Source: NJGIN Study Area 0’ Amenities Opportunities 50’ 100’ 250’ • Mature tree lined paths surround the site • Site development can lead to creation of a central public • Adjacent to a well used playground and basketball court space • Prominent location on Main Street • Low concentration of retail surrounded by plenty of housing provides opportunity for retail development Sayerville Issues and Goals 7 Issues and Goals Reconnecting Upper Sayerville Poor connectivity plague the circulation and neighborhood cohesion in Upper Sayerville Establishing a Neighborhood Center Focusing dense residential and Mixed Use around a central plaza at a key location in the new development will foster the creation of a neighborhood center in Sayerville A plan to establish an urban grid in the development of the superblock will return connectivity to Upper Sayerville Attractive and interesting retail, combined with a well planned and programmed plaza are critical to the success of creating a quality public space Sayerville Site Analysis 8 1 2 B 3 Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman C A Analysis of the Development Site 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Site Photos 9 Main Street Development Site A 1 B 2 C 3 Master Plan Sayerville Concept Diagram 12 Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Concept Sketch 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Conceptual Design 13 Total Site Area: 211,200 sqft Total ROW: 58,240 sqft Residential: 100,800 sqft Commerical: 18,000 sqft Open Space: 34,160 sqft Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Concept Design 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Land Use 14 Residential Lots: 32 Mixed Use Lots: 3 Parking Spaces: 63 Single Family Townhouse Multifamily Mixed Use Institutional Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Land Use Map 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Unit Types 15 Single Family Typical Lot Size: 60 ft x 110 ft Building Footprint: 1,500 sqft Building Height: 20 ft Setback: 15 ft Total Count: 6 Townhouse Typical Lot Size: 27 ft x 60 ft Building Footprint: 720 sqft Building Height: 33 ft Setback: 0 ft Total Count: 22 Multifamily Typical Lot Size: 30 ft x 100 ft Building Footprint: 840 sqft Building Height: 28 ft Setback: 10 ft Total Count: 4 Mixed Use Typical Lot Size: 60 ft x 100 ft Building Footprint: 2,400 sqft Building Height: 22 ft Setback: 0 ft Total Count: 3 Sayerville Street Layout 16 Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Street Hierarchy 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Street Section 17 Street Section Road Width: 40 ft Total Length: 1120 ft Total Area: 44,800 sqft Alleys Width: 20 ft Total Length: 672 ft Total Area: 13,440 sqft Sayerville Illustrative Site Plan 18 Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Illustrative Site Plan 0’ 40’ 80’ 160’ Sayerville Perspective Rendering 19 Sayerville, NJ Designer: Steven Zimmerman Perspective Rendering
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