Page 8 - Broken Arrow, OK Residential District Design Guidelines

DROD Area 1: Residential 1

DROD Area 1 includes two discontiguous areas within the interior of the DROD, west of Main
Street, east of Elm Place, north of Houston Street and south of Kenosha Street. Area 1 was
originally developed as traditional single-family neighborhoods, but over time have been
transformed into residential districts that exhibit a wide variety of building forms, including
single-family homes, two-family properties and varying types of multi-family buildings.

Area 1 should accommodate variety in architecture and building form, but maintain a residential
character. New construction and renovations should reflect some of the characteristics of
traditional single-family homes, by limiting the width and scale of new buildings. However, to
accommodate a variety of building forms and encourage architectural variety, flexibility should
be provided to promote an eclectic neighborhood that accommodates a variety of Downtown
living options. Design creativity should be encouraged, but employed in a fashion that is ensures
compatibility of non-single family forms with the primarily single-family residential context.

Over time, Area 1 should become more urban in nature, exhibiting a frequent rhythm of building
entries, small front setbacks and front building wall widths. Development should contribute
to an engaging streetscape that promotes walkability by orienting buildings toward the
street, minimizing the visibility of garages, and minimizing vehicular-pedestrian conflicts. New
development should also incorporate re-use of alleyways, where they are available.

Building forms in Area 1 will range from conventional single family homes on smaller, single lots
to moderately scaled multi-family flats on adequately sized lots.

Figure 2.2

4 Broken Arrow Downtown Residential Overlay District (DROD) Design Standards