ive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content.
East End Community Renewal Plan
East End Community Renewal Plan
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA









December 2005
AS AMENDED










PREPARED BY
City of Charleston Planning Department
Mayors Office of Economic and Community Development

East End Community Renewal Plan
Table of Contents

A. General Discussion and Description of Project Area ...........................................1
Introduction..........................................................................................................1
Phase I Legal Statement of Project Area .............................................................1
Phase II Legal Statement of Project Area ............................................................4
Phase I Existing Uses and Conditions .................................................................5
Phase II Existing Uses and Conditions ................................................................5
Phase I Findings of Area Survey .........................................................................5
Phase II Findings of Area Survey ........................................................................5

B. Redevelopment Plan Objectives .............................................................................7

C. Land Use Plan ..........................................................................................................9
Permitted Land Uses ............................................................................................9
General Land Use Provisions and Regulations....................................................9
Pedestrian
Walk,
Open
Space and Recreation Facilities ...............................9
Parking
and
Loading......................................................................................9
Landscaping ...................................................................................................10
Corner
Visibility ............................................................................................10
Signs...............................................................................................................10
Aesthetic
Controls
and
Approvals of Plans and Specifications.....................11
Easement ........................................................................................................12
Property
Maintenance
and
Building
Codes ...................................................12
Servicing ........................................................................................................12
Lighting..........................................................................................................12
Curb
Cuts .......................................................................................................12
Satellite
Communication
Devices..................................................................12
Fences
and
Walls ...........................................................................................13
Factory
Built
Structures .................................................................................13
Zoning..................................................................................................................13
Permitted
Uses ...............................................................................................13
Special
Permit
Uses .......................................................................................14
Setbacks .........................................................................................................14
Height.............................................................................................................15
Site
Coverage .................................................................................................15
Intensity
of
Uses ............................................................................................15
Design
Standards ...........................................................................................15
Project Identification............................................................................................16
Special
Development
Requirements for Selected Properties.........................16
Public
Redevelopment
Projects .....................................................................17
Timing..................................................................................................................19
Review Criteria and Process ................................................................................19
Controls Applied to Property Not to be Acquired ...............................................19
D. Redevelopment Approach and Techniques...........................................................20
Approach..............................................................................................................20
Land Acquisition..................................................................................................20



Land to be Acquired or Made Available for Public Redevelopment.............20



Land to be Privately Redeveloped Under Special Development
Requirements .................................................................................................20
Land
Not
to
be
Acquired................................................................................20
Provisions for Treatment of Existing Structures..................................................20
Obligations of Purchasers of Project Area Land..................................................21
Utility Lines .........................................................................................................22

E. Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan.........................................................23

F. Procedure for Changes in Approved Plan.............................................................24



List of Figures and Exhibits
Figure 1 ..........................................................Parking Lot Screening
Figure 2 ..........................................................Storefront Transparency and Rhythm
Exhibit 1.........................................................Phase I Plan Area Boundary
Exhibit 1-A.....................................................Phase II Plan Area Boundary
Exhibit 2.........................................................Phase I Zoning
Exhibit 2-A.....................................................Phase II Zoning
Exhibit 3.........................................................Land Acquisition and Redevelopment Map
Exhibit 4.........................................................Project Map
Exhibit 5.........................................................Washington Street, East Historic


Resource Survey Map (Eastern Boundary)
Exhibit 5-A.....................................................Washington Street, East Historic


Resource Survey Map (Western Boundary)
Exhibit 6.........................................................Warehouse District Historic


Resource Survey Map
Exhibit 7.........................................................Secretary of the Interiors Standards

for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures

Section A: General Discussion and Description of Project

A.1. Introduction
This East End Community Renewal Plan for the East End of Charleston, West Virginia, is
provided for review by the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority as specified under
Section 16-18 of West Virginia Statutes. The first phase of this plan was adopted in 1990 for
the revitalization of the 1300 block, 1400 block, 1500 block, and part of the 1600 block of
Washington Street, East through a series of actions, including preservation and rehabilitation
of existing structures, installation of new site improvements, designation of types of uses
permitted in redevelopment of new sites, redevelopment of sites by private owners, changes
in zoning designations, and the acquisition of sites for development and redevelopment.

The second phase of this plan, adopted in 2005, calls for expansion of and amendment to the
original project area boundaries in order to revitalize the area north of Washington Street,
East to Piedmont Road through a series of actions, including preservation and rehabilitation
of existing structures, installation of new site improvements, redevelopment of sites by
private owners, and the acquisition of sites for development and redevelopment.

Any property acquisition that may occur in the amended boundaries will require CURA to
adhere to applicable relocation policies for any owners or tenants. CURA may not use
eminent domain proceedings to acquire owner-occupied residential property.

As required by law, the plan is sufficiently complete to indicate its relationship to definite
objectives for the preservation and redevelopment of the area, particularly concerning
approp