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Envision Studio #5 – Neighborhoods

What plans and goals do you have for Littleton's neighborhoods?

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What are the three most important characteristics that make your neighborhood livable?

Response Percent Response Count
Quality, attainable housing 43.8% 14
Eclectic; a blend of housing types and densities 34.4% 11
Walkable; convenient access to retail, service and transit 68.8% 22
Continuity of housing types and sizes 28.1% 9
Near access to parks, open spaces and trails 87.5% 28

What are the three most important characteristics to encourage reinvestment in your neighborhood?

Response Percent Response Count
Enabling accessory dwelling units and duplex conversions 38.7% 12
Incentives for infill single-family attached units 9.7% 3
Nestling neighborhood commercial establishments, e.g., corner stores 51.6% 16
Accommodating renovation and expansion of existing homes 64.5% 20
Preserving the existing single-family neighborhoods 58.1% 18
Administrative approval of expanded building footprints, e.g., addition, garage, porch 48.4% 15

If duplexes were permitted in certain single-family areas, what are the three most important design qualities?

Response Percent Response Count
Entrances (doors) on separate sides/facades 61.5% 16
First/second floor units versus side-by-side 11.5% 3
A single mailbox (rather than two individual) 11.5% 3
A single driveway to accommodate all cars 57.7% 15
Appearance of a single-family garage 38.5% 10
No distinguishing exterior changes, e.g., colors, materials, etc. 57.7% 15

Are residential design standards important in non-historic neighborhoods?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 54.8% 17
No 12.9% 4
Maybe in certain districts or areas but not citywide 32.3% 10

Which three of the following are the most important residential design standards?

Response Percent Response Count
Building design that complements the surrounding neighborhood 83.9% 26
Location and orientation of garage relative to the front wall of the home 9.7% 3
Doors and windows facing the street with sidewalk connections 48.4% 15
Addition of porch or front yard patio or pergola 22.6% 7
Types and locations of fencing 38.7% 12
Front yard landscaping 61.3% 19

Which two strategies below would be most effective in making Littleton increasingly sustainable in the years ahead?

Response Percent Response Count
The ULUC should require a percentage of attainable housing in all future developments 43.3% 13
The ULUC should provide incentives for attainability (e.g., density bonuses, expedited approval, etc.) 43.3% 13
The ULUC should allow for a variety of housing types but let the market determine housing types and price points 46.7% 14
Attainable housing is important but there are other higher priorities 36.7% 11

Which three of the following housing types best meet the needs of young families, age-in-place retirees, and working residents?

Response Percent Response Count
Small (< 1,000 sf) single-family detached residences 55.2% 16
Single-family conversions to duplexes 24.1% 7
Small (800 – 1,000 sf.) single-family attached units (duplex to fourplex) 24.1% 7
Accessory dwelling units 27.6% 8
Single-family attached row houses and townhomes 44.8% 13
Garden apartments (two-to-three story) 17.2% 5
Apartments within a planned mixed use development 34.5% 10
Mixed use buildings with upper floor residential units 34.5% 10

Which two of the following strategies would be most effective in addressing housing attainability in Littleton?

Response Percent Response Count
Zone areas for mixed housing types 62.1% 18
Allow two/three family infill development 27.6% 8
Allow accessory dwelling units 44.8% 13
Require a residential component in every mixed-use development 41.4% 12

Which three types of accessory dwelling units are most appropriate in specific districts?

Response Percent Response Count
Above garage 70.0% 21
Visible tiny home 33.3% 10
Invisible tiny home (rear yard) 50.0% 15
Detached garage 56.7% 17
Home basement or interior 66.7% 20

Which four of the following approaches is most suitable for Littleton?

Response Percent Response Count
Required percentage of all developed residential units 34.5% 10
Require a broader mix of housing types in redevelopment projects 65.5% 19
Density bonus of one market rate unit for each attainable unit 31.0% 9
Dimensional standards modification, e.g., buildable area 41.4% 12
Development cost offsets, e.g., fee waivers, tap costs, expedited approval, etc. 55.2% 16
Remove attainability impediments, e.g., parking requirements, etc. 24.1% 7
Accessory dwelling units 51.7% 15

Which three of the following strategies are most important for how the Residential Mix neighborhood should mature in the coming years?

Response Percent Response Count
Maintain single-family detached residences 64.5% 20
Encourage renovation and reinvestment through by-right improvements, e.g., home additions, greater lot coverage, garage conversion, etc. 61.3% 19
Allow single-family homes to become duplexes 45.2% 14
Allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) 41.9% 13
Enable new multiplexes to buffer multi-family development 19.4% 6
Allow lots to be combined and developed as rowhouses, townhomes or garden apartments 25.8% 8
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March 1, 2021, 6:58 AM
  • What are the three most important characteristics that make your neighborhood livable?
    • Near access to parks, open spaces and trails
  • What are the three most important characteristics to encourage reinvestment in your neighborhood?
    • Accommodating renovation and expansion of existing homes
    • Administrative approval of expanded building footprints, e.g., addition, garage, porch
  • If duplexes were permitted in certain single-family areas, what are the three most important design qualities?
    • A single driveway to accommodate all cars
  • Are residential design standards important in non-historic neighborhoods?
    • Maybe in certain districts or areas but not citywide
  • Which three of the following are the most important residential design standards?
    • Building design that complements the surrounding neighborhood
    • Types and locations of fencing
    • Front yard landscaping
  • Which two strategies below would be most effective in making Littleton increasingly sustainable in the years ahead?
    • The ULUC should allow for a variety of housing types but let the market determine housing types and price points
    • Attainable housing is important but there are other higher priorities
  • Which three of the following housing types best meet the needs of young families, age-in-place retirees, and working residents?
    • Small (< 1,000 sf) single-family detached residences
  • Which two of the following strategies would be most effective in addressing housing attainability in Littleton?
    • Allow accessory dwelling units
  • Which three types of accessory dwelling units are most appropriate in specific districts?
    • Invisible tiny home (rear yard)
    • Home basement or interior
  • Which four of the following approaches is most suitable for Littleton?
    • Require a broader mix of housing types in redevelopment projects
    • Dimensional standards modification, e.g., buildable area
  • Which three of the following strategies are most important for how the Residential Mix neighborhood should mature in the coming years?
    • Maintain single-family detached residences
    • Allow lots to be combined and developed as rowhouses, townhomes or garden apartments
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